A Lot Of Threads Here Trying To Diminish The Release Of Brittany

[gab13by13]

Fantastic job President Biden, welcome home Brittany.

[Baitball Blogger]

1. He did a terrific job in his speech this morning to explain how the US doesn't have the

option to pick and chose who gets released. Russia has its own process.

I am thrilled that it was a one for one exchange, and not a 2 for 1 in favor of Russia.

[TheBlackAdder]

20. What the fuck is going on. The state dept and senate staff work daily to try and release everyone.

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Nobody is forsaken.

If Trump couldn't get Putie to release Whelan during the two years he was still in office, as besties...

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[mopinko]

2. the wingnuts r losing it over on twitter.

amazing how they can find something to bitch about no matter what.

[gab13by13]

3. Some are losing it here.

[agingdem]

28. They should watch Bridge of Spies

then maybe the DUers that are having their doubts will understand why this is a good thing...

[The Roux Comes First]

4. Maybe We Can Take Some Minor Solace

That they have to expend so much energy on these things, both in finding them and working up and trumpeting to their choir just how outrageous they are. Benghazi, Benghazi!

It's a lot easier for us. The criminality, atrocities, and traitorous acts more or less twitter themselves.

[mopinko]

5. their ruses get thinner and thinner every day.

i honestly believe the whole game is wearing thin on the marks.

[FakeNoose]

6. It doesn't matter what the rightwing nutjobs say about this

Britney was ALWAYS going to be released by the Russians in a prisoner swap. That's why they grabbed her in the first place, to swap her for a high-up Russian prisoner. She had an awful terrible, no-good year but they were never planning to keep her locked up for 12 years or whatever the sentence was.

Many of us were predicting that she'd be out before the end of this year ... and that's exactly what happened.

Welcome back Britney!

[Johnny2X2X]

14. Agree

She was a political prisoner, that was clear. She is a high profile prisoner and was given a ridiculous sentence to make her a valuable swap target. If she had been given 2 years like that school teacher who is in jail in Russia for smuggling a little over a half ounce of weed into their country, she probably would be serving her full term. But being given 10+ years made it clear she had to be released.

Paul Whelan is a little more complicated, he's been convicted of espionage even though the US thinks that's BS he did have some red flags.

And The man who was swapped for Griner has been in jail or prison since March of 2008, he did almost 15 years, he was not sentenced to life, but 25 years, basically he got early parole, but served a ton of his sentence.

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7. All I know is Biden and the Dems get things DONE.

Woohoo. Welcome home BG, and Paul Whelan, you're next.

[BlackSkimmer]

9. Is he?

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11. Is he what?

[BlackSkimmer]

12. You said he's next.

Is he?

How about the others?

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15. FFS, get with the spirit of optimism for the Whelan family getting their love one back soon.

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Enjoy the accomplishment of our Dem admin in getting Britney Griner out, and relax with the cynicism for a second, please.

[BlackSkimmer]

16. Lol.

Bless your heart.

[brush]

17. Yours too, Debbie Downer. What's with the constant negativity on a site...

promoting Democratic Party accomplishments. It's not cute.

[hlthe2b]

8. I was only listening, not watching, but at the end a very very rude female reporter kept

screaming at Biden, "What would YOU say to the Whelen family...." on and on and on. Biden, having just fully explained why it is that he could not get both released and the choice was Griner or nothing, and what he DID say to the Whelen family-- well that woman screaming what had already been fully detailed just pissed me off. It sounded a lot like Kristen Welcher of NBC/MSNBC- who can be really really petulant. Did anyone hear that? I just wanted to throttle her, whoever it was.

[Stuart G]

10. My opinion only, "This release & exchange was the reason only reason that Britany was held captive."

[gab13by13]

18. What's your point?

Are you opposed to the swap? If so, just say it.

[Stuart G]

21. I am ...NOT OPPOSED TO THE SWAP. This is in my opinion, the reason they kept her in the 1st place.

Of course, I am not opposed to this. Just explaining why the Russians acted as they did.

And I am not degrading her release. NO, THAT IS NOT THE POINT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE!

The Russians wanted to get their guy back...that is the point.

..............And this was the .."only way". .it could be done:.keep someone from the U.S.A., well known & innocent

..........Then trade the ...Well known innocent one for the ..."spy" ..............got that ?...

..............ALSO, THE RUSSIANS KNEW THAT PLOY WOULD WORK.........GOT THAT?...THAT IS MY POINT!!

[BlackSkimmer]

13. Where?

I don’t see any such threads.

[gab13by13]

19. From your posts I have a question,

what should President Biden have done? Hold out for Whelan? Just say no to any swap involving the arms dealer? What is your opinion?

My opinion is, good job President Biden bringing back an American citizen who was being unjustly imprisoned in Russia.

[Stuart G]

22. Biden did what was correct.

[BlackSkimmer]

23. I asked you where the threads are that you say are here.

Where are these threads?

[BumRushDaShow]

26. A DUer was banned today

for the anti-LGBTQ crap posted in my LBN thread with this news.

[obamanut2012]

24. Seriously

It is hateful and vile, because they gulped down the MAGA and Putin lies about Griner.

Thank you for posting this.

[gab13by13]

25. My main point is this;

the right wing narrative that is being pushed by the MSM is that this was a bad deal. Members of DU are free to agree with that opinion but nevertheless it is the Magat narrative.

[mahina]

29. Of course. They live to push his approval down by any means.

Just like they did to Barack, they’re doing to Joe. Can’t let him be seen to do anything positive lest 1-2% their voters escape the message bubble and vote for him.
Pretending they could have done better. Disgraceful liars.

[iemanja]

27. Wow. I didn't know

That's awesome!

[gab13by13]

30. The MSM pushes the right wing narratives

that is why I only watch Nicolle Wallace. I did see some headlines on my search engine that state that Brittney was arrested for bringing drugs into Russia. She had a prescription for the drug, but the MSM leaves that detail out.