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tulipsandroses

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6. If that's the thinking. There will never be an acceptable hostage negotiation deal

Reply to Alhena (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 8, 2022, 06:30 PM

Dec 2022

This made major headlines but America has a long history of negotiating with bad guys, outside of the headlines. Whenever there is an opportunity to bring our people home, we should do so. Those people buying arms, didn’t stop doing it because this guy was in prison.

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Brittany's release: Karine Jean-Pierre said: "It was one or none. The choice of who was Russia's." [View all] Hekate Dec 2022 OP

How?? yankee87 Dec 2022 #1

Gee, you would think any Democrat, Any American period would be elated tulipsandroses Dec 2022 #2

Depends whether this Russian guy goes back to selling arms to bad guys the world over Alhena Dec 2022 #3

If that's the thinking. There will never be an acceptable hostage negotiation deal tulipsandroses Dec 2022 #6

Better a 100 guilty go free than one innocent unfairly locked up. Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #7

She was arrested inthewind21 Dec 2022 #10

She had to plead guilty. There could be no negotiations without it tulipsandroses Dec 2022 #14

This isn't a popular opinion, but she knew moonscape Dec 2022 #13

Putin doesn't really give a fuck who is in prison or released, so he could hold out until he dies. TheBlackAdder Dec 2022 #4

Complainers love to ignore the fact that we were negotiating with a foreign power... Wounded Bear Dec 2022 #5

Right inthewind21 Dec 2022 #8

I still believe this case was bullshit tulipsandroses Dec 2022 #9

I have news for you inthewind21 Dec 2022 #12

got there before me stopdiggin Dec 2022 #15

I smuggled a cat home from Mexico 5 years ago on an airplane jcgoldie Dec 2022 #19

Agree. Seeing that the WH got Brittney out was a great start to the day. Hortensis Dec 2022 #11

It's Worst Case Scenario time! betsuni Dec 2022 #16

Thank You! Brava! Stinky The Clown Dec 2022 #17

You guys are all making me feel better. Really you are Hekate Dec 2022 #18