Bout's been out of action for 14 years - do you really think he's just going to pick up where he left off?
Nope, but he is a treasure trove of information of how we treated him, what we did to him and Russia has invested in him. He's probably more valuable now than he was before since he spent 14 years with Americans. Time and technology have moved forward since then. If you think Russia has no more interest in him, you are sadly mistaken.
In a deal made with the Taliban in 2020, the Trump administration agreed to the release of up to 5,000 Taliban prisoners in exchange for the release of up to 1,000 prisoners “of the other side.” Even Pelosi was behind this, so stop spinning this was a bad deal. It was part of our withdrawing from Afghanistan.
http://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/afghanistan/afghanistan-taliban-united-states-deal-5000-prisoners/536-202b0ae9-6251-44d3-a3d0-b9e7d029aed9#:~:text=THE%20ANSWER%20Yes%2C%20as%20part%20of%20a%20deal,prisoners%20%E2%80%9Cof%20the%20other%20side.%E2%80%9D%20WHAT%20WE%20FOUND |
