That's the way I read it too. It was really a superficial look at what happened. (Is happening)
Politics aside, to talk about a peaceful Afghanistan without mentioning drug cultivation and drug traffic, is childish.
That kid getting released is just a pretext to cover some OTHER transaction which is much more insidious.
“O” knew there’d be objections to this but for what ever reason, he must feel it is worth the trouble, in the end.
Think about something ELSE even MORE objectionable and illicit... c’mon you KNOW he's capable of it.
Obama says he seeks stability in Afghanistan. Totalitarian societies are “stable” because the authorities brutally suppress internal dissent. The Clinton Administration had treaties with the Taliban and gave them foreign aid, turning a blind eye to their barbarism. Whatever negative view the Afghans have of the U.S., they hate and fear the Taliban like the Devil. Many of them will take up arms and fight. That's the future.