Obama defends decision to trade U.S. soldier for Guantanamo detainees

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President Barack Obama is defending his administration’s operation to rescue army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban captivity, saying the United States is committed to freeing its prisoners of war regardless of the circumstances of their capture.