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steel1man

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@steel1man: ObaMa :we don't nego.with terrorist  obaMa :we nego.release of deserter for gitmo terrorist. #whataretherules

@steel1man: ObaMa :we don&#039;t nego.with terrorist  obaMa :we nego.release of deserter for gitmo terrorist. #whataretherules

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[quote="steel1man, post: 822144"]@steel1man: ObaMa :we don't nego.with terrorist  obaMa :we nego.release of deserter for gitmo terrorist. #whataretherules[/QUOTE]

Maybe because he was military, and there is a policy of not leaving POWs behind??  Just a thought.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="steel1man">@steel1man: ObaMa :we don&#039;t nego.with terrorist obaMa :we nego.release of deserter for gitmo terrorist. #whataretherules</blockquote> 
Maybe because he was military, and there is a policy of not leaving POWs behind?? Just a thought.

[quote="Leader of the Banned, post: 822159"]  Maybe because he was military, and there is a policy of not leaving POWs behind??  Just a thought.[/QUOTE]  rescue YES, but do one does it his way.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Leader of the Banned">Maybe because he was military, and there is a policy of not leaving POWs behind?? Just a thought.</blockquote> rescue YES, but do one does it his way.

poppy

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Prisoner exchanges are not unprecedented. What could possibly be different that is pissing off conservatives this time?

[quote="steel1man, post: 822170"]rescue YES, but do one does it his way.[/QUOTE]

I hate to be a pain, but could you speak English.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="steel1man">rescue YES, but do one does it his way.</blockquote> 
I hate to be a pain, but could you speak English.

[quote="poppy, post: 822173"]Prisoner exchanges are not unprecedented. What could possibly be different that is pissing off conservatives this time?[/QUOTE]

The economy is doing very well right now, that's why the righties are all bent out of shape.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="poppy">Prisoner exchanges are not unprecedented. What could possibly be different that is pissing off conservatives this time?</blockquote> 
The economy is doing very well right now, that&#039;s why the righties are all bent out of shape.

Andy A

Two of the posters here must have been on vacation together.  It was so nice, quiet and civil for at least a week.

"I come to the SoWal lounge for peace and quiet", said no one ever.

&quot;I come to the SoWal lounge for peace and quiet&quot;, said no one ever.

[quote="Leader of the Banned, post: 822184"]"I come to the SoWal lounge for peace and quiet", said no one ever.[/QUOTE]

Someone needs their laxatives.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Leader of the Banned">&quot;I come to the SoWal lounge for peace and quiet&quot;, said no one ever.</blockquote> 
Someone needs their laxatives.

30a Saluki

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[quote="Leader of the Banned, post: 822159"]Maybe because he was military, and there is a policy of not leaving POWs behind??  Just a thought.[/QUOTE]

We leave ambassadors and Seals swinging in the wind in Benghazi, we do five-for-ones for deserters. Change We Need.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Leader of the Banned">Maybe because he was military, and there is a policy of not leaving POWs behind?? Just a thought.</blockquote> 
We leave ambassadors and Seals swinging in the wind in Benghazi, we do five-for-ones for deserters. Change We Need.

Benghazi Fever is a highly contagious disease of the right wing mind that has proven to be incurable with facts. Symptoms include bible thumping, imaginary religious persecution, hatred of alternative lifestyles, and an uncontrollable urge to fellate gun barrels.

[quote="30a Saluki, post: 822818"]We leave ambassadors and Seals swinging in the wind in Benghazi, we do five-for-ones for deserters. Change We Need.[/QUOTE]

I don't recall a prisoner exchange being offered during the Benghazi siege.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="30a Saluki">We leave ambassadors and Seals swinging in the wind in Benghazi, we do five-for-ones for deserters. Change We Need.</blockquote> 
I don&#039;t recall a prisoner exchange being offered during the Benghazi siege.

We did change and the Republican Senate leadership and Republican House leadership won't even talk to each other. They vote down their own bill! Boehner is Otter in Animal House while you voters are Flounder and he's saying "you fu@ked up, you trusted us".

We did change and the Republican Senate leadership and Republican House leadership won&#039;t even talk to each other. They vote down their own bill! Boehner is Otter in Animal House while you voters are Flounder and he&#039;s saying &quot;you fu@ked up, you trusted us&quot;.

I think the original post begs the question, why does policy favor rescuing military over civilians?  I don't know for sure.  I think maybe it its because civilians put themselves in harms way on their own accord, while those in the military do so contractually.   I could understand that the government would have a greater obligation to rescue those whom they obligated.

I think the original post begs the question, why does policy favor rescuing military over civilians?  I don&#039;t know for sure.  I think maybe it its because civilians put themselves in harms way on their own accord, while those in the military do so contractually.   I could understand that the government would have a greater obligation to rescue those whom they obligated.

seal

Every day you watch Fox news you get two questions answered (answered daily): "Who am I supposed to hate?" and "Who am I supposed to fear?" 

But here's a question for you?  Why doesn't ISIS attack Israel? Answer: Because ISIS is a Mossad operation.  Do your homework and stop getting played..

Veterans Today:  [url]http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/06/20/the-u-s-trained-terrorist-group-isis-in-2012/[/url]

A C-SPAN video from 1990:  [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMUlTSmNu0c[/url]

Or, you can see below the ISIS "Muslims" praying in different directions.  Muslims pray shoulder to shoulder facing toward Mecca only.  

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Every day you watch Fox news you get two questions answered (answered daily): &quot;Who am I supposed to hate?&quot; and &quot;Who am I supposed to fear?&quot; 
 
But here&#039;s a question for you? Why doesn&#039;t ISIS attack Israel? Answer: Because ISIS is a Mossad operation. Do your homework and stop getting played.. 
 
Veterans Today: <a href="http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/06/20/the-u-s-trained-terrorist-group-isis-in-2012/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/06/20/the-u-s-trained-terrorist-group-isis-in-2012/</a> 
 
A C-SPAN video from 1990: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMUlTSmNu0c" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMUlTSmNu0c</a> 
 
Or, you can see below the ISIS &quot;Muslims&quot; praying in different directions. Muslims pray shoulder to shoulder facing toward Mecca only. 
 
<img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t31.0-8/s960x960/10838246_10152874268073001_2951541258698953360_o.jpg" alt="" />

@cnnbrk: ISIS militants seize western Iraqi town, menace base housing U.S. personnel. [url]http://t.co/JcY8858zKL[/url]

@cnnbrk: ISIS militants seize western Iraqi town, menace base housing U.S. personnel. <a href="http://t.co/JcY8858zKL" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://t.co/JcY8858zKL</a>

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