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Gene Robinson: Impact of Released Taliban Likely 'Negligible'
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 06/05/2014 6:54:48 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Q. When it comes to the release of five of the worst of the worst Gitmo detainees, what does Eugene Robinson know that the Pentagon doesn't know? A. That President Obama must be defended at all costs and in every circumstance.

How else to explain his mind-boggling claim on today's Morning Joe that the impact on the war of the release of five senior Taliban officials would likely be "negligble." Indeed, Robinson was only willing to put "senior" in skeptical air quotes. The WaPo columnist's claim sparked controlled outrage from Joe Scarborough, and energetic disagreement even from former Obama car czar Steve Rattner.

View the video here.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bergdahl; eugenerobinson; morningjoe; taliban
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1 posted on 06/05/2014 6:54:48 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Symbolically, the impact will be huge.

These are hardened calloused individuals whose life careers have been murdering, raiding, raping and looting. What does he think? That they will become opium estate gardeners?

They are already chanting and praising Allah ~ Islam is victorious one more time!

The west will hurt due to their release. That is Obama’s intention and expectation.


2 posted on 06/05/2014 7:05:33 AM PDT by himno hero (hadnuff)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Another propagandist/dick licker for the kenyan. No credibility on any subject.


3 posted on 06/05/2014 7:05:44 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: netmilsmom; Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; Diogenesis; MEG33; PGalt; ...
As one reader wrote, will Robinson be willing to tell the families of Americans killed by the released Taliban that he thought the risk of them doing that was "negligible"? Ping to Today show list. And here's the screengrab of Robinson putting air quotes around "senior" Taliban officials.


4 posted on 06/05/2014 7:06:03 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
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If the 5 released are of no value or consequence,,why did the Taliban want THEM back as opposed to other prisoners?


5 posted on 06/05/2014 7:07:53 AM PDT by austinaero
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Is Genie for real?

I don’t care if these 5 terrorists go back to their mud huts and drink iced tea in a rocking chair ‘til the end of their days.

The real problem is that the thousands of cutthroat Al Qaida and taliban fighters lurking in the mountains above American outposts now know that if they can capture an American serviceman alive they will be able to trade him for millions of $ and/or spring some more Gitmo prisoners.

And this clown won a Pulitzer?


6 posted on 06/05/2014 7:08:53 AM PDT by SnuffaBolshevik
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“You’re disagreeing with me AND you’re criticizing President Obama!!?”

“YOU RACIST!!!!!!!!”


7 posted on 06/05/2014 7:09:09 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

What else would one expect from this low life Obamabot. Gene, take a trip to Afghanistan and tell the women of Afghanistan they will be better off now that Obama has freed the Taliban murderering leadship, “Fabulous Five”. The women of Afghanistan will be retuned to servitude and and slavery....thanks to pro-Taliban, POTUS Barack Hussein Obama!!!


8 posted on 06/05/2014 7:09:34 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is to defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!.)
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To: austinaero

You must be a “RACIST”.


9 posted on 06/05/2014 7:10:05 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
“Gegen der dummheit kampfen die gotter selbst vergeben.”
Schiller
10 posted on 06/05/2014 7:10:11 AM PDT by Hans
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To: RJS1950

The impact of Mr. Robinson’s remarks are likely ‘negligible’, since they were only heard by the 145 viewers of Morning Joe.


11 posted on 06/05/2014 7:11:06 AM PDT by Right Brother
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
FWIW..reading the headline, I thought you were referring to the retired, and now divorced, gay Episcopal bishop..

Badly paraphrasing Bill Buckley...there's gotta be a "noblesse oblige" in here, somewheres..

12 posted on 06/05/2014 7:12:17 AM PDT by ken5050 ("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Sadly history will record that the first African-American President of the United States was a bizarre, incompetent ideologue who had numerous loyal supporters.


13 posted on 06/05/2014 7:13:11 AM PDT by allendale
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

How many dead Americans in a “negligible?”


14 posted on 06/05/2014 7:16:29 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: himno hero

And what makes this guy an expert?, Oops, I just saw his picture....never mind.


15 posted on 06/05/2014 7:19:13 AM PDT by DAC21
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
That President Obama must be defended at all costs and in every circumstance.

Hey, Robinson, go to hell. The President is a treasonable piece of junk. He has, with the likes of you, killed America.

By the way all you junkies, miss Romney yet. None of this shi! would be happening. Still most of you don't get it yet.

16 posted on 06/05/2014 7:19:45 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: Logical me

How do you know what Romney would have done?


17 posted on 06/05/2014 7:20:40 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Q: Would Gene Robinson ever criticize Obama for anything?

A: No.

18 posted on 06/05/2014 7:20:44 AM PDT by JPG (Yes We Can morphs into Make It Hurt.)
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To: Hans

Translation?


19 posted on 06/05/2014 7:21:13 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: himno hero
Symbolically, the impact will be huge

Setting up a five for one ratio is insane. What's next? 1500 BokaHaran prisoners for 300 Christian girls?

20 posted on 06/05/2014 7:24:48 AM PDT by grania
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