Free Shakil Afridi

[kandrathe]

Let me put it this way... If Hillary pulls this off (getting him and his family free to come the the US), I'll become a life long Hillary supporter. She's already gone 1/2 way there with me for how she handled the Chen Guangcheng affair. In foreign policy, and military policy, we should endeavor to do what is morally correct. I can't comment on the CIA's actions, nor how they failed to protect their asset. Secrets are hard to keep in this day and age, so we should have contingency plans for assets like this when cover is blown.

I agree, if she does it will be amazing. It also sucks the situation happened (wherever the real breakdown was). I also agree we should try to free him, and protect any other assets like him, but I can't imagine what we would have to give up given the climate a deal would need to be made in.

How about a prisoner swap. We give them the convicted (former) Pakistani terrorist, Majid Khan. But, they probably don't want him back. I see also that a US Senate funding oversight committee has passed thru an amendment 30 - 0, to cut aid the Pakistan by $33 million.