The Taliban and every single other person we've fought for decades and decades knows that captured American soldiers are enormously, enormously valuable. There is simply no question that they were already doing whatever they could to capture more.
Yet when the Taliban starts bragging on how they are now going to attempt for kidnapping, it is not relevant.
Kidnapping for prisoner exchange will be more highly regarded especially while we are drawing down the forces.
Kidnapping/capturing takes more resources than killing/wounded the opponent. They have to be kept away from rescue attempts; kept healthy enough to prove a point and supervised.
That takes away material/resources from the conflict
They were doing a lousy job then of kidnapping. Only one that voluntarily walked away from his post. It is easier to kill than try to capture and the cost/benefit has previously been less.The Taliban and every single other person we've fought for decades and decades knows that captured American soldiers are enormously, enormously valuable. There is simply no question that they were already doing whatever they could to capture more.
Now the Taliban leadership has been alerted to another type of warfare.
They were doing a lousy job then of kidnapping. Only one that voluntarily walked away from his post. It is easier to kill than try to capture and the cost/benefit has previously been less.
Now the Taliban leadership has been alerted to another type of warfare.
This has *got* to be a joke...
Kidnapping, ransoms, and prisoner exchanges are as old as war itself. To say that the idea just dawned on the Taliban is ignorant at best.
Or it's really hard to capture our troops.
I am seriously baffled that anyone on here would think that the Taliban were unaware of the value of living us troops. Every enemy the US has fought for literally decades has put a premium on capturing US forces, most without success. What about the Taliban makes you think they are uniquely incompetent?
You are talking to a known idiot, whome, if he's not aware of it happening then it's not happening.
When you live in a bubble you tend to breath your own hot, stale, air.
I don't suppose you care that he left the administration in 2012 and has been with a private company ever since? After the phrase "scrubbed his twitter that showed he was part of Obama's administration." it was obvious to me he was not a current official, confirmed by 2 seconds of googling.
How retarded do you have to be to blame an administration on someone's statement who hasn't been employed by them for 2 years.
edit: NM my google-fu is weak I guess he got back into government in March 2014 - what a dumbass.
Damn son, that's all you do is insult. Well guess what you are breathing with your head up your own ass?
Well sure they do bit I am not sure the Taliban knew it was a 5 to 1 exchange rate. I didn't know. I sure hope you are right.
Yep and it's still fresher than the shit you breath and spew
Shall I post a picture to help you understand, because I know how you like pictures.
This has *got* to be a joke...
Kidnapping, ransoms, and prisoner exchanges are as old as war itself. To say that the idea just dawned on the Taliban is ignorant at best.
Israel trades at more than 1,000 to one yet their soldiers are almost never captured.
This president has given them an increased incentive and motivation for others to do the same.
Anyone who thinks otherwise is retarded.
There were a lot of people in Israel not happy with that decision. Plus after the soldiers were abducted Israel laid waste to parts of Lebanon.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/27/mideast.nasrallah/
Totally different dynamic and you can't really compare the two.
Good grief. Perhaps you should be giving the Isrealis the benefit of your wisdom. Gilad Shalit for 1000 prisoners as I recall. Damn, talk about incentive.
Planners of what? Taliban is not even classified as a terrorist group by our state dept. Maybe DEA has em on some list. Obama has to rule by fiat with nutcases who talk about revering soldiers then would let them rot over symbolism. BTW obama also broke the international law going into Pakistan to kill Osama but it was still right.
according to wiki (that's the extent of my research), the taliban isn't recognized as a terrorist organization. If they're officially more of a traditional enemy enaged in a ground war, then they didn't negotiate with terrorists? Or why is the wiki entry wrong?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-taliban-terrorist-organization/story?id=23981888But Tuesday White House National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden noted that the Taliban was added to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) by executive order in July 2002, even if it is not listed as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the State Department. Either designation triggers asset freezes, according to the State Department, though they can differ on other restrictions imposed on the target organization. The Treasury Department told ABC News the Taliban is still on their SDGT list.
U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl at one point during his captivity converted to Islam, fraternized openly with his captors and declared himself a "mujahid," or warrior for Islam, according to secret documents prepared on the basis of a purported eyewitness account and obtained by Fox News.
I see the liberal DU talking points have been distributed in an attempt to deflect and distract the issue.
We don't negotiate with terrorists, Obama has made a grave error and will result in many deaths of our soldiers. Obama lied, soldiers died.
It borders on treason and aiding the enemy. Remove him from office right fucking NOW, with force and throw him in jail.
Yep. They're an officially designated terrorist organization:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-taliban-terrorist-organization/story?id=23981888
Fern
Democrat underground.
Can't impeach with Harry Reid and dem majority in senate. Hopefully that changes very soon.
Democrat underground.
Can't impeach with Harry Reid and dem majority in senate. Hopefully that changes very soon.