And these weren't just any Gitmo prisoners. They were five of the worst.
All five are among the Taliban’s top commanders in U.S. custody and are still revered in jihadist circles.Two of the five have been wanted by the UN for war crimes. And because of their prowess, Joint Task Force-Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) deemed all five of them “high” risks to the U.S. and its allies.
The MEC and his West-hating regime are the most shameful spectacle in human history.
5 for 1? Well, one would think Sgt. Bergdhal will move directly to the head of the line for VA treatment. What a joke it all is! Including the wars for "enduring freedom" and of course Gitmo. All of it was unnecessary.
ReplyDeleteUnnecessary? Why you like the fact that jihadists remain free to constantly plot to wreak terror on the West and all too often succeed is beyond me.
ReplyDeleteMichael Hirsch, former senior editor at Newsweek, reflects on a decade of misguided war efforts in Afghanistan in the National Journal and warns that it could take much longer to get out than we think. "[Operation Enduring Freedom] was the beginning of a decade of policy failure in Afghanistan—one that could yet culminate in a return to full-blown civil war after U.S. troops pull out in 2014, almost as if the past decade had never happened."
ReplyDeleteRead more at http://www.nationaljournal.com/the-10-year-tragedy-20111006
“Question: Where do you stand on Guantanamo?
ReplyDeleteCongressman Ron Paul: Shut it down. The current rationale at Guantanamo is based on the false premise that detainees are not entitled to due process protections. I support court decisions recognizing fundamental human rights, such as habeas corpus. Again, this is an issue that flies in the face of our civic and legal traditions as outlined in the Constitution. As such, I see no purpose for continuing the facility.”
June 28, 2007; Interview with Muckraker Report
You castigated our current CIC for implying America doesn't always follow international law. “Torture is illegal, by our laws and it’s illegal by international laws… Well, waterboarding is torture, and many other (illegible). It’s illegal under international law and under our law. It’s also immoral. It’s also very impractical. There’s no evidence that you really get reliable evidence. Why would you accept the position of torturing a hundred people because you know one person might have information? And that’s what you do when you accept the principle of torture. I think it’s uncivilized, it has no practical advantages and it’s really un-American to accept on principle that we will torture people that we capture.”
ReplyDeleteNov 12, 2011; CBS News/National Journal GOP Presidential Debate, Spartanburg, South Carollina
Waterboarding isn't torture. Ron Paul is a nutcase. Re: Hirsch: You can't put a timetable on defeating an enemy.
ReplyDeleteRon Paul might be a nutcase but he is right. Re: timetable, if you can't get 'er done with 4 to 6 Trillion it's time to take another tack. Spending in the military is as wasteful as that in the civil governmental realm.
ReplyDeleteThe swap does not look good though, esp since Berghdahl was a deserter. Who knows what Obama and crew were thinking? They never let us in on their plans which is despicable, resonate of what every adolescent knows, that it is easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask for permission.
ReplyDeleteFrom one who was there and now can finally speak about it: "The war was already absurd and quixotic, but the hunt for Bergdahl was even more infuriating because it was all the result of some kid doing something unnecessary by his own volition."
ReplyDeleteRead more at http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/02/we-lost-soldiers-in-the-hunt-for-bergdahl-a-guy-who-walked-off-in-the-dead-of-night.html
Bergdahl should be tried for desertion, maybe treason, reduced in rank (he gained 2 levels while "missing" and given a dishonorable discharge. Obama broke the law again too. I'm totally with you on all the bile you spill on this.
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