Let’s look at value. There’s much controversy over the prisoner trade to get Bowe Bergdahl back home after spending five years in Taliban captivity. Of course, there would be less brouhaha if elections weren’t coming up. But let’s set aside the politics, the “what-ifs,” and “should-haves” for awhile and ask what I think is an important question: How many Taliban members does it take to equal one American? The answer, obviously, is five, making a single American pretty valuable.
Take that, Taliban!