Also frightening is the mass release of Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, even while our forces there are facing unprecedented escalating violence. According to Reuter's on the 4th of July, "The U.S. military freed 76 Taliban. Another group of 57 were freed early this month, 53 in June, 86 in May and 81 in January."
Former Guantanamo detainee Mohammed Jawad arrived home in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 25, 2009, after his release from prison. The Pentagon charged Jawad with "attempted murder for allegedly throwing a grenade at two U.S. soldiers in Kabul, Afghanistan in December 2002." Jawad was affiliated with the Hazb-E-Islami, a terrorist organization with long-established ties to Osama Bin Laden.
CNS News reported this reaction from former USS Cole Commander Kirk S. Lippold, "They are taking a page right out of the Lyndon Johnson Vietnam playbook, where it's 'let's run things right out of the White House on a day-to-day basis, because we trust no one else in the government to be competent enough, talented enough or dedicated enough to be able to run a major war time effort.'"
Barack Obama is attempting to buy peace with terrorist organizations by negotiating the release of their combatants in our custody. History proves that weakness with foreign enemies only increases hostility and provocations. Coupling the release of terrorists with the Obama administration's misguided attacks against the CIA targeting experts on enhanced interrogation techniques will only lead to more innocent Americans dying.
The Obama policy will be proven a failure in the months ahead but the failure notice will be written in blood.
Floyd and Mary Beth Brown
Floyd and Mary Beth Brown are both bestselling authors and speakers. In 1988, working from their kitchen table, they formed Citizens United.
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