Bowe Bergdahl

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While these 5 guys were in jail, the Taliban has still existed, still perpetrated violence and here is a big shocker there are plenty of them in Afghanistan who can be violent all on their own without someone sitting in a jail in Cuba to tell them how.

What were we going to do with these guys anyways? Did keeping them in jail really make anything safer? No. It was just window dressing to make people feel better.

Do you think there's a point to having anyone imprisoned??

[Anonymous]

Why are people claiming the GOP here? Every single American should be outraged.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:Why are people claiming the GOP here? Every single American should be outraged.

I'm outraged that rightwing fanatics are attacking the guy's parents.

[Anonymous]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/06/02/the-curious-case-of-bob-bergdahls-apparent-tweet-to-the-taliban/

Sorry. I find this a little disturbing. According to Rolling Stone, it sounds as though the dad supported his "walk away".

[Anonymous]

why is anyone turning this into a political issue?

I'm ok with swapping prisoners for prisoners, but this POS needs to go to jail for deserting.

[Anonymous]

And maybe he will go to jail for deserting. But that's a separate issue. The first issue was that he was an American citizen who was being held captive by terrorists, and whose life was in immediate risk.

[Anonymous]

And maybe he will go to jail for deserting. But that's a separate issue. The first issue was that he was an American citizen who was being held captive by terrorists, and whose life was in immediate risk

You do know that there are other Americans being held? Exchanging terrorists for a deserter just doesn't make sense to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

And maybe he will go to jail for deserting. But that's a separate issue. The first issue was that he was an American citizen who was being held captive by terrorists, and whose life was in immediate risk

You do know that there are other Americans being held? Exchanging terrorists for a deserter just doesn't make sense to me.

I do agree that the WH appears tone deaf on this one. Did they not do their research? Seems they could have picked a better POW with much less baggage.

[Anonymous]

Looks like this has been in the works for awhile
http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/13/new-report-says-captive-u-s-solider-left-his-post-willingly/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

[Anonymous]

Is Susan Rice this clueless? She said Bergdahl served with "honor and distinction". More WH talking points?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous



Is Susan Rice this clueless? She said Bergdahl served with "honor and distinction". More WH talking points?

Answer: yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous



why is anyone turning this into a political issue?

I'm ok with swapping prisoners for prisoners, but this POS needs to go to jail for deserting.

No courts martial, just straight to jail? How long should the US hold him for?

[Anonymous]

This story comes down to believing Rush, Glen Beck, Charles Krauthammer, the fox talking heads, etc. vs the US government. The conservatives have been proudly wrong on pretty much everything. Just can't go with the little boy who cries wolf all the time.

[Anonymous]

Another made up thing by the republicans. Why do the conservatives hate America?

[Anonymous]

This story comes down to believing Rush, Glen Beck, Charles Krauthammer, the fox talking heads, etc. vs the US government. The conservatives have been proudly wrong on pretty much everything. Just can't go with the little boy who cries wolf all the time.

Huh? You do know this story is in the NYT and WAPO. Both CBS and NBC reported it tonight. Who is crying wolf?