Hillary Says "Don't Blame Me" While Kharzi Fumes over Prisoner Swap

By Kim D.

While many Americans are scratching their heads and wondering if the Obama administration is pure evil or simply moronic, Hillary Clinton is patting herself on the back having been one of the early critics of the recent Taliban prisoner swap deal that we now know has been in the works for over three years.  According to The Daily Beast, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was personally and intensely involved in the debate over swapping five Taliban commanders for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in 2011 and 2012. But she had severe reservations about the potential deal, and demanded stricter conditions for the release of the prisoners than what President Obama settled for last week.

For Clinton the prisoner swap only made sense if it was one piece of a series of events that led to a peace process between the Taliban and the Afghan government.  This apparently is a similar sentiment of Afghan President Kharzi who was intentionally left out of the prisoner swap deal and is reportedly outraged.

President Karzai knows how influential these freed Taliban figures are. In his last weeks in office, Karzai wants to achieve some success in his peace negotiation efforts through these Taliban figures. But his chances appear to be slim.

U-S President Barack Obama has been also desperately seeking to engage in peace talks with the Taliban as American troops drawdown has begun, but his efforts have gone no-where at this point. Taliban have refused to make peace and give up the fight so far. It remains to be seen if any peace deal can be reached now that some key Taliban leaders are freed.