Category Archives: Exchanging Prisoners

I don't think we should break our "no negotiating with terrorists" policy.  However, I certainly understand wanting to.
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Why can we not go in and get our guy back from the Taliban?  You can not "negotiate" with a terrorist, they are TERRORISTS ...
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My first reaction to this question is no, we do not negotiate with terrorists.  But, as it appears we have lost any semblance of victory in Afghanistan and will be pulling troops out in the very near future and the Taliban will once more take control of the country, I would support a negotiation to…
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We should not recognize them and we should not negotiate with them as though they were a government.  They are not a country and do not have a government.  We should increase our surveillance of them and if necessary, blow up those who harbor them.  We could use a special forces mission but I do not…
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No. We should not give them more reasons to capture our own. Bad pattern. We should go in and breakout our own.
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The release of prisoners in exchange for our POWs is a very difficult question, the type of question that causes the decision maker's hair to turn grey early.  This question is a double edge sword.....if we release prisoners  we may only be adding strength back to the Taliban; whereas, if they release POWs these will…
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I would bring our POW's home even if it means releasing some of the prisoners.  These brave men are someone's sons, husbands, fathers, brothers and friends.  The US could then close its borders and make it extremely tough for anyone to enter the country----which is what should have happened in the first place.   There…
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