Posted on Jun 1, 2014
CPL Charles Gale
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What are your thoughts and concerns on how this will affect America, NATO Nations, and Afghanistan. Will terrorist capture more allied Soldiers in attempts to trade for detainees?
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Debate Stirs Over US-Taliban Captive Swap. In weighing the swap, U.S. officials decided that it could help the effort to reach reconciliation with the Taliban, which the U.S. sees as key to more security in Afghanistan. But they acknowledged the risk that the deal would embolden insurgents.Republicans pressed that point. "Have we just put a price on other U.S. soldiers?" asked Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. "What does this tell terrorists, that if you capture a U.S. soldier, you can trade that soldier for five terrorists?"Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois said, "I'm going to celebrate him coming home," but added that the release of "five mid- to high-level Taliban is shocking to me, especially without coming to Congress."

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