[Tasslehofp99]

I would say you have made a point about the Taliban guys we freed. I don't know shit about them or who they were/why they were detained. I believe I read somewhere that some were convicted of war crimes. Either way though I'm pretty uncomfortable with us releasing 5 "bad guys" in exchange for one soldier who has a history of dereliction of duty. I don't know, this situation seems pretty damn muddy. The Afghan president even criticised the decision to free these guys, maybe they were just political enemies of his? Lol

My main concern is the precedent that has now been set by this "prisoner swap" and the potential danger our soldiers face overseas if enemy combatants know all they have to do to get their buddies out of jail is capture a soldier.

Desertion is usually the word to describe someone who has abandoned their duties/post without permission though, right? Isn't that also exactly what this guy did?