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Originally Posted by peter12
Only in the context of the soldier deserting his post and telling lies for the Taliban that can only have the effect of killing more American soldiers.
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Well he's apparently purchased himself the deluxe version of the 'jump to conclusions mat'.
If it's proven that he was a deserter who allowed himself to be captured in order to assist the Taliban, then maybe he has a point. He would essentially be an enemy if that were the case. However, there's nothing to make that conclusion anything more than complete speculation. Maybe he wandered off because he's just a plain moron, maybe he was actually captured as part of a raid that the army would rather not admit to, maybe he resisted in the face of torture for a few days before giving in.
I think it's just plain idiotic, and incredibly inappropriate, to start throwing out lines like 'the Taliban could save us some court marshal costs' when there are a ton of unknowns in the scenario.