Sunday, June 8, 2014

Conflicting U.S. Poll Numbers On The Taliban Prisoner Swap For U.S. Soldier Bowe Bergdahl


Americans Split On Prisoner Swap Of Taliban For U.S. Soldier -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Americans are deeply divided over whether the Obama administration did the right thing by swapping five Taliban leaders to win the freedom of Afghanistan prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl, according to Reuters/Ipsos survey released on Friday.

Americans strongly agree the United States should make every effort to free prisoners of war like Bergdahl, an Army Sergeant who was captured in eastern Afghanistan in 2009. But they also think the prisoner swap deal set a dangerous precedent.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll of 958 Americans interviewed online found that 44 percent disagreed with the statement that trading Taliban prisoners for Bergdahl was "the right thing to do," with 26 percent of them strongly disagreeing.

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More Poll Numbers On The Taliban Prisoner Swap For U.S. Soldier Bowe Bergdahl

US Public Divided on Bergdahl, Taliban Prisoner Swap -- Voice of America
Poll shows US split over Bowe Bergdahl swap. A red flag for Obama? -- Peter Grier, CSM
Poll Shows Voters Split On Exchanging Taliban For Bergdahl -- RTT News
Americans are split on the Bergdahl swap — and (of course) they’re concerned about negotiating with terrorists -- Aaron Blake, Washington Post
Americans Divided Over Deal To Release Bowe Bergdahl -- Huffington Post
SILive.com poll shows overwhelming opposition to swap for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl -- SILive
Fox News Poll: 84 percent worry prisoner swap puts US soldiers at risk -- FOX News
Poll: Should charges be filed against Sgt. Bergdahl if it turns out that he deserted? -- NJ.com

1 comment:

James said...

They're doing every thing they can to rehab this guy.