U.S. seeks prisoner swap with Taliban to free Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl

[cqbcat]

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;44018509]And then lose any chance of further diplomacy. Good idea.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. You cheat with the Taliban and next time they capture one of our guys, they execute him on the spot.

The Taliban isn't our friend at all, but we should build trust in them if we want diplomacy to work.

[Michael haxz]

[QUOTE=cqbcat;44024738]Exactly. You cheat with the Taliban and next time they capture one of our guys, they execute him on the spot.

The Taliban isn't our friend at all, but we should build trust in them if we want diplomacy to work.[/QUOTE]

After thinking about it, I'd have to agree with you guys and admit I was being a bit rash about my opinion.

Once again, I still think that they should not be trusted, but if we can work to bring our guy home then lets do it.

[Milk]

[QUOTE=fourkillmaster;44024368]Except this isn't a conventional war. This is guerrilla warfare where the man you gave water to yesterday is now blowing up convoys the next. They don't play by the Geneva Convention and neither should we.[/QUOTE]

Not upholding basic principles of human rights in war only gives the victory to the terrorists. How can you not see this? The upholding factor of a terrorist group is support. They are not a legitimate government which collects taxes and can raise massive, high tech armies just by functioning. Insurgents are an invisible enemy, often impossible to tell from normal civilians. If extreme and unethical measures are taken, it will result in a great loss for he terrorists but even greater loss for civilians.

And what do you do when suddenly the people meant to protect you and drive the menace out are doing it at the expense of your life?

[cecilbdemodded]

[QUOTE=Adlertag1940;44015875]So much for not negotiating with terrorists. Oh, wait.[/QUOTE]

Technically I don't think the Taliban, as former government rulers, are terrorists. Rebels maybe. Al Queda, however you spell it, would be the terrorists over there.

[draugur]

The U.S. is probably negotiating his release so they can give him a trial and gitmo. He could be a powerful asset in enemy hands since he's an experienced soldier, in our hands he can be a useless number in our shit prison system.