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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.

He took a poster off a wall. And for that, he was murdered and tortured by a madman. I don’t care what she does or does not do. She’s an American. Get her out. No man left behind.

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.

I’m a staunch conservative and don’t really care if this is a big political win for Biden. This is someone’s life at stake in a country known to brutalize their people. Let Biden have the win.

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Anonymous wrote:A notorious arms dealer for some woman who plays a game for a living? How’s that a fair trade?

We can’t kill him, if he’s in prison.
Look at the bright side.

This is monumentally stupid.

What makes anyone think the Russian is going to prison in Russia once he gets exchanged? He has extensive specialized expertise in evading sanctions and in smuggling weapons to coup plotters. Putin needs help evading sanctions and in continuing to pursue his plans at plotting coups and destabilizing nations by arming local terrorists and warlords. Russia doesn't want to exchange this guy to punish him, they want to exchange him because they have work for him.

LOL are you quite sure you're describing Russia? One can think of another country where these skills would be in much demand...

Anonymous wrote:

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.

What crime do you think Warmbier committed?

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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.

I don't live in Moscow and don't plan to move there, so I'm not too worried.

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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.

You wouldn't say this if she was a straight white male.

We're also getting one of those - Paul Whelan.

I can't believe people accept the Russian accusations (and so-called confessions/guilty pleas) at face value. There are two American citizens who are being held as political prisoners. Our relationship with Russia is deteriorating by the minute. You get your citizens home and press on with sanctions.

Viktor Bout is one person who's been locked up for the last ten years. He took advantage of the dissolution of the Soviet Union to set up and run his business.Things have changed and unless he can produce for Putin he'll be cast aside into obscurity. This is a good trade.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A notorious arms dealer for some woman who plays a game for a living? How’s that a fair trade?

We can’t kill him, if he’s in prison.
Look at the bright side.

This is monumentally stupid.

What makes anyone think the Russian is going to prison in Russia once he gets exchanged? He has extensive specialized expertise in evading sanctions and in smuggling weapons to coup plotters. Putin needs help evading sanctions and in continuing to pursue his plans at plotting coups and destabilizing nations by arming local terrorists and warlords. Russia doesn't want to exchange this guy to punish him, they want to exchange him because they have work for him.

Oh sweetie… no.
I’m not saying the Russians will kill him.
Bless your heart.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A notorious arms dealer for some woman who plays a game for a living? How’s that a fair trade?

We can’t kill him, if he’s in prison.
Look at the bright side.

This is monumentally stupid.

What makes anyone think the Russian is going to prison in Russia once he gets exchanged? He has extensive specialized expertise in evading sanctions and in smuggling weapons to coup plotters. Putin needs help evading sanctions and in continuing to pursue his plans at plotting coups and destabilizing nations by arming local terrorists and warlords. Russia doesn't want to exchange this guy to punish him, they want to exchange him because they have work for him.

Anonymous wrote:A notorious arms dealer for some woman who plays a game for a living? How’s that a fair trade?

We can’t kill him, if he’s in prison.
Look at the bright side.

A notorious arms dealer for some woman who plays a game for a living? How’s that a fair trade?

She should face trial in the us and explosion from the WNBA

Anonymous wrote:Only cowards negotiate with terrorists.

This is a garbage line from movies.

We always negotiate with terrorists. Usually not before extracting a pound of flesh, but we always do. We negotiated with the Taliban for YEARS. We negotiated with Qadafi. Putin. Kim jong un.

The job description of the president includes negotiating with lots of evil people.

Only cowards negotiate with terrorists.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Warmbier did not commit "a worse crime." He did something stupid, which was to go to North Korea in the first place. Who did the US exchange for the release of Otto Warmbier?

He committed theft. Griner had some CBD oil.

DP. Do you try to steal a poster. A big crime in North Korea and he shouldn't have but also not humane to sentence him to 15 years

The Obama administration worked hard to have him released, but since he was already basically dead in a coma right after sentencing, North Korea waited until their good friend, Trump was in office to let him go because they knew there'd be no real consequences

OMG, you are the biggest idiot or just a plain lying, dissembling troll attempting to boost Dems. Warmbier wasn’t even sentenced by the North Koreans until March 2016, when Obama was long gone. He was arrested in January 2016, after Trump had already been elected.

Um, the 2016 election happened in November. Just like they always do.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Warmbier did not commit "a worse crime." He did something stupid, which was to go to North Korea in the first place. Who did the US exchange for the release of Otto Warmbier?

He committed theft. Griner had some CBD oil.

DP. Do you try to steal a poster. A big crime in North Korea and he shouldn't have but also not humane to sentence him to 15 years

The Obama administration worked hard to have him released, but since he was already basically dead in a coma right after sentencing, North Korea waited until their good friend, Trump was in office to let him go because they knew there'd be no real consequences

OMG, you are the biggest idiot or just a plain lying, dissembling troll attempting to boost Dems. Warmbier wasn’t even sentenced by the North Koreans until March 2016, when Obama was long gone. He was arrested in January 2016, after Trump had already been elected.

Okay, before you name call, get your facts and timeline correct. He was arrested in January of 2016. But even if it were March, Obama was still president until January of 2017.

Further: "On March 16, 2016, a few hours after U.S. envoy Bill Richardson met in New York with two North Korean diplomats from the United Nations office to press for Warmbier's release,[32][33] Warmbier was tried and convicted in North Korea's Supreme Court."

John Kerry also tried to intervene. NK played hardball because they knew Otto WAS ALREADY IN A COMA. They didn't release him until Trump was in office, and they felt safe from ANY repercussions.

For more of Otto's story, read here.https://www.gq.com/story/otto-warmbier-north-korea-american-hostage-true-story