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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think this is at all about "bringing home American citizens". It is about fame and bravado. BG was not an innocent. Yes the sentence was unfair but the fact remains that she broke the laws. Yes she received the more harsh sentence because of her notoriety but the fact remains that she broke the rules. Plenty of other Americans are currently imprisoned in other countries, often for not even breaking the law, and there is no trade for them. No nationwide effort. No countless millions (I can only guess at the cost) spent on their rescue. Plenty of other Americans break the law and are told by State that they cannot get them out of prison. The only reason she was captured and the only reason she was traded is because she is famous and the gov't couldn't stand to lose face.

I'm frustrated by the expense and attention when there are millions of children in this country who are struggling to get by. We have a child welfare system that could use this level of money, attention and support. But no, we always pay attention to the shiniest thing. We can pat ourselves on the back that we 'take care of Americans'. Meanwhile if you or I are caught or scooped up on sham charges, they are really sorry but cannot help.

It is good she is home but the disparity in both priorities when it comes to individuals and our priorities as a nation are really sickening. [/quote]

[b]But they snatched her[/b] SO THAT they could then make a deal. That's who they were willing to trade for. They were in the driver seat the entire time. They played the game, and she was the piece. It didn't matter one iota what she did or didn't do. She was the game piece they were going to use once she went over there to play basketball. It's not like Russia said hey, we want this dude back. Who do you want for him? That's not how it went down. It was her or no one. So they said yes to the only one on the table. It's not like Biden was offered a menu of prisoners to choose from. And the guy was going to get out of prison anyway. That wasn't a life sentence. [/quote]

No one "snatched" her.   She willingly boarded a plane and went right to them.   With her illegal drugs.   [/quote]

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