Anonymous
07/28/2022 13:52
Subject: Britney Griner deal
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:She took illegal drugs to Russia. Their country, their rules. She did the crime, now she must do the time. I agree that we should not be doing a prisoner exchange in this circumstance. It’s clearly just a political stunt by a desperately failing administration.
+1000. They will claim this as a great accomplishment of the Biden administration.
Well after the failures of the trump administration this will seem like a win. Trump and republicans are owned by Putin,
Anonymous
07/28/2022 13:50
Subject: Re:Britney Griner deal
Anonymous wrote:The CNN article said their release would be a big political win for Biden- is that generally the feeling? I would think Republicans will run with the idea that Biden released an arms dealer and is a weak leader.
They would do that no matter what happened. Very few people care about this type of thing.
Anonymous
07/28/2022 13:46
Subject: Britney Griner deal
Anonymous wrote:Would you get the same treatment by the US government? So why should some D-list basketball player? Ridiculous.
Otto Warmbier did, and he committed a worse crime. And she's actually an A list basketball player.
Anonymous
07/28/2022 13:42
Subject: Re:Britney Griner deal
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:God help me because I’m absolutely damaged from the past 6 years or so….
But, Griner didn’t even bother to vote in 2016. Sure, I feel bad for her, but maybe things would be different for her if she gave a f’k about things before they directly impacted her.
🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
And maybe she wouldn’t have had to play in Russia if the WNBA paid decent salaries
No ticket sales. No one goes to the games. Unless you are a ticket buying fan, you have no grounds.
+1. No one cares about the WNBA, PP. How many games have you been to in your lifetime?
Anonymous
07/28/2022 13:41
Subject: Britney Griner deal
Anonymous wrote:She took illegal drugs to Russia. Their country, their rules. She did the crime, now she must do the time. I agree that we should not be doing a prisoner exchange in this circumstance. It’s clearly just a political stunt by a desperately failing administration.
+1000. They will claim this as a great accomplishment of the Biden administration.
Anonymous
07/28/2022 13:37
Subject: Britney Griner deal
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don’t believe she did what they are accuse her of.
I think they lied about the whole thing.
I’m good with the deal.
Great - the arms dealer will be your new neighbor. Best of luck.
The arms dealer is out in 5 years anyway.
This way he’s free and we can maybe kill him.
Releasing him to a third country and then hitting him with a drone strike a month later would be the proper message to send
Great idea. It might just be THE idea. Do we still have a CIA?
Anonymous
07/28/2022 12:22
Subject: Britney Griner deal
Would you get the same treatment by the US government? So why should some D-list basketball player? Ridiculous.
Anonymous
07/28/2022 12:08
Subject: Britney Griner deal
Anonymous wrote:I chime in to point out that the deal would involve not just Griner but also Paul Whelan.
Yes, and frankly, if Whelan wasn't there I'm not sure the US would be making any deal. She's a convenient negotiating chip.
Anonymous
07/28/2022 12:02
Subject: Re:Britney Griner deal
The CNN article said their release would be a big political win for Biden- is that generally the feeling? I would think Republicans will run with the idea that Biden released an arms dealer and is a weak leader.
Anonymous
07/28/2022 11:59
Subject: Britney Griner deal
Anonymous wrote:LMAO if it was you in that situation you'd want the President to get you out. Drop the moral high ground.
NP but of course I would. That doesn’t make it good policy for the country. I also want the government to give me a million dollars but that wouldn’t be good for the country either. I hope our political leaders and experts don’t make decisions based on ‘if it were me’ as a criteria. They are supposed to represent the best interest of 350 million people.
Anonymous
07/28/2022 11:19
Subject: Re:Britney Griner deal
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:God help me because I’m absolutely damaged from the past 6 years or so….
But, Griner didn’t even bother to vote in 2016. Sure, I feel bad for her, but maybe things would be different for her if she gave a f’k about things before they directly impacted her.
🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
And maybe she wouldn’t have had to play in Russia if the WNBA paid decent salaries
No ticket sales. No one goes to the games. Unless you are a ticket buying fan, you have no grounds.
A prior trade had the USA sending back a pilot convicted of cocaine smuggling for 1 espionage type charge person. Russia gains 1 pilot, Konstantin Yaroshenko. This Griner + 1 espionage type charge trade is for an arms dealer. Biden is giving them a major asset not a like kind trade.
All attention on Griner and because of it the USA is willing to swap a major arms dealer? Essentially Viktor Bout for Griner...it is appalling. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/03/05/disarming-viktor-bout
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/politics/griner-whelan-biden-offer-viktor-bout-exchange-russia-arms-dealer/index.html
Anonymous
07/28/2022 11:06
Subject: Britney Griner deal
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How fast people forget Otto. These countries have a bone to pick with the US and Greiner will pay for it, for what? A little pot? Please. We don’t leave Americans behind to be abused and tortured. And no, I don’t smoke or vape and I’m not a big supporter of people who do. This is a brutal regime and they WILL escalate their personal harm to her to make their point. Get her out.
Agree. Further, if she were a citizen, the amount of hash oil would not have been more than a fine AND, dumb as it was, she believed the fact that it was medical cannabis made it legal. She didn't go there all Brokedown Palace.
Blah blah blah
Anonymous
07/28/2022 11:05
Subject: Britney Griner deal
Anonymous wrote:How fast people forget Otto. These countries have a bone to pick with the US and Greiner will pay for it, for what? A little pot? Please. We don’t leave Americans behind to be abused and tortured. And no, I don’t smoke or vape and I’m not a big supporter of people who do. This is a brutal regime and they WILL escalate their personal harm to her to make their point. Get her out.
Agree. Further, if she were a citizen, the amount of hash oil would not have been more than a fine AND, dumb as it was, she believed the fact that it was medical cannabis made it legal. She didn't go there all Brokedown Palace.
Anonymous
07/28/2022 11:02
Subject: Britney Griner deal
She did the pot; do the time
Anonymous
07/28/2022 10:53
Subject: Britney Griner deal
LMAO if it was you in that situation you'd want the President to get you out. Drop the moral high ground.