Well, howdy there internet people, let's go again. So today we are going to talk about

Griner and Whelan and bout in that trade, that deal.

We're going to talk about what happened.

We're going to go through the talking points

that are circulating everywhere.

And we're going to talk about who messed up.

Because somebody did.

Somebody did.

And it's not the first time they made this exact mistake. So it is definitely worth discussing.

There is a problem here, but it's not the one that's getting all the coverage. The idea that's getting the coverage isn't

really that valid. So let's talk about what happened first. The Biden administration

worked out a deal with Putin.

Exchanging bout, Victor Bout, for Griner bringing her home.

There are some people who believe that Victor Bout is super valuable and therefore

Paul Whelan, who is also in Russia, he should have been part of the deal.

They both should have came home in exchange for Victor Bout.

Okay, Victor Bout is super valuable. Why?

What makes him valuable?

You saw a Nicholas Cage movie?

What exactly makes Victor Bout valuable to Russia?

So he was low-key on the run since, I want to say 2004 somewhere around there, behind bars

since 2008, spent 10 years in Marion. He's kind of been out of the game a while. His skill set really isn't useful anymore.

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