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Secret U.S. program releases high-level insurgents in exchange for pledges of peace
Washington Post ^ | kevin Sieff

Posted on 05/06/2012 7:51:59 PM PDT by VanShuyten

The United States has for several years been secretly releasing high-level detainees from a military prison in Afghanistan as part of negotiations with insurgent groups, a bold effort to quell violence but one that U.S. officials acknowledge poses substantial risks.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; afghanistanpeace; appeasement; catchandrelease; obamasfault; obamateur; peaceforprisoners; releaseterrorists; taliban
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This is an incredible story about how Pres. Obama is trying to "buy" peace in Afghanistan by releasing some truly bad guys.

He's also done it in such a way that not many would know about it, and he refuses to even say if he's the one who decided to do it.

"U.S. officials would not say how many detainees have been released under the program, though they said such cases are relatively rare. The program has existed for several years, but officials would not confirm exactly when it was established."

Lots more in the article.

1 posted on 05/06/2012 7:52:17 PM PDT by VanShuyten
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To: VanShuyten

Appeasement is always a winner when it comes to dealing with radical extremists who want to subjugate and destroy us. // sarcasm


2 posted on 05/06/2012 7:56:51 PM PDT by vox_freedom (America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
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To: VanShuyten

We are so augured


3 posted on 05/06/2012 7:57:09 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: VanShuyten
TREASON!!
4 posted on 05/06/2012 7:58:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Ich habe keinen Konig aber Gott)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This quack in the White House embraces the terrorist mooselimb cult. These people in Washington are nothing but a cluster fluge of feckless crapweamsels.


5 posted on 05/06/2012 8:04:01 PM PDT by shankbear (If this mandate can stand, what will be next? Forced to buy certain cars, clothes, food?)
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To: VanShuyten
They must promise to give up violence — and U.S. officials warn them that if they are caught attacking American troops, they will be detained once again.

I think I get it now. Our foreign policy is being run by Monty Python.

6 posted on 05/06/2012 8:04:57 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: VanShuyten

Crap like this, Egypt handed to Islamists and Israel in jeopardy, Russia threatening to attack NATO ...

This leftist idiot Obama just might get us all killed.


7 posted on 05/06/2012 8:07:49 PM PDT by Williams
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To: VanShuyten

Mudslimes would never lie, even though the queeranus commands them to.


8 posted on 05/06/2012 8:09:45 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one," Jeremiah 50:31)
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To: vox_freedom

Words fail me...

I don’t even think Carter was this fricking STOOPID!


9 posted on 05/06/2012 8:12:19 PM PDT by Ronin (Dumb, dependent and Democrat is no way to go through life - Rep. L. Gohmert, Tex)
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To: VanShuyten

Danegeld works for a while, until you run out of geld — or in this case, islamopiggies.


10 posted on 05/06/2012 8:12:26 PM PDT by Hunton Peck (See my FR homepage for a list of businesses that support WI Gov. Scott Walker)
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To: VanShuyten
Well if it's in the Post, and there was any chance at all of belittling and ridiculing Bush, or of giving Obama any cover at all, they would have done so.
11 posted on 05/06/2012 8:13:58 PM PDT by Dogbert41 ("...The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord Almighty is their God" Zech. 12:5)
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The monsters he releases will strike at us again one day and will never buy us any good will.
There is no changing the nature of this enemy.

Obama is a fool.


12 posted on 05/06/2012 8:14:44 PM PDT by Names Ash Housewares ( Refusing to kneel before the "messiah".)
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To: VanShuyten
...a bold effort to quell violence...

Strangest use I've ever seen of the word "bold". But hey, it's all doubleplusgood.

13 posted on 05/06/2012 8:16:03 PM PDT by Hunton Peck (See my FR homepage for a list of businesses that support WI Gov. Scott Walker)
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, Ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

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14 posted on 05/06/2012 8:23:20 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Williams

This leftist idiot Obama just might get us all killed.


We’ve never been in more danger. Never.


15 posted on 05/06/2012 8:24:14 PM PDT by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: VanShuyten

And the Surge in Afghanistan was for what? Let’s look at the timing, from;
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/feinstein-rogers-say-taliban-stronger-since-surge/2012/05/06/gIQALbQh6T_story.html

The leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees said Sunday they believe that the Taliban has grown stronger since President Obama sent 33,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in 2010.


16 posted on 05/06/2012 8:25:18 PM PDT by Son House (The Economic Boom Heard Around The World => TEA Party 2012)
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To: Ronin

Carter was indeed STOOPID, incompetent and naive. Obama knows what is he is doing and even scary in that he knows precisely what he is doing and destroying America in the process.


17 posted on 05/06/2012 8:25:18 PM PDT by vox_freedom (America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
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To: VanShuyten

This is a fool’s errand. At best, it will be negotiating from a point of weakness in the eyes of an intractable enemy and an ineffectual and corrupt ally (i.e. Karzai and his government). At worst, it is giving aid to that enemy.

In either case, two things come immediately to mind. First and most obviously, the released prisoners will likely go right back to what they were doing before - trying to kill U.S. and allied forces, promises or not. Secondly, those that do honor their agreement are likely to do so with the intent to periodically demand concessions, aid, or other payoffs to remain “peaceful”.


18 posted on 05/06/2012 8:26:38 PM PDT by DemforBush (A Repo man is *always* intense!)
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To: VanShuyten
The operation to kill bin Laden was a so-called 'gutsy call' by the CiC that they'd have us to believe materialized out of thin air in the short time Obama's been President.

However, this controversial exchange program 'has been in existence for years.'

Interesting.

19 posted on 05/06/2012 8:27:00 PM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2012)
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To: VanShuyten
a bold effort to quell violence but one that U.S. officials acknowledge poses substantial risks.

A 100% chance of something happening is never a "risk"; it's called "a sure thing".

Appeasement is never "bold". It is always "chickensh!t".

Let's assume (yeah, I know) that there was actual thought behind this "bold" plan. What do the designers think is going to happen? Achmed is going to go back home and renounce his ingrained hatred of the "Great Satan"?

Even if he was as stupid as the crafters of this ingenious program, and was brainwashed into giving up his jihad, do they believe his fellow Muslims would listen to his pleas to stop fighting and lay down their arms??

Who's driving this @#$% bus??

20 posted on 05/06/2012 8:29:59 PM PDT by Egon (The difference between Theory and Practice: In Theory, there is no difference.)
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