Bob Schroeck Wrote:He also blew off a law requiring that Congress be informed of this kind of thing. I haven't been happy with Obama since the NSA revelations; I am positively furious with him now. The man I thought would bring a new respect for civil and individual rights to the government is turning out to be at least as bad as the Republican presidents I've loathed.
I really wish America would get some electoral reform, that would stop parties form chasing each other into absurd extreme positions. At this point zombie Hitler would get my vote over the democrat as long as he said he was sorry.... But I would still vote democrat over republican
However in this particular case I find no fault with what Obama has done, this same deal was floated in 2011, involving the same people, and most of congress is on the record that they would broadly support such a deal. The soldier was not looking well and the taliban wanted the negotiations done in secret since they have their own internal factions to deal with too. And for a very long time America has held to the ideal that they won't leave anyone behind.
As for the US not negotiating with terrorists... that comes from holywood, not reality.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."