Obama Claims Release Of Terrorists In 2009 Made World Safer The recent release of five Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo bay have many fearing for the well being of Americans, regardless of claims that there are currently troops on the ground in Iraq. In the controversial exchange for rumored deserter Bowe Bergdahl, Obama essentially released five of our enemies into an area of the Middle East that has not ceased war. On June 11, Obama made a statement claiming that the world is safer today than it has been in years. However, recent videos and photographs portraying the ongoing disruption in Iraq, and the recent evacuation of nearly 500 Americans and 500,000 citizens of Mogul, seem to all be telling another story. In fact, while Obama and Hillary Clinton do not believe the five men released pose a threat to Americans, we cannot forget that in 2009, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was released. al-Baghdadis terrorist group is the group responsible for a violent takeover of Iraqs metropolitan areas. Now, with nearly $1.3 trillion in investments, and tens of thousands of lives at stake, some fear that we are at a point of no return. 