America has always negotiated to get prisoners of war back, even Reagan (think the Iran-Contra affair). As much as I resent that this "soldier" caused the death of 5 marines and that 5 Taliban leaders were freed to bring him home (and, believe me, I do highly resent that), time-honored tradition was followed to get a POW home. This is a prisoner exchange, not a terrorist negotiation. The Taliban is at war with the USA, it is not considered a terrorist organization. It is not on any American terrorist list (although some of its leaders are). Obama broke no laws in making this exchange -- as CIC, he has the right to negotiate to get back a POW, even if the POW is a total punk slimeball (and I doubt I'll ever understand why this was done -- kid deserved what he got; he went AWOL and denigrated the US long before running).
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Army/embassy brat - traveled too much to mention
Moved here from SF Bay Area (East Bay)
"There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein
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