Posted on 06/05/2014 3:55:34 PM PDT by kingattax
A Taliban commander close to the negotiations over the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told TIME Thursday that the deal made to secure Bergdahls release has made it more appealing for fighters to capture American soldiers and other high-value targets.
Its better to kidnap one person like Bergdahl than kidnapping hundreds of useless people, the commander said, speaking by telephone on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media. It has encouraged our people. Now everybody will work hard to capture such an important bird.
The commander has been known to TIME for several years and has consistently supplied reliable information about Bergdahls captivity.
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LOL, that was going to be my response until I scrolled down to see the comments.
...if I was in the Taliban watching all of this, I’d be planning all kinds of stuff too.
We need to send Obama, 98% of Congress, most elected officials all over US & MSM to Taliban and desert them one & all.
You don’t see the Taliban walking around, undermining each others efforts.
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