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eridani

(51,907 posts)
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 06:58 AM Jun 2014

Sign the petition thanking Obama for bringing Sgt. Bergdahl home


Some in Congress are attacking the Obama Administration for using diplomacy and transferring prisoners from Guantanamo to bring home U.S. prisoner of war Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.

No critic of the Administration has explained how President Obama and Secretary of Defense Hagel were supposed to bring Bowe home without negotiating with the Taliban or agreeing to the prisoner transfer. None has explained why, if the prisoners at Guantanamo are "prisoners of war," they should not be treated like prisoners of war in other conflicts: exchanged for other prisoners of war, or released at the end of hostilities.

Show your support for diplomacy and for bringing our soldiers home by signing our petition.


That's why I signed a petition to The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Barack Obama.

Will you sign this petition? Click here:

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/president-obama-thanks?source=s.icn.em.cp&r_by=398275

Thanks!
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Sign the petition thanking Obama for bringing Sgt. Bergdahl home (Original Post) eridani Jun 2014 OP
Kick! Cha Jun 2014 #1
5,296 has signed yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #5
sending praise to someone is always a good Idea. Stellar Jun 2014 #11
I won't be paying any attention to what you say.. nothing but negative crap. Cha Jun 2014 #13
On one post? yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #15
Now 12,000+; goal is 15,000. nt pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #19
That is great! yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #20
really working it, aren't they Cha? bigtree Jun 2014 #21
NO. :) Cha Jun 2014 #22
Done. narnian60 Jun 2014 #2
did, barbtries Jun 2014 #3
Done newfie11 Jun 2014 #4
Signed mountain grammy Jun 2014 #6
Done. DinahMoeHum Jun 2014 #7
Good Idea! Stellar Jun 2014 #8
done and done Blue_Tires Jun 2014 #9
Done Jack Rabbit Jun 2014 #10
Gladly done. justhanginon Jun 2014 #12
Done. jwirr Jun 2014 #14
Done mcar Jun 2014 #16
Done n/t mokawanis Jun 2014 #17
Done nt Zorra Jun 2014 #18
Signed it n/t Spirochete Jun 2014 #23
K&R. Thanks for posting this, eridani. freshwest Jun 2014 #24
Joined 13,229 others (so far) in signing this Hekate Jun 2014 #25
Done GreenPartyVoter Jun 2014 #26
 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
5. 5,296 has signed
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 07:34 AM
Jun 2014

That is not a good amount. I doubt that the President will see this. Most of the population is not happy about the situation and doubt they will thank the President. We will see but I think letting this simmer down is a much better option. This is not a positive situation any way around.

Stellar

(5,644 posts)
11. sending praise to someone is always a good Idea.
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 10:03 AM
Jun 2014

What if you were the very first one to sign? You would rather wait until there were maybe a million signatures first? From what I can tell, it just started today.

bigtree

(85,996 posts)
21. really working it, aren't they Cha?
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 07:53 PM
Jun 2014

. . . just churning out their discouraging words, no matter how ridiculous. Are you discouraged yet?

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