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CBS Poll: Majority Say U.S. Gave Up Too Much for Bergdahl

56% Say the U.S. Paid Too High a Price for Bergdahl

Just over a week after the Taliban freed U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a CBS News Poll shows 45% of Americans disapprove of the deal that saw him released in exchange for five Taliban militants, while 37% approve of it. About one in five do not have an opinion.

CBS reports:

Views differ by political party: most Republicans disapprove of the deal, while just over half of Democrats approve. Among those who have served in the military, 55% disapprove of the prisoner swap.

Most Americans -- 56% -- say the U.S. paid too high a price to secure Bergdahl's release. Among veterans, that figure rises to 65%.

Republicans and independents say the deal cost the U.S. too much, while Democrats are more divided: 42% think the terms of the agreement were reasonable, but almost as many -- 39% -- say the U.S. paid too high a price.

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