Isn’t it though?
Last year, the Obama administration released five detainees from Gitmo in return for Bowe Bergdahl. After the five were let go, Obama said that Qatar would keep an eye on them. How’s that going so far?
BREAKING ON @TheLeadCNN – US suspects one of detainees exchanged for #BoweBergdahl engaged in militant activity – @barbarastarrcnn
— Adam Levine (@cnnadam) January 29, 2015
#Breaking: Exclusive: Pentagon suspects Bergdahl swap detainee returned to fight http://t.co/Z9gBveXMDg
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 29, 2015
Breaking:1 of the 5 detainees exchanged for Bergdahl may have returned to militant activities: http://t.co/oiHDDCD97x pic.twitter.com/lOTNaR8m3B
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) January 29, 2015
Senior US official confirms to @foxnews: one of #Taliban5 released in #Bergdahl prisoner swap has been making phone calls to #Taliban.
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) January 29, 2015
What. A. Shock.
@CNNPolitics And this js surprising to …. nobody?
— neighhay (@neighhay) January 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/JamesHoppe1960/status/560910032754454529
https://twitter.com/Lynne_Shine/status/560908868218548224
Simply maddening.
This is shaping up to be a big political mess, esp if Bergdahl ends up being charged w desertion.
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) January 29, 2015
Releasing these terrorists & allowing them 2 return 2 the battlefield is aiding & abetting the enemy. Is that not treason? #Taliban #GITMO
— Amy Kremer (@AmyKremer) January 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/560907093637480451
So the President releases Gitmo detainees and then we catch them trying to rejoin terrorists. Whose side is he on again?
— Mike Ball (@TheFenixProject) January 29, 2015
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https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/560906481168433152
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/560907816022458368
@HotlineJosh @instapundit "Shaping up"???? This has been a disaster from day one.
— Randy Cole (@RandyCole13) January 29, 2015
The White House might spin it this way:
https://twitter.com/rorycooper/status/560908110844686336
"Wait, wait. The guy traded for Bergdahl went back to 'armed militancy,' not 'terrorism.'" — Josh Earnest, probably.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 29, 2015
It's a good thing the Taliban aren't terrorists, otherwise this might be bad. http://t.co/gCocRjNq6c
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) January 29, 2015
Sad but true.
And let’s not forget that Obama released even more Gitmo detainees after letting the five go in exchange for Bergdahl.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include an additional tweet.
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Related:
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