Friday, June 06, 2014

The Bergdahl Deal: A Good Deal?

Looking at the deal from strictly a moral position, I'd have to say it was a good deal. However, I'm not so sure how good a deal it was when you consider (a) the subject, (b) the announcement and (c) the costs.

  • The subject is clearly not your average soldier; it looks as though he had walked off his post more than once prior to his final leave taking. 
  • Obama's 'celebration' in the Rose Garden assumed that Bergdahl's walking away would not become public, a truly stupid assumption given that the Bergdahl issue had been studied for a few years. 
  • While Israel freed over 1,000 Palestinians for one Israeli soldier, the release of five fairly high up and definitely dangerous terrorists seems a high price to pay for someone like Bergdahl.

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