Bowe Bergdahl

[Anonymous]

Seriously, Obama couldn't find a couple of drivers and some cooks for the terrorists? He had to release the ones that gave the actual orders.

Wait, who are we kidding. He's just learning about this in this morning's WaPo.

[Anonymous]

If you want a recap of how Bergdahl was “captured,” read the comments in this article of the Army Times:
http://www.armytimes.com/comments/article/20140531/NEWS/305310046/Military-community-reaction-mixed-Bergdahl-release

Read the posting by Dan Witmer - posted 14 hours ago as of now.

[Anonymous]

Republicans are introducing a bill today to force Bowe Bergdahi to be given back to the Taliban.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

from comments mentioned above:

Dan Witmer · Top Commenter · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma


You want it from the horses mouth?? Here ya go..We were at OP Mest, Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It was a small outpost where B Co 1-501st INF (Airbone) ran operations out of, just an Infantry platoon and ANA counterparts there. The place was an Afghan graveyard. Bergdahl had been acting a little strange, telling people he wanted to "walk the earth" and kept a little journal talking about how he was meant for better things. No one thought anything about it. He was a little “out there”. Next morning he's gone. We search everywhere, and can't find him. He left his weapon, his kit, and other sensitive items. He only took some water, a compass and a knife. We find some afghan kids shortly after who saw an american walking north asking about where the taliban are. We get hits on our voice intercepter that Taliban has him, and we were close. We come to realize that the kid deserted his post, snuck out of camp and sought out Taliban… to join them. We were in a defensive position at OP Mest, where your focus is to keep people out. He knew where the blind spots were to slip out and that's what he did. It was supposed to be a 4-day mission but turned into several months of active searching. Everyone was spun up to find this guy. News outlets all over the country were putting out false information. It was hard to see, especially when we knew the truth about what happened and we lost good men trying to find him. PFC Matthew Michael Martinek, Staff Sgt. Kurt Robert Curtiss, SSG Clayton Bowen, PFC Morris Walker, SSG Michael Murphrey, 2LT Darryn Andrews, were all KIA from our unit who died looking for Bergdahl. Many others from various units were wounded or killed while actively looking for Bergdahl. Fighting Increased. IEDs and enemy ambushes increased. The Taliban knew that we were looking for him in high numbers and our movements were predictable. Because of Bergdahl, more men were out in danger, and more attacks on friendly camps and positions were conducted while we were out looking for him. His actions impacted the region more than anyone wants to admit. There is also no way to know what he told the Taliban: Our movements, locations, tactics, weak points on vehicles and other things for the enemy to exploit are just a few possibilities. The Government knows full well that he deserted. It looks bad and is a good propaganda piece for the Taliban. They refuse to acknowledge it. Hell they even promoted him to Sergeant which makes me sick. I feel for his family who only want their son/brother back. They don’t know the truth, or refuse to acknowledge it as well. What he did affected his family and his whole town back home, who don’t know the truth. Either way what matters is that good men died because of him. He has been lying on all those Taliban videos about everything since his “capture”. If he ever returns, he should be tried under the UCMJ for being a deserter and judged for what he did. Bergdahl is not a hero, he is not a soldier or an Infantryman. He failed his brothers. Now, sons and daughters are growing up without their fathers who died for him and he will have to face that truth someday."



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· 85 · 14 hours ago

[Anonymous]

http://twitchy.com/2014/05/31/working-to-free-all-guantanamo-prisoners-tweet-from-account-of-released-soldiers-father-deleted/


Strange tweet from Bergdahl's dad.

[Anonymous]

I read somewhere (CNN I think) that he has forgotten how to speak English.

I found that very strange based on other POWs from other wars. Isn't language something they hold onto to help sustain themselves?

It just makes his situation even weirder in my opinion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://twitchy.com/2014/05/31/working-to-free-all-guantanamo-prisoners-tweet-from-account-of-released-soldiers-father-deleted/


Strange tweet from Bergdahl's dad.

Frightening. Would hate to know the backstory on this one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://twitchy.com/2014/05/31/working-to-free-all-guantanamo-prisoners-tweet-from-account-of-released-soldiers-father-deleted/


Strange tweet from Bergdahl's dad.

Frightening. Would hate to know the backstory on this one.

How many inches away from POTUS was he? This White House is a comedy of errors. It's not even something they could have prevented in all honesty, just par for the ccourse for the community organizer in chief.

[Anonymous]

Ll

Strange tweet from Bergdahl's dad.

Please. I highly doubt that was a real account.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Republicans are introducing a bill today to force Bowe Bergdahi to be given back to the Taliban.

Well Obama fucked up. The proper way to do this is to sell missiles to Iran.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want a recap of how Bergdahl was “captured,” read the comments in this article of the Army Times:
http://www.armytimes.com/comments/article/20140531/NEWS/305310046/Military-community-reaction-mixed-Bergdahl-release

Read the posting by Dan Witmer - posted 14 hours ago as of now.

Because everyone knows that internet comment sections are a reliable, vetted source of information! Who needs the New York Times when you have this! Duh!!

[Anonymous]

Because everyone knows that internet comment sections are a reliable, vetted source of information! Who needs the New York Times when you have this! Duh!!
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Agree--but these are not new accusations. At the time of his disappearance, his colleagues indicated that he had walked off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Because everyone knows that internet comment sections are a reliable, vetted source of information! Who needs the New York Times when you have this! Duh!!
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Agree--but these are not new accusations. At the time of his disappearance, his colleagues indicated that he had walked off.

Fine- and the truth will come out eventually- it always does. For all we know, he was mentally ill and had a breakdown (which seems plausible, would you walk off into the wilderness of Afghanistan without even a gun?!?). But this type of speculation seems cruel and grotesque, especially when you think about his family.

[Anonymous]

Fine- and the truth will come out eventually- it always does. For all we know, he was mentally ill and had a breakdown (which seems plausible, would you walk off into the wilderness of Afghanistan without even a gun?!?). But this type of speculation seems cruel and grotesque, especially when you think about his family.
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Wonder how the families of those killed searching for him feel today.