Bowe Bergdahl

[Anonymous]

if they talk they lie

You mean like Susan Rice?

[Anonymous]

The conservatives have all branded Bergdahl a Taliban sympathizer. However, the reality that is emerging is that Bergdahl was not cooperating with them and that he repeatedly tried escaping captivity and that the Taliban kept Bergdahl in a cage and abused him. Doesn't sound like "sympathizing" to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The conservatives have all branded Bergdahl a Taliban sympathizer. However, the reality that is emerging is that Bergdahl was not cooperating with them and that he repeatedly tried escaping captivity and that the Taliban kept Bergdahl in a cage and abused him. Doesn't sound like "sympathizing" to me.

As a conservative, I can confidently say you are over-generalizing. From what I have read and heard, he appears to be a deserter - but I would not brand him a sympathizer. Nor would most of the people I have talked with. The report that came out last week from a private firm contracted by the Pentagon seems to allude to the fact that he had freedom while in captivity and even did some target shooting. First, we don’t know how accurate that report is. Second, there are good reasons why this might be true, if it was - self-preservation or Stockholm Syndrome, for example. So, to state that ALL conservatives have done this or that is not accurate. It is best not to use such qualifiers.

[Anonymous]

The conservatives have all branded Bergdahl a Taliban sympathizer. However, the reality that is emerging is that Bergdahl was not cooperating with them and that he repeatedly tried escaping captivity and that the Taliban kept Bergdahl in a cage and abused him. Doesn't sound like "sympathizing" to me.


As a conservative, I can confidently say you are over-generalizing. From what I have read and heard, he appears to be a deserter - but I would not brand him a sympathizer. Nor would most of the people I have talked with. The report that came out last week from a private firm contracted by the Pentagon seems to allude to the fact that he had freedom while in captivity and even did some target shooting. First, we don’t know how accurate that report is. Second, there are good reasons why this might be true, if it was - self-preservation or Stockholm Syndrome, for example. So, to state that ALL conservatives have done this or that is not accurate. It is best not to use such qualifiers.

Sorry all true conservatives.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am suspicious. After all this time, his fellow soldiers want to blame him!
Perhaps they have something to hide. Bullying and hazing is a problem in the military


There was a gag order


They had to sign non-disclosure not to talk as long as he was "away".

A non -disclosure? Really? Sound fishy, in the military they have a system for for dealing with things they don't want out in public....any guess what it is?

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118006/bowe-bergdahl-perspective-marine-afghanistan

Here you go with the reference to the non disclosure agreement signing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am suspicious. After all this time, his fellow soldiers want to blame him!
Perhaps they have something to hide. Bullying and hazing is a problem in the military


There was a gag order


They had to sign non-disclosure not to talk as long as he was "away".

A non -disclosure? Really? Sound fishy, in the military they have a system for for dealing with things they don't want out in public....any guess what it is?

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118006/bowe-bergdahl-perspective-marine-afghanistan

Here you go with the reference to the non disclosure agreement signing.

Hmmm... the most important thing I took away from the article is that this guy is writing a book that is to be released next year. It sounds like he is looking for publicity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've really come to believe that conservatives hate America. They see it as a place where it's necessary to carry a gun to defend their homes or potentially over throw the government.

They don't hate America. They hate Americans who are not like them. They hate minorities and poor people, and generally don't think highly of women. They don't like non-Christians.

That's why they think the current govt needs to be overthrown - all this protection of historically disadvantaged groups threatens their privilege and control.

And jesse jackson and Al Sharptopn really like jews?

Guess what. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton do not represent liberals everywhere. So whatever they do or do not think about Jews, it isn't really relevant.

You made a blanket statement that all conservatives think a certain way, implying that all Liberals don't hate minorities. As i posted, some liberals hate people not like them.

Stop making generalizations. Not all conservatives think alike, just like some liberals

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The conservatives have all branded Bergdahl a Taliban sympathizer. However, the reality that is emerging is that Bergdahl was not cooperating with them and that he repeatedly tried escaping captivity and that the Taliban kept Bergdahl in a cage and abused him. Doesn't sound like "sympathizing" to me.

As a conservative, I can confidently say you are over-generalizing. From what I have read and heard, he appears to be a deserter - but I would not brand him a sympathizer. Nor would most of the people I have talked with. The report that came out last week from a private firm contracted by the Pentagon seems to allude to the fact that he had freedom while in captivity and even did some target shooting. First, we don’t know how accurate that report is. Second, there are good reasons why this might be true, if it was - self-preservation or Stockholm Syndrome, for example. So, to state that ALL conservatives have done this or that is not accurate. It is best not to use such qualifiers.

Theon from 'The game of Thrones'.

[Anonymous]

"Obama bypassed Congress!!!"

Um, you don't say...

[Anonymous]

Oh, I don't think Congress is gridlocked on this issue. That's probably the real reason he didn't notify them. He was afraid of pushback from all of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, I don't think Congress is gridlocked on this issue. That's probably the real reason he didn't notify them. He was afraid of pushback from all of them.

I highly doubt that. They want to have their cake and eat it too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The conservatives have all branded Bergdahl a Taliban sympathizer. However, the reality that is emerging is that Bergdahl was not cooperating with them and that he repeatedly tried escaping captivity and that the Taliban kept Bergdahl in a cage and abused him. Doesn't sound like "sympathizing" to me.


As a conservative, I can confidently say you are over-generalizing. From what I have read and heard, he appears to be a deserter - but I would not brand him a sympathizer. Nor would most of the people I have talked with. The report that came out last week from a private firm contracted by the Pentagon seems to allude to the fact that he had freedom while in captivity and even did some target shooting. First, we don’t know how accurate that report is. Second, there are good reasons why this might be true, if it was - self-preservation or Stockholm Syndrome, for example. So, to state that ALL conservatives have done this or that is not accurate. It is best not to use such qualifiers.

Sorry all true conservatives.

I consider myself a true conservative and I don’t believe he is a sympathizer. I have just disproven your point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The conservatives have all branded Bergdahl a Taliban sympathizer. However, the reality that is emerging is that Bergdahl was not cooperating with them and that he repeatedly tried escaping captivity and that the Taliban kept Bergdahl in a cage and abused him. Doesn't sound like "sympathizing" to me.


As a conservative, I can confidently say you are over-generalizing. From what I have read and heard, he appears to be a deserter - but I would not brand him a sympathizer. Nor would most of the people I have talked with. The report that came out last week from a private firm contracted by the Pentagon seems to allude to the fact that he had freedom while in captivity and even did some target shooting. First, we don’t know how accurate that report is. Second, there are good reasons why this might be true, if it was - self-preservation or Stockholm Syndrome, for example. So, to state that ALL conservatives have done this or that is not accurate. It is best not to use such qualifiers.

Sorry all true conservatives.

I consider myself a true conservative and I don’t believe he is a sympathizer. I have just disproven your point.

Maybe you are being just a tad too literal in your reading of the word "all".

[Anonymous]

If Bowe Berghdahl was your son, wouldn't you want him out of the Taliban's hands no matter what he did, no matter what the cost?

I think that the callousness of the posters here is directly related to the fact that there is no longer a draft. Your sons and daughters are not at risk, so who cares what happens to someone elses? This hews perfectly to the "I got mine" mentality I see in modern Republican attitudes.

Look at the Israeli attitude toward prisoners of war and ours. They traded over 1000 prisoners for one. This is because everyone there knows that one day that could be their son or nephew or brother because there EVERYONE serves their country.

[Anonymous]

No one wants to think that Congress is in charge of deciding whether or not to rescue them.