A group of U.S soldiers were captured in Iraq in January 2007. They were tortured in such unspeakable ways that they cannot be put to words here. The subhuman terrorist that lead this atrocity is captured by U. S. Special Forces, but the Obama administration refuses to send him to Guantanamo Bay prison for a military trail. Obama wants to get this terrorist tried in a federal court with top gun Eric Holder type lawyers all around him. Conservative Members of congress say they will block any attempt to do so. While Obama attempts to obstruct the normal process, doing all he can to defend Ali Musa Daqduq, the Lebanese national is transferred to Iraqi custody. Because he not an Iraqi citizen and the Iraqi’s have no interest in him he is then subsequently released in November 2012. He gets a heroes welcome in Lebanon and may now be in Iran plotting to kill our soldiers or perhaps you.

Our Government had overwhelming bargaining power keep Daqduq, but once again Obama just let this happen. Imagine how the families of these soldiers felt and feel today. This cruel slap in the face to these families by the Obama administration is in my opinion torture itself.

Since then Obama has released five of the most dangerous Taliban commanders back to Afghanistan so says The Weekly Standard.com. AOL.com (The Huffington Post) just reported on Jan. 14 that Obama released five more terrorists.

As of right now Obama is pulling our troops out of Afghanistan leaving only a few of our great military in country to “fight Al-Quada.” Our brave men and women in uniform will be confronted with those Taliban that we had in our custody. Those that relentlessly plot to kill you on your own ground.

Now on Nov. 16, 2012, one can read the online New York Times article “Against U.S. Wishes, Iraq Releases Man Accused of Killing U.S Soldiers.” One can see clearly in this article that no real effort was made to acquire custody of Ali Musa Daqduq. There is a lot of whining from Obama officials about how they “did not want this to happen.” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in the article that the Iraqis “did not have a legal basis to continue to hold him.” It is the opinion of this writer that if Obama did not want this to happen, it would not have happened.

Understand this my fellow Mainers, Obama’s actions in releasing these top Taliban commanders that were in our custody will kill our men and woman in Afghanistan along with Ali Musa Daqduq. Nuland went on to say “Let me add to that, “We are going to pursue all legal means to see that Daqduq sees justice for the crimes of which he is accused.” Funny, but did not Obama himself repeatedly say the same line about those that killed our Ambassador and U.S. Navy SEALS in Benghazi? Have any of them “Seen Justice,” such as the Taliban and Daqduq that Obama just simply set free via “action” and inaction?

This radical leftist administration will facilitate the next 9/11 attack on this country and this time it could be you that gets killed. Liberal, Republican, Independent, it doesn’t matter.

The Christian News Service (CNS News.com) on Jan. 6, reported that in fiscal year 2014 the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection have arrested 1,191 illegals from nations that have “terrorist problems.” Will they be released too? How many more slipped by into your city that were not apprehended? Ali Musa Daqduq and the Taliban commanders are heroes in their radical Islamic communities, kings. They will send others to do their bidding for them. Are they in Portland? Brunswick? Augusta? Remember the recent ruthless attack in France? I am just scratching the surface here folks, but it is well past time that we all take a very serious look at Liberal leadership in Washington. It stinks and it may well get you killed.

I can assure you that none of this would be happening if a Ronald Reagan, Senator Ted Cruz or any Constitutional Conservative man or woman like them were leading our country.

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Edward A. Tharp lives in Woolwich.