Gen. James Mattis (Ret.) Sees A Positive Side In The Bowe Bergdahl Release

Photo: U.S. Marine Corps General James Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington March 5, 2013, with regard to the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014. Credit: Reuters/Gary Cameron

Gen. Mattis: "...We No Longer Have That Concern That They Have This Pawn That They Can Then Play Against Us" On CNN's State Of The Union -- CNN

Today on CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley, Gen. James Mattis (Ret.) former commander of the U.S. Central Command, Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (Ret.) and Lt. Gen Jerry Boykin (Ret.), spoke to Crowley in a panel about their reactions to the Bergdahl swap, concerns over the release of the Guantanamo Bay prisoners, and how the Bergdahl family is handling the death threats they have received.

On the aftermath of the Bergdahl swap, Gen. Mattis said to Crowley, “...we no longer have that concern that they have this pawn that they can then play against us. So there's also a military vulnerability that the Haqqanis now face, that Taliban now faces because they no longer hold one of our U.S. soldiers in their - in captivity.”

A transcript of the discussion is available after the jump.

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My Comment: Blunt as always.