re: #262 HappyWarrior

Yes, seeing one of the Bush officials saying they’d do the same thing was refreshing, in part, because they did far more - they released Taliban without any quid pro quo.

And what we know about the five doesn’t entirely stand up to scrutiny. There’s lots of conflicting information about the five who were released, but here’s a pretty comprehensive take on a couple of those involved, including Mullah Fazl. Several other outlets claim that both Fazl and Mullah Norullah Noori engaged in mass murder of civilians, which would be a war crimes.