Consider that Biden’s woke military was enforcing the Leftist agenda in the ranks instead of formulating a coherent strategy for getting out of Afghanistan, and abandoned this man along with billions of dollars worth of military materiel. What can Biden’s handlers possibly do to get Frerichs out now? They could have done something last year, before the catastrophic botched withdrawal. Now? Unlikely.
“Biden calls for release of US hostage, a Navy veteran, in Afghanistan,” Associated Press, January 30, 2022:
President Joe Biden on Sunday called for the release of U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who was taken hostage in Afghanistan nearly two years ago.
Frerichs, a civil engineer and contractor from Lombard, Illinois, was kidnapped in January 2020 from the capital of Kabul. He is believed to be in the custody of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
“Threatening the safety of Americans or any innocent civilians is always unacceptable, and hostage-taking is an act of particular cruelty and cowardice,” President Joe Biden said in a statement to mark the second anniversary of the kidnapping on Monday. “The Taliban must immediately release Mark before it can expect any consideration of its aspirations for legitimacy. This is not negotiable.”…
CogitoErgoSum says
I’d be willing to give the Taliban a 2 for 1 deal … no, better make that 3 for 1. They can have Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi in exchange for Frerichs. How much do you want to bet the Taliban would reject that as a bad deal?
somehistory says
They don’t give a hoot for “legitimacy”…what matters to them is money…money to line their pockets and money to engage in terrorism.
Just more posturing by an inept pretender to the throne. If he had cared, the time would have been before he gave the taliban everything.
somehistory says
They don’t give a hoot for “legitimacy”…what matters to them is money…money to line their pockets and money to engage in terrorism.
Just more posturing by an inept pretender to the throne. If he had cared, the time would have been before he gave the taliban everything.
gravenimage says
Yes–I’ve heard before that the Taliban is striving for legitimacy in the eyes of the world. Just laughable.
somehistory says
Sorry for the double post. It usually tells me that is happening and won’t allow.
biden already gave them some of their fellow terrorists, allowing them to leave Gitmo. And allowed many others to come to the U.S. for the good life. and the possibility of terror acts. What more could he offer?
Kepha says
And now we have a Democratic government which loves to speak loudly and carry no stick at a time when we have China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela in an alliance against us.
gravenimage says
Biden calls for release of US hostage in Afghanistan
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This poor man. And I consider mhyself someone who keeps up on the news, yet this is the first I have heard of Mark Frerichs. This story has certainly not received much coverage, which is shocking in itself.
Considering how Biden has been playing footsie with the Taliban and vowing to give them piles of taxpayer money, I doubt that anything will be done for him.
sidney penny says
“This is not negotiable”
Really has he spoken to the Europeans who are ready to help the Taliban.Government.
Jim says
Give people all they want without expecting anything in advance. Trust, but don’t verify. That is Biden’s attitude toward the Taliban. He wants something from them, but he cannot force them to give it to him. He can try to bribe them, but he is giving them tons of money anyway. He gave them all the weapons, an airport, a whole country. He should have demanded all the things he wanted before he gave them the store.
Don McKellar says
All the twisted leaders of all the twisted countries in the world have the measure of Biden. Zilch on the gravitas scale. He has zero credibility except for pallets full of cash. Just like Obama. Obama who is obvious to all as his puppet master.
Bastardo says
‘Not negotiable’? Don’t make me laugh, Brandon.
Sherry Miller says
The mere fact that Biden is even considering legitimacy of the Taliban’s ruling of Afghanistan shows how out of touch with reality Biden really is. Can’t you just imagine a dirty robe wearing, turban wearing, scruffy beard wearing Taliban member, with a weapon slung over his shoulder addressing the UN?
Sherry Miller says
The mere fact that Biden is even considering legitimacy of the Taliban’s ruling of Afghanistan shows how out of touch with reality Biden really is. Can’t you just imagine a dirty robe wearing, turban wearing, scruffy beard wearing Taliban member, with a weapon slung over his shoulder addressing the UN?
Proud Islamophobe says
All libturds are out-of-touch with reality.
Proud Islamophobe says
The Taliban are saying to themselves, “I thought I heard a mouse, or did the U.S. say something?”