For those who don't know Army Sgt. Bergdahl was taken hostage in 2009 while in Afghanistan. It is unknown how he was taken due to conflicting reports. The majority say he either deserted or walked off base. There are also others that say he was taken inside the wire while heading to the bathroom. Yesterday the Administration did a prisoner exchange of the top 5 Taliban officials being held in GITMO (selected by the hostage takers) for Bergdahl.
Now on to the two current stances on the event.
My stance is I'm super glad this guy and home I and hope to know the circumstances on his why he was taken in the first place. But I am outright disgusted that the Administration did the trade. I'm not concerned with the intelligence value of the guys in GITMO. We've already got what we needed out of them. I am a bit concerned that these guys will immediately go back into the terror mix and potentially harm others. My main concern is now we've opened the door on every terror group in the world to kidnap Americans both civilian and military because they know we will give in and meet their demands for either prisoner exchanges or other items. The reason we've always held the stance to never negotiate with them is because we never wanted to open that door. I really do feel for the former POW and his family but I really hope this doesn't backfire.
Now on to the two current stances on the event.
- You have one that is super happy the Administration did whatever they could to bring him home after so many years.
- On the other side you have people crying foul for 2 reasons. One it's required that the President give at least 30 days notice to Congress prior to moving anyone out of GITMO. 2nd and by far the most concerning to some is that they broke the long standing rule of the US does not and will not negotiate with terrorists.
My stance is I'm super glad this guy and home I and hope to know the circumstances on his why he was taken in the first place. But I am outright disgusted that the Administration did the trade. I'm not concerned with the intelligence value of the guys in GITMO. We've already got what we needed out of them. I am a bit concerned that these guys will immediately go back into the terror mix and potentially harm others. My main concern is now we've opened the door on every terror group in the world to kidnap Americans both civilian and military because they know we will give in and meet their demands for either prisoner exchanges or other items. The reason we've always held the stance to never negotiate with them is because we never wanted to open that door. I really do feel for the former POW and his family but I really hope this doesn't backfire.