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Special forces say they are baffled, embarrassed by video of Bergdahl pickup; here’s why.
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| 06/07/14
| Joe Saunders
Posted on 06/09/2014 11:46:52 AM PDT by thetallguy24
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The friendliness and the rushed pat down always struck me as odd. Everything was just too casual and nonchalant.
To: thetallguy24
A CIA op using a 160th SOAR bird - my guess...
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posted on
06/09/2014 11:49:55 AM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
To: thetallguy24
Maybe john kerry turned him over.
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posted on
06/09/2014 11:50:52 AM PDT
by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: thetallguy24
The Taliban were probably told straight up that the military had a couple of dozen of drones targeting the area, if anything went wrong.
I can’t see the military doing this without an ability to respond and retaliate against anybody who thinks they could sabotage this.
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posted on
06/09/2014 11:52:47 AM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: thetallguy24
The whole point of the exchange and virtually nothing to do with Bergdahl and had everything to do with establishing trust with the Taliban and the terrorists of whatever name. Obama is seeking to negotiate a settlement in Afghanistan much like he has done in Iran which is no settlement at all but a propaganda fig leaf.
Obama had to demonstrate to the terrorists that it pays to deal with him.
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posted on
06/09/2014 11:53:30 AM PDT
by
nathanbedford
("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
To: thetallguy24
The pat down was way to close to the chopper.
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posted on
06/09/2014 11:54:26 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(What if I told you your leaders were lying to you?)
To: thetallguy24
The video is there simply because this was a political op. Because they thought this was a big political win for them they allowed the video so the Obama admin. would have pictures to go with all the glowing accolades they expected.
This goes to show how deeply, deeply out of touch the Obama administration is. How utterly devoid of American values this guy is.
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posted on
06/09/2014 11:56:34 AM PDT
by
Obadiah
(None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.)
To: thetallguy24; neverdem; SunkenCiv; Nachum
So the “former” Taliban Muslim (with a newly-cut-off beard, now trimmed, now fully shaved, completely washed off, hair now cut/shaved off!) is all innocently cleaned up for Obama’s TV cameras, isn’t he?
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posted on
06/09/2014 11:56:56 AM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: thetallguy24
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posted on
06/09/2014 12:01:00 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Conservatism is the political disposition of grown-ups.)
To: nathanbedford
Recall that in March of this year, the vice President of Afghanistan, Mohammed Fahim died of a heart attack. He was a staunch opponent of the Taliban and a leader of the North Alliance back in 2001.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Fahim
To: nathanbedford
I still believe that Obama’s arrival in Afghanistan was the signal to the Taliban that he was in control.
Whether his bagmen dropped out duffel bags containing cash or other desirables while he was there, that trip is somehow connected to the exchange.
The Taliban knew that we were not aching to get this guy back; we had plenty of opportunities.
This video really makes it seem staged to me, more so than before.
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posted on
06/09/2014 12:09:37 PM PDT
by
texas booster
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To: thetallguy24
The whole Berghdahl thing was a mask for something ELSE and of course, that something ELSE means money changed hands.
It was all to pat and stage managed to be just what it they tried to make it appear...
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posted on
06/09/2014 12:12:39 PM PDT
by
SMARTY
("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
To: Dog
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posted on
06/09/2014 12:14:36 PM PDT
by
Cap Huff
To: thetallguy24
It was probably scripted in Hollywood and made in the Utah desert.
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posted on
06/09/2014 12:17:53 PM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
("The commenters are plenty but the thinkers are few." -- Walid Shoebat)
To: Jonty30
"The Taliban were probably told straight up that the military had a couple of dozen of drones targeting the area."
In the video, an Apache can be seen overhead, only shown for a moment. There were undoubtedly other assets in the area.
To: TADSLOS
Bingo. CIA types ain’t exactly known for their rigid discipline in such situations. Also, given the fact the military kept advising against the swap (and wouldn’t risk SPECOPS assets on a deserter) they might not’ve been in the loop in the first place.
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posted on
06/09/2014 12:21:51 PM PDT
by
afsnco
To: Jonty30
I cant see the military doing this without an ability to respond and retaliate against anybody who thinks they could sabotage this.An ABC report showed a Vet describing the scene. He said the Americans shook hands with straight arms (no bend at the elbows), meaning they had hidden weapons under their sleeves. That made me wonder why a U.S. vet would give away such tactical info. Liberals . . .
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posted on
06/09/2014 12:32:37 PM PDT
by
aimhigh
(1 John 3:23)
To: sauropod
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posted on
06/09/2014 12:33:32 PM PDT
by
sauropod
(Fat Bottomed Girl: "What difference, at this point, does it make?")
To: thetallguy24
They even make him take off like we do when we go through airport security.
And why couldn’t we carry guns like the terrorists did? Was this a suicide mission? Or just to show that Obama really believes in appeasement through capitulation?
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posted on
06/09/2014 12:43:32 PM PDT
by
lulu16
(May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
To: lulu16
I meant to say take of his SHOES...
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posted on
06/09/2014 12:44:54 PM PDT
by
lulu16
(May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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