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You're changing the subject, this isn't about Gitmo or whether they would have been released anyway. It's about doing the right thing for the right reasons. Policy wasn't followed. We don't trade with terrorist groups. The Taliban aren't even the government. We gave them too much.
If I was a parent of one of the dead soldiers that went looking for Bergdahl,
together with the common knowledge that he walked away from his post,
I'd sure as hell want him brought home to stand trial.
And if he's guilty, let him pound rocks for the rest of his miserable life.
And nail the officers who knew he had walked twice before.
As for policy, I'd venture to say that every President has made a gut call and dealt with some sort of terrorist group.
Where we're heading with this is back to Presidents like Reagan and hostages for missiles going to terrorists, revision which I abhor.
The GOP has proven time and again they will leak confidential info, and many have said they would have this time.
Democratic conservatives get tired of the short memory of GOPs and the felonies committed by their Presidents and people.
I find it a whole lot hypocritical that conservative Vets dismiss the analogy with Israel releasing thousands of terrorists,
since Cons are constantly going for the wedge between Obama and the current Israeli gov't that wanted Romney elected.
Even more phony to me are the terrorist/traitor Snowden apologists, kudos to Boehner and Cantor here.
Snowden who has done immeasurable harm to the USA.
To be honest, IMV the 4th amendment is a PITA that Putin doesn't have to deal with, which makes him look all tough and stuff.
There's no doubt in my mind that the optics of the Rose Garden didn't help.
Clearly Obama doesn't give a **** anymore what his detractors think of him.
But going after Bergdahl's Dad--that's way over the top.
And still no discussion of Bergdahl's health, that he was tortured and kept in a cage, etc.