Huh? What does Fox News have to do with anything in this thread? What I have is practical experience, and my opinions are based solely on that experience. So you can fuck off with your parrot argument.

It has everything to do with it because you sound like you should have a show on that channel. You don't have to get all panty wadded homes. I'll fuck off, but I'll do it awesome

Real world > any news channel every day holmes

That is the favorite fall back of the left when they lose an argument...call them Fox followers or Tea Party nut jobs. Why don't you argue on the merits rather than cast aspersions?

This is pretty fucking terrible. One could argue that it would be criminal if the President didn't get our POW back as the President is Constitutionally obliged to protect our soldiers and look after their interests.

It is unlikely that the 5 people released will ever amount to anything. They have never been charged with terrorist activities against American civilians or non-military targets according to court documents. Their crimes occurred before the arrival of US troops, who snatched them up for the purposes of gathering intelligence. Ten years later I doubt they know anything that can be of use, so it's time to let them go anyway. That sounds more like soldiers than terrorists and it's a centuries-old practice to swap soldiers for soldiers.

Let me ask you this: If the US doesn't release them, what should they do with them?

There are benefits that I have not seen discussed here. For example, now that we have our POW back we can attack and destroy the Haqquani Network at will. That's something that we couldn't do while they were holding our soldier. That alone makes this trade worth it. I don't give a shit about these 5 Taliban guys. I'm just glad we didn't give the Afghan Taliban money like other countries do. Also, we now have five fewer people in Gitmo. That brings us closer to shutting down what is a black-eye for America.

Also, the Taliban is technically not a terrorist group according to our State Department. We have been engaged with them politically and realize that they must be involved in the rebuilding and governing of Afghanistan if we are to avoid another collapse like Iraq.

It's not a fallback when it's true.

Typical MSNBCer comment...

Ahh there is the MLU that I know and love.

What is terrible is you refer to this turd as a soldier. He left his unit, walked out on them and joined the damn enemy. His name should be scratched from the rolls in my opinion.

You asked, I answered.

I don't watch msnbc but nice try though.

Well that sounds like a lot of the answers you are getting. Just because someone has a viewpoint does't mean they got it from a channel.