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http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/29/politics/bergdahl-swap-prisoner-militant-activity/index.html
Saw this this morning on CNN, but looks like one of the prisoner swaps may have returned to his old ways.
Although I am glad that a fellow service member was returned back to the US (despite how he ended up a POW), I don't think the exchange was necessarily equal. Five Taliban leaders for a SPC (was his rank at the time he was capture, I believe). I would be hard pressed to say Five Tailban leaders are worth a General Officer or a Sergeant Major, let a lone a SPC.
And with the pending results of the investigation about to come out, I wonder how this could / will affect it?
Thoughts?
Saw this this morning on CNN, but looks like one of the prisoner swaps may have returned to his old ways.
Although I am glad that a fellow service member was returned back to the US (despite how he ended up a POW), I don't think the exchange was necessarily equal. Five Taliban leaders for a SPC (was his rank at the time he was capture, I believe). I would be hard pressed to say Five Tailban leaders are worth a General Officer or a Sergeant Major, let a lone a SPC.
And with the pending results of the investigation about to come out, I wonder how this could / will affect it?
Thoughts?
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The five were top Taliban leaders, specifically a Deputy Defense Minister, Deputy Intel Minister, two former governors and a Provincial Security Chief. Despite their leadership of a genocidal terror group which may re-take Afghanistan once U.S. troops are withdrawn, they were traded this past summer for a low ranking SM. That's not foreign policy that's just plain bat shit crazy. The only thing I see is POTUS wants GITMO closed and saw this as an opportunity to dump five that could be a little difficult justifying their release especially when 2 of them are telling you they will reengage once released.
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SPC Scott Mayhew If I am not mistaken, I think he was promoted while he was captive. At the time, there was no investigation and usually the military trys to keep you on track while you are a POW. However, if the investigation goes to CM, then that could be changed in the end.
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SPC David S.
Yes I think there where 2 separate investigations. The first one was conducted right after he went missing. Then just recently a more exhausting report of some 2000 pages. Its been in the hands of Four-star general Mark Milley for about a month. I think the issue is the intent in Bergdahl leaving his post. 6 guys lost their lives looking for him. I hope that is on every page of the report.
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MAJ Brian Oberg, How soon will the U.S. activate the microchips we surely implanted in those 5 detainees before release? We do have Drones programmable to target microchips?
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Or heck, even an implanted bug...the intelligence coup could be worth the hassle of fighting them again.
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