President Obama’s decision to exchange five terrorists for a soldier who left his base in Afghanistan endangers national security by “pretending” the Taliban isn’t targeting America, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said in an interview with The Daily Signal.
Rubio, speaking to a reporter between meetings on Capitol Hill, warned: “The message has been sent that if you get your hands on an American in uniform, or an American, you’re going to be able to trade them for as many as five Taliban commanders.”
His Taliban captors released Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on May 31 after holding him captive for five years. The Obama administration made a deal to rescue Bergdahl in exchange for five senior Taliban leaders released by the United States from the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.
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