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Jake Tapper: Soldiers say Obama was right to negotiate Bergdahl's release. (Original Post) Dawson Leery Jun 2014 OP
Of course they do--they're the ones who stayed awake during the MADem Jun 2014 #1
Can you imagine if the window had closed, and GG got hold of the video, we'd Tarheel_Dem Jun 2014 #2
I am so sick of some DUers jumping all over Bergdahl and his family... chillfactor Jun 2014 #3
I agree. It is disgusting to see right wing hate media talking points being Dawson Leery Jun 2014 #4
agreed.... chillfactor Jun 2014 #6
same bobduca Jun 2014 #9
I'm a little MORE sick of congressional Democrats jumping on the President for it. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #12
Agreed. -nt Liberal Veteran Jun 2014 #13
R#1 & k n/t UTUSN Jun 2014 #5
Tapper's still a pos bigtree Jun 2014 #7
They were given a script to follow. Their GOP handlers know that it's about TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #8
By the way, Phase 2: Taliban Collaborator is coming soon from Fox/James Rosen. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #10
John McCain KT2000 Jun 2014 #11

MADem

(135,425 posts)
1. Of course they do--they're the ones who stayed awake during the
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 10:30 PM
Jun 2014

UCMJ and Chain of Command lectures in boot camp.

The ones complaining about their Commander in Chief, their ultimate senior in the chain of command, and the Secretary of Defense, who's the senior cabinet official in their chain, don't understand the concept of military orders.

Nor do they understand that we don't base "Never leave anyone behind" on whether or not we "like" them.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,211 posts)
2. Can you imagine if the window had closed, and GG got hold of the video, we'd
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 10:34 PM
Jun 2014

be seeing the exact opposite response from the president's detractors. They'd be screaming that the POTUS deserted Sgt. Bergdahl, and that would be "the scandal". He can't win, no matter what he does, because EVERYTHING is subject to politics these days.

chillfactor

(7,566 posts)
3. I am so sick of some DUers jumping all over Bergdahl and his family...
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 10:35 PM
Jun 2014

first, we have no proof about why he was captured by the Taliban..yet some are so eager to jump all over him and his family

and I wonder just how many of you doomsayers who seem to love to push gossip would survive 5 years of capture with the the Taliban

we do NOT leave soldiers behind...if you were that soldier.....would you doomsayers rather have died in captivity? really?

and six military soldiers did not die trying to find Bergdahl....please get you facts STRAIGHT and actually wait until we know FACTS before being so judgemental

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
4. I agree. It is disgusting to see right wing hate media talking points being
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 10:37 PM
Jun 2014

posted here. With that said, if asked, a clear majority of Americans would say they support Obama's deal to free an American POW.

chillfactor

(7,566 posts)
6. agreed....
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 10:56 PM
Jun 2014

people who post such hateful things have no operating brain.....they spout gossip like it is fact....and much of it verbatim

bobduca

(1,763 posts)
9. same
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 11:15 PM
Jun 2014

The BBC interviewed someone who was saying he felt betrayed by his actions but that the soldier fully supported the rescue. There are plenty in his company that are happy he is back. Chicken hawks and the clueless who forget the military code are leading the charge.

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)
12. I'm a little MORE sick of congressional Democrats jumping on the President for it.
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 01:26 AM
Jun 2014

But yes, the assumption of guilt being foisted upon Bergdahl is quite unjust as well.

bigtree

(85,918 posts)
7. Tapper's still a pos
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 10:59 PM
Jun 2014

. . . as a reporter/journalist. He sees most of the tripe he's been breathlessly reporting falling apart.

. . . recommended

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
8. They were given a script to follow. Their GOP handlers know that it's about
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 11:12 PM
Jun 2014

poisoning the well of goodwill toward Bergdahl with their opinions of him before he ever gets a chance to speak. Define your opponent early, old political trick. Maybe some of them are genuinely out to tell their stories, but even then, I'd expect them to show some decency and actually wait until Bergdahl makes it to the US and faces investigation. My biggest concern is that they are potentially using fallen soldiers to bolster their case, and hurting the families of those men (some of whom seem genuinely caught off-guard).

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
10. By the way, Phase 2: Taliban Collaborator is coming soon from Fox/James Rosen.
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 11:52 PM
Jun 2014

An unnamed intelligence official has been, thru Fox, inviting Congressmen to look at Bergdahl's CIA super-duper classified file that shows he has been collaborating with the enemy. Which I take to mean, stuff he did in captivity. I don't know legally/UCMJ-wise how that holds up in a POW-type situation, where they obviously could brainwash, torture, or otherwise force you to do stuff. There's a code of conduct when you are held captive, so he may have broken that. Or it could be damning stuff in terms of phone calls to his parents, girlfriend, etc. or a clear picture of intent to join the Taliban when he left, but I'm going to guess it's behavior during captivity. The first wave of Bergazi is passing, prepare for the second wave!

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