taliban leaders because it meant securing an american s freedom. but here s what he says now. the problem that i have and many others have is what we paid for that release, and that is releasing five of the most hardened, anti-american killers, brutal killers. suddenly, suddenly senator mccain is against trading hardened taliban leaders. now other republicans are literally trying to erase their past statements. on saturday, gop congressman mark amadei tweeted, best news i ve heard in a long time, #standwithbowe. 15 hours later, that message was deleted. gop senator thad cochran initially tweeted, welcome