On Mar 27, 2015, tommy wrote:
With 50 million people living in poverty in the USA who is the bad guy?

On Mar 27, 2015, Kabbalah wrote:

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On Mar 27, 2015, tommy wrote:
With 50 million people living in poverty in the USA who is the bad guy?

The democrats, who continue to support policies that keep those people in poverty, thus insuring those same impoverished continue to vote for democrats and their entitlement programs.

On Mar 26, 2015, acesover wrote:
Yea. Have you seen his dad?

I am sure you served. Oh wait. Are you from America?

On Mar 26, 2015, TonyB2009 wrote:

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On Mar 26, 2015, acesover wrote:
I do have to admit. I do not have a lot of compassion for deserters or radical terrorists. Maybe that is just me. However this goes hand in hand with the way I feel about rapists and pedophiles. Shame on me.

There is a huge difference between a deserter - probably severely traumatized by what he has gone through, and psychologically damaged - and a radical terrorist, a rapist or a pedophile. You are right - shame on you.

On Mar 27, 2015, Magnus Eisengrim wrote:
As far as I can tell, Sgt. Bergdahl is a US citizen, and he retains his status as a soldier of the US Army while facing charges. To date he has been accused, has not faced trial and has not been convicted.

On Mar 27, 2015, acesover wrote:
We are not supposed to do deals like this.

On Mar 27, 2015, Randwill wrote:

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On Mar 27, 2015, acesover wrote:
We are not supposed to do deals like this.

I'm no military historian, but hasn't the U.S. participated in prisoner of war exchanges during and after most of the armed conflicts it has been involved in?

On Mar 27, 2015, Dannydoyle wrote:
Aces do what most do and just ignore Ian. His only goal is to troll and hate America. Why bother?

On Mar 27, 2015, Kabbalah wrote:

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On Mar 27, 2015, R.S. wrote:

As far as where Obama... here are some direct quotes:

Ron

Here are some more direct quotes for you...

"Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency."

"My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government."

"Will not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House website for five days."

"The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."

"We support constitutional protections and judicial oversight on any surveillance program involving Americans."

On the IRS ~ "Not even a smidgen of corruption."

on Obamacare ~ "Here is a guarantee that I've made. If you have insurance that you like, then you will be able to keep that insurance."

"If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what."

"We agree on reforms that will finally reduce the costs of health care. Families will save on their premiums..."

"I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits - either now or in the future. I will not sign it if it adds one dime to the deficit, now or in the future, period. And to prove that I'm serious, there will be a provision in this plan that requires us to come forward with more spending cuts if the savings we promised don't materialize."

"I will sign a universal health-care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every American and cut the cost of a typical family's premium by up to $2,500 a year."

"For people with insurance, the only impact of the health-care law is that their insurance is stronger, better, and more secure than it was before. Full stop. That's it. They don't have to worry about anything else."

on the economy ~ "We've got shovel-ready projects all across the country that governors and mayors are pleading to fund. And the minute we can get those investments to the state level, jobs are going to be created."

"We've got to spend some money now to pull us out of this recession. But as soon as we're out of this recession, we've got to get serious about starting to live within our means, instead of leaving debt for our children and our grandchildren and our great-grandchildren."

And on and on and on...

A couple of my absolute favorites...

"We reject sweeping claims of `inherent` presidential power."

"I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear that I will execute the office of president of the United States faithfully, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the United States."

And, you think his statements about Iran are truthful?

We are giving up the farm, while Iran only benefits!

On Mar 27, 2015, R.S. wrote:

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On Mar 27, 2015, Kabbalah wrote:

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On Mar 27, 2015, R.S. wrote:

As far as where Obama... here are some direct quotes:

Ron

Here are some more direct quotes for you...

"Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency."

"My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government."

"Will not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House website for five days."

"The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."

"We support constitutional protections and judicial oversight on any surveillance program involving Americans."

On the IRS ~ "Not even a smidgen of corruption."

on Obamacare ~ "Here is a guarantee that I've made. If you have insurance that you like, then you will be able to keep that insurance."

"If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what."

"We agree on reforms that will finally reduce the costs of health care. Families will save on their premiums..."

"I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits - either now or in the future. I will not sign it if it adds one dime to the deficit, now or in the future, period. And to prove that I'm serious, there will be a provision in this plan that requires us to come forward with more spending cuts if the savings we promised don't materialize."

"I will sign a universal health-care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every American and cut the cost of a typical family's premium by up to $2,500 a year."

"For people with insurance, the only impact of the health-care law is that their insurance is stronger, better, and more secure than it was before. Full stop. That's it. They don't have to worry about anything else."

on the economy ~ "We've got shovel-ready projects all across the country that governors and mayors are pleading to fund. And the minute we can get those investments to the state level, jobs are going to be created."

"We've got to spend some money now to pull us out of this recession. But as soon as we're out of this recession, we've got to get serious about starting to live within our means, instead of leaving debt for our children and our grandchildren and our great-grandchildren."

And on and on and on...

A couple of my absolute favorites...

"We reject sweeping claims of `inherent` presidential power."

"I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear that I will execute the office of president of the United States faithfully, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the United States."

And, you think his statements about Iran are truthful?

We are giving up the farm, while Iran only benefits!

Non-scandals, campaign promises, and healthcare quotes is your comeback to the current situation in Iran? Seriously?? (besides, it is true that health-care insurance is stronger, better, and more secure than it was before, but that's just sidestepping the Iran issue)

Anyway, what "farm" are we giving away? What, if anything, are we "giving away"? There is no indication that Iran has nukes now. But if you think they do have nukes, please provide evidence. And also, please tell us exactly what YOU would do differently about Iran if you were President. Specifics please. Moreover, do you think Obama wants Iran to have nukes? What would he gain by Iran having nukes?


Ron

On Mar 27, 2015, mastermindreader wrote:

It also overlooks the fact that the Taliban, to which the exchanged prisoners belonged, was indeed the ruling faction in Afghanistan at the beginning of the hostilities. It was the governing body of Afghanistan from 1996 through December 2001. It was overthrown by the American-led invasion of the country.

It is, therefore, easy to make the legal argument that the Taliban prisoners were and are indeed covered by the Geneva convention, unlike ISIS and terrorist groups that are independent of any government.

On Mar 27, 2015, mastermindreader wrote:
R.S. is obviously from Earth and has his facts right.

I'd love to hear where you are getting information about what is in the agreement with Iran, which doesn't yet exist and which no one has seen.

And, yes, 15 million more Americans have healthcare today than before the Affordable Care Act was passed.

Of course, that's on THIS planet. Your mileage may differ.