re: TIME: Bergdahls UNFAIR hometown cancels welcome home parade:

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According to Shep Smith on FNC the original demand was for 15 Gitmo detainees and some millions of $$. If that is true there was at least SOME negotiation.

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There have been talks for the swap of Bergdahl for these exact 5 guys for almost three years now, and the stories saying that on mainstream websites are more than abundant. So I would guess if Smith is correct (highly unlikely), the hagglng went like this:

Taliban: So give us the Big Five and we'll give you BB.

Obama: NO

Taliban: We offer again - give us the Big Five and we'll give you BB.

Obama: NO

Taliban: We have new offer - give us Big Five plus 10 more of ours from Guantanamo , plus 3 million American dollars.

Obama: NO


(Long pause)

Taliban: Okay, you win. We'll settle for just the Big Five and no money for BB.

Obama: YESSSS - high five !