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kpete

(71,981 posts) Thu Jun 5, 2014, 10:36 AM Jun 2014

Fellow Former Hostage-Letter to Bergdahl : 'You'll find many are blaming you for your own captivity"

"You'll Need to Relearn How to Be a Person": A Letter to Bowe Bergdahl From a Fellow Former Hostage
When I came home after 26 months in captivity, I didn't know how hard it is to be free again.

People will recognize you on the street and welcome you home. But you'll soon discover that others, in op-eds, blogs, and emails, say terrible things. You'll find that many are blaming you for your own captivity. Ironically, these are generally people who feel very strongly that your captors are their enemies. Some of them think you should be punished further. You'll see that many blame you for the deaths of American soldiers, rather than blame the war itself. Blaming the victim is always a way to protect the powerful.

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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/06/letter-bowe-bergdahl-shane-bauer

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Fellow Former Hostage-Letter to Bergdahl : 'You'll find many are blaming you for your own captivity" (Original Post) kpete Jun 2014 OP

I hope he gets a chance to read this letter... lame54 Jun 2014 #1

Some day maybe he'll read this. I hope so... riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #2

This is going to sound harsh, Jenoch Jun 2014 #3

no, dick fucking cheney and his hand puppet hold all responsibility.. frylock Jun 2014 #4

The war was, not him nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #6

As I wrote, I hope Bergdahl gets healthy. Jenoch Jun 2014 #7

And he seems to have been in a clusterfuck of a unit engaged in war crimes nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #8

It also explains McCain nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #5

lame54

(35,282 posts)

1. I hope he gets a chance to read this letter...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 10:44 AM

Jun 2014

it's going to be a long journey - especially because he is being played as a political pawn - disgusting

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

2. Some day maybe he'll read this. I hope so...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 11:01 AM

Jun 2014

I just read that Bowe Bergdahl's still too unstable for his family to see him in Germany.

4 days later...

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)

3. This is going to sound harsh,

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 12:12 PM

Jun 2014

and I hope Bergdahl heals, both physically and mentally, but it appears he was responsible for his captivity. Shane Bauer was responsible for his captivity.

frylock

(34,825 posts)

4. no, dick fucking cheney and his hand puppet hold all responsibility..

Reply to Jenoch (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 03:16 PM

Jun 2014

full fucking stop.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

6. The war was, not him

Reply to Jenoch (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 03:23 PM

Jun 2014

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)

7. As I wrote, I hope Bergdahl gets healthy.

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 03:32 PM

Jun 2014

However, from all of the information at hand so far, it seems he walked off the base voluntarily. He joined the army voluntarily. He tried to join the French Foreign. I'm guessing he joined the Army back when they needed bodies and that he would not be accepted today.

Shane Bauer's mother lives 40 minutes from me. I have sympathy for what she and her son went through, however he is responsible for his captivity in Iran.

I am not in agreement with what the Republicans are doing with this situation. I do however like facts to be used in these discussions.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

8. And he seems to have been in a clusterfuck of a unit engaged in war crimes

Reply to Jenoch (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 03:33 PM

Jun 2014

with none to go to.

He is quite the victim as well. I am sorry you cannot see the full picture here.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

5. It also explains McCain

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 03:22 PM

Jun 2014

And my father, may he rest in peace...and many millions who have been victims of circumstance.

As to his plea to journalists, if I happen to meet him in the street, no scoop for me. He has a right, absolute, to privacy

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