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1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 04:16 PM Jun 2014

For those republicans claiming ...

the 5 detainees swapped are Taliban leaders don't know much about movement politics ... these detainees were replaced as leaders long ago and the current crop of leaders are not likely to just say, "Okay! You're back! Here's the keys to the movement!"

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For those republicans claiming ... (Original Post) 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 OP
Yup, their Taliban Rolodexes have a lot of disconnected numbers. FSogol Jun 2014 #1
And these are NOT Al Qaeda, this is TALIBAN randys1 Jun 2014 #2
if anything mercuryblues Jun 2014 #3
Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #4

FSogol

(45,481 posts)
1. Yup, their Taliban Rolodexes have a lot of disconnected numbers.
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 04:18 PM
Jun 2014

Even in an advisory role, their data is too old to be useful.

randys1

(16,286 posts)
2. And these are NOT Al Qaeda, this is TALIBAN
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 04:18 PM
Jun 2014

Taliban will kill Americans if Americans go to Afghanistan, Taliban does not fly planes into buildings in USA, Al Qaeda does that and they are two very different entities.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
4. Yep ...
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 04:23 PM
Jun 2014

The likely reception would be: a warm hero's reception ... until the detainee indicated an interest in doing anything other than be a hero from long ago.

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