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And you know the Mark Twain quote about history rhyming rather than repeating?

Well, I don't either, but I'm sure just the same that it makes the Middle East one hell

of a tongue twister.

I am glad that we got our guy back.

However, I do not feel as right that we subject ourselves to these acts of terrorism.

I do agree with our guy being back, but however, I do not think we should subject ourselves.

Miss Louisiana in her confusion is nevertheless more consistent than many of the more practiced

critics now outraged that five Taliban commanders in Guantanamo have been swapped for US

POW-Bow Burgh-Daw.

The Pew Research Center has found that public reactions to the Burgh-Daw case are deeply

partisan.

The least 71% of Republicans think that the prisoner exchange was the wrong thing to do

while just 16% say it was right.

Democrats, by more than 2 to 1, 55% to 24, have a positive opinion of the deal.

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