It was not stupid, it was genius. What is stupid is the public believes his action was stupid, not purposeful.
Sorry, hoot, for this American and for just about all of history, trading 5 generals for one PFC is beyond a bad deal; it’s a stupid deal.
I’m fairly sure you’ll say that Obama’s intent is anti-American and therefore it’s brilliant.
Because he’s anti-American, he can trade a trillion dollars worth of treasuries for a bag of magic beans, and laugh about how he really screwed us again.
But the deal is still stupid.