The incompetent terrorist-friendly Obama administration has been negotiating with terrorists in Afghanistan, and have decided that it would be a good idea to release 5 dangerous terrorists from Gitmo in exchange for one US soldier who was captured because he apparently went AWOL from his post.
Terrorist-Friendly Obama Administration Releases Five Terrorist For One AWOL U.S. Soldier
It seems that Sgt. Bergdahl was breaking the law by going AWOL. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was not captured while doing his duty on the battlefield. Sgt. Bergdahl was captured because he decided to leave his base an go on a walkabout.
The law requires Obama’s defense secretary to notify congressional committees at least 30 days before making any transfers of prisoners, but apparently Lawmakers were not notified of the terrorist exchange until after the transfer was complete.
The Obama administration has put Americans and many other people in grave danger by releasing these 5 very dangerous terrorists, knowing full well that thy will be receives as heroes, and will very quickly be back at their task of killing Americans.
“Trading five senior Taliban leaders from detention in Guantanamo Bay for Bergdahl’s release may have consequences for the rest of our forces and all Americans. Our terrorist adversaries now have a strong incentive to capture Americans. That incentive will put our forces in Afghanistan and around the world at even greater risk,” – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. McKeon
So we will also see a sharp increase in the capture of Americans now that the terrorists know that the Obama administration will actually negotiate with terrorists – something that no other administration has done.
The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed and is back in U.S. custody after nearly five years of captivity, U.S. officials said Saturday.
The officials said the Taliban agreed to turn over Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The transfers happened after a week of intense negotiations mediated by the government of Qatar, which will take custody of the Afghans.
In a statement, President Barack Obama said Bergdahl’s recovery “is a reminder of America’s unwavering commitment to leave no man or woman in uniform behind on the battlefield.”
Officials said the Taliban turned the 28-year-old Bergdahl over Saturday evening, local time, in Afghanistan. Several dozen U.S. special forces were involved in the exchange, which took place in eastern Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border.
Officials described the transfer as a nonviolent handover between the American forces and about 18 Taliban.
Bergdahl was in good condition and able to walk, according to the officials, who insisted on anonymity in order to describe the details of his release.
Bergdahl is expected to be transferred to Bagram Air Field, the main U.S. base in Afghanistan, then on to the United States.
Bergdahl, of Hailey, Idaho, had been held by the Taliban since June 30, 2009. He is thought to have been captured by members of the Haqqani network, which operates in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region and has been one of the deadliest threats to U.S. troops in the war.
The Haqqani network, which the State Department designated as a foreign terrorist organization in 2012, claims allegiance to the Afghan Taliban, yet operates with some degree of autonomy.
The five Afghan detainees from Guantanamo were still at the base as of Saturday morning, but were being transferred into the custody of Qatari officials. Under the conditions of their release, the detainees will be banned from traveling outside of Qatar for at least one year.
Officials said Obama spoke with Bergdahl’s parents Saturday, shortly after their son had been taken into U.S. custody. Bergdahl’s family was in Washington on a previously scheduled visit when they received the news.
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