Those here on ET who called Bergdahl a deserter should apologize. . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was set to return to regular active duty status as early as Monday, having completed therapy and counseling following his return from captivity in Afghanistan, according to reports. The release initially sparked a wave of euphoria in the United States that quickly turned into a political debate over whether he had abandoned his post and whether the prisoner swap should have gone ahead. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/14/bowe-bergdahl-army_n_5583975.html
Apologize for WHAT? He WAS a deserter. Odumbo and Co. are trying to save face and make the idiot look like he was a POW by allowing him back. He should be tried for desertion. But then that would be yet another self inflicted wound for Odumbo who thought the masses would celebrate his 1 for 5 trade. He'd probably trade Lebron, Duane Wade, Bosh and someone else for some NBA journeyman and think it was a good trade.
Joint Chiefs: Taliban 5 Are Old and Washed Up Anyway BY John Hudson JULY 10, 2014 - 03:40 PM " Despite thunderous claims from lawmakers that the five Taliban prisoners released for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in May represented the "hardest of the hard core" -- members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff hold a markedly different view of the threat posed by the former detainees. "On Thursday, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) released seven separate letters from the members of the nation's senior military leadership explaining their supportive opinions on the concessions the United States made to free Bergdahl, who had been held prisoner by the Haqqani network since 2009. "Their reasons varied, but overall the responses fell into five basic categories, which we've condensed below. " It Was a Smart Move: The Taliban 5 Are Washed Up Anyway "Noting that the Taliban 5 "posed a real threat at the time of their capture," the Army's chief of staff, Gen. Ray Odierno, wrote that 12 years of incarceration significantly reduced the detainees' relevance to the Taliban's leadership structure. "Each of the 'Taliban 5' has been replaced from within the Taliban Organization some years ago," he said. "This will significantly reduce their tactical relevancy." "Adm. James Winnefeld, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, agreed: "If, in a year, these detainees travel to Pakistan to rejoin the Taliban leadership, they will be among leaders with 13 more years of experience living comfortably in Quetta doing the same thing, and in my view will provide marginal additive benefit." " We Trust the Qataris "For Gen. Martin Dempsey, Joint Chiefs chairman, the assurances from the Qatari government, which helped broker the trade and agreed to keep the detainees in Qatar for one year, satisfied his concerns about the swap in the short term. "Qatari assurances significantly reduced the near-term risk," he said. "Longer-term risk is balanced by the fact that Afghanistan today is different from Afghanistan 12 years ago. The Taliban are widely challenged and control few areas. With continued international support and development of Afghan Security Forces, I believe the reintroduction of these former Taliban leaders will be managed at moderate risk." More: The Cable @ Foreign Policy
from Nupravda wing of whitehouse. if you were not willing to say that you were one of those officers being fired.
These so-called "leaders" are lying politicians/yes-men in uniform who routinely lie to get their way... personnel costs is one example.
No, you should apologize for being a delusional dumbass. ALL of deserter Bergdahl's fellow soldiers who knew him say he deserted and NONE of them have been contacted during the course of the latest "investigation." Also, many in deserter Bergdahl's unit lost their lives looking for that piece of shit. Desertion in wartime can be punishable by death and that's what this scumbag deserves. Anything less is just another Odumbo regime whitewash.