RealTalk said:

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agnerd said:

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Claude! said:

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Would've liked to have gotten Whelan back too, but glad she's coming home.

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I'd prefer to have the person back that was willing to sacrifice his life for his country than the one that wasn't even willing to stand up for her country's national anthem.

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Oh the same guy that was dishonorably discharged from the Marines?

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I'd rather have neither of them than give up a notorious arms dealer.

Bout had been in jail over 14 years and was scheduled for release in 2029, less than 7 years away. Any bargaining power at all would be reduced as his scheduled release date approached.

No idea what the "right" thing to do during a previous presidential term was, or what is "right" during current presidency, just one thing to consider is that Bout had a scheduled release date in 2029 and was 2/3rds of the way through his total jail time.

Username checks out.

Update!

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, aka the merchant of death, that Biden & Kamala traded for Brittney Griner is already back selling weapons to terrorists. The worst trade in history keeps getting worse. https://t.co/hcc3bEC3gE

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) October 7, 2024

But them rebounds

I blame the politicians

How many people are going to die to keep that dude out of a Russian jail for a few years? I get that the sentence handed down was absurd, but in the real world letting enemy arms dealers out of prison and back into business has consequences.