Should U.S. Swap ‘Merchant of Death’ for Brittney Griner?

#954
#954
"What about all the people I wouldn't even know about if Griner weren't getting swapped?"

It sucks that people are stuck in Russian prison. It sucks that being famous gets you to the front of the line. But Griner doesn't belong in Russian prison and the fact that lower profile people are doesn't change that.
 
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n_huffhines said:
"What about all the people I wouldn't even know about if Griner weren't getting swapped?"

It sucks that people are stuck in Russian prison. It sucks that being famous gets you to the front of the line. But Griner doesn't belong in Russian prison and the fact that lower profile people are doesn't change that.
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Agreed . . . I don't see the point of being outraged over here specifically. Just glad that ANYBODY got out. It’s purely a publicity stunt though.
 
#956
#956
I don’t care about Griner one way or the other. She f’d up and the Russians used it to their advantage. This deal should’ve been about 4:1 for our people that are still in a Russian prison when you’re talking about the implications of releasing an international arms dealer to terrorist organizations. The trade doesn’t make any sense in terms of severity, yet that’s what we should expect from the brain donor administration.
 
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The democrats are bought and paid for by celebrities. They are weak and feekless. The Russians knew the Biden administration was desperate. While the Biden administration is celebrating a victory lap for many in their slackjawwed voter base who don't go past the headlines, the merchant of death will begin dusting off his executioner style ideas to kill Americans.
 
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Boston Vol said:
Not as bad as the Obama administration’s Bowe Bergdahl swap. So I guess that we’re making incremental progress.
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Idk if it was a bad swap or not, but the government had no business putting a mentally ill dude in uniform and had an increased responsibility to get him home. The dude had such a screw loose he couldn't even qualify for the coast guard.
 
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Vol737 said:
I don’t care about Griner one way or the other. She f’d up and the Russians used it to their advantage. This deal should’ve been about 4:1 for our people that are still in a Russian prison when you’re talking about the implications of releasing an international arms dealer to terrorist organizations. The trade doesn’t make any sense in terms of severity, yet that’s what we should expect from the brain donor administration.
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^^This! I’m glad she’s out but this was a completely one sided deal.
 
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Vol737 said:
I don’t care about Griner one way or the other. She f’d up and the Russians used it to their advantage. This deal should’ve been about 4:1 for our people that are still in a Russian prison when you’re talking about the implications of releasing an international arms dealer to terrorist organizations. The trade doesn’t make any sense in terms of severity, yet that’s what we should expect from the brain donor administration.
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Seems fair to say Biden got on both knees in front of Putin.
 
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During his announcement from the White House, with Griner's family present, Biden spent a lot of time defending his administration from widespread accusations that Griner's release was prioritized because of her fame while at the same time other detained Americans were left behind.

"This was not a choice of which American to bring home," Biden said while vowing to continue working on freeing detained US Marine veteran Paul Whelan. 61-year old teacher Marc Fogel is also languishing in Russian prison.

Biden Explains Why He Swapped Russian 'Merchant Of Death' For WNBA Star
 
#969
#969
n_huffhines said:
"What about all the people I wouldn't even know about if Griner weren't getting swapped?"

It sucks that people are stuck in Russian prison. It sucks that being famous gets you to the front of the line. But Griner doesn't belong in Russian prison and the fact that lower profile people are doesn't change that.
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Does it hurt your feelings that some countries have laws stricter than ours? This makes Brandon looks weak just like his Afghanistan withdrawal.
 
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AirVol said:
Does it hurt your feelings that some countries have laws stricter than ours? This makes Brandon looks weak just like his Afghanistan withdrawal.
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I'm trying to figure out why I should feel burned by any of this.
 
#972
#972
Obviously this must mean that the Biden Administration is going to reschedule marijuana and commute sentences of those stateside who are in prison for weed right? Right?
 
#973
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Boston Vol said:
Obviously this must mean that the Biden Administration is going to reschedule marijuana and commute sentences of those stateside who are in prison for weed right? Right?
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The ones that are enough well-known to score political points, perhaps. But just random dudes in jail, no.
 
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n_huffhines said:
I'm trying to figure out why I should feel burned by any of this.
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You obviously have a problem with her being locked up. It’s called accountability, people now days think they’re entitled and nothing is their fault. So, when the merchant of death gets people killed, Brandon and BG will have blood on there hands and you won’t have a problem with it, right?
 
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