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In other words, one of Obama's Gitmo releases was an Al Qaeda terrorist. The backstory: the Obama administration was helping the Saudis support Al Qaeda in Yemen against Iran-backed rebels. As Kerry was finalizing negotiations with Iran, State Department Guantánamo closure special envoy Lee Wolosky and Susan Rice accelerated the release of some Yemenis from Gitmo (see Obama Administration Intends to Transfer 17 or 18 Guantánamo Detainees). I don't know the identity of these detainees--maybe someone else has this info--but conceivably, given the timing, this may have been a move to appease Saudi concerns over the Iran deal. See Blame Obama, Not Trump, For The Terrorism In Yemen: "Yemen is a small littoral nation on the Arabian Peninsula south of Saudi Arabia, and the poorest in the Middle East. A civil war broke out there two years ago when the Saudis launched a military campaign against a group of Yemeni rebels called the Houthis. . .Saudi Arabia is the Middle East’s foremost Sunni power while the Houthis are Shias backed by the region’s preeminent Shiite state Iran. It was another intra-Islamic fight, Sunnis versus Shias, the last thing America needed to involve itself in (again). President Obama intervened anyway. Determined to mollify the Saudis, who were aghast over his deal with Iran, he agreed that American forces would assist by refueling Saudi jets and providing Riyadh with intelligence. In doing so, he ended up stranding himself in another interminable conflict that ran counter to American interests. Yemen is home to one of our most enduring enemies in the War on Terror: al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, regarded by most analysts as a sophisticated threat to the United States. . .").
1 posted on 03/16/2017 10:47:32 AM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora

I love all this winning.


2 posted on 03/16/2017 10:49:17 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Fedora

1st in with ... WINNING !


3 posted on 03/16/2017 10:49:44 AM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: Fedora

WOOHOO!!!

Way to go President Trump, Mattis and our Greatest Military ever!!!


4 posted on 03/16/2017 10:50:10 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: Fedora

Outstanding! Keep stackin’ ‘em up!


5 posted on 03/16/2017 10:50:33 AM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: Fedora

6 posted on 03/16/2017 10:51:05 AM PDT by Paul46360
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To: Fedora

...This means that President Donald Trump has killed a foreign combatant...

When did the President find time to do this??


7 posted on 03/16/2017 10:52:09 AM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning)
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To: Fedora

9 posted on 03/16/2017 10:55:25 AM PDT by COBOL2Java ("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs))
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To: Fedora

Our government switched sides in the War on Terror.
Al Queda took down the Twin Towers and damaged the Pentagon, but somehow our government, including R jersey wearing Democrats McCain, Graham and Rubio, were arming jihadists in Yemen, Libya and Syria.


12 posted on 03/16/2017 10:59:42 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Fedora

the prettiest sound on earth...


14 posted on 03/16/2017 11:03:46 AM PDT by novemberslady
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To: Fedora

Gosh, I hope the bad news doesn’t upset poor wittle Barry, and ruin his latest vacation in Tahiti.


15 posted on 03/16/2017 11:06:09 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: Fedora

Not enough!


20 posted on 03/16/2017 11:35:39 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: Fedora

Boy, rearranging this headline different ways sure can make a fella happy :)


21 posted on 03/16/2017 11:43:54 AM PDT by Feckless (The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
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...a reminder....Jdam strikes...(strong comments)
..ENJOY
https://youtu.be/akKqAdxZnLU


22 posted on 03/16/2017 11:55:33 AM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: Fedora

Yea!


23 posted on 03/16/2017 3:16:31 PM PDT by Joe Bfstplk (A Irredeemable Deplorable Texan)
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