Until Obama actually did it.

Then suddenly, some people were against it.

how the media and the people of this country REPEATLY, I mean for decades now, let's the right wing play both sides on every issue ...

For 7 years after jackass allowed 9-11 to hit on his watch, you could not question the POTUS on ANYTHING cause there were troops in the field. That came to a screaming halt in January of 09, and they have been engaging in blatent, out and sedition from the day Barrack Obama took office.

But, they just NEVER get held accountable for it.

Good grief, makes me believe in paid shills. Maybe that is what they are. Or stupid conservatives who can't remember their own opinions 2 weeks ago.

Good for the Prez.

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

As mentioned before all this s**t will backfire as it is already happening. I'm so disappointed with the GOP/Libertarians/other crazy groups who disses on our soldiers and veterans. Its a gawd damn shame but I know they don't care and in my eyes they an un-American crowd of hateful assholes.

It means that this White House would come to the aid and fight for the release of one of them even with their hateful ways.

Tikki

The GOP and right wing hate machine would have gone just as crazy, sending a signal that Bergdahl was not deemed valuable by his country, was perceived as a traitor, etc.

At that point, there was little reason for the Taliban to keep him alive. They probably would have gotten better propaganda value from a video taped beheading.

Another win for the right, who could then blame Obama for Bergdahl's horrific death.

Nor should he apologize for "Benghazi," unless by that we mean the assistance in destroying that nation and plunging it into a continuing war.

But as for conducting a "surge," in the course of which Berghdahl was captured, instead of ending the Afghanistan war... yes he should apologize!

Or the expansion of the Bush drone war and the attempt to justify this atrocity through legalism...

Or the continuing atrocity of Guantanamo... and the failure to even investigate the war criminals of the Bush regime...

Or the bailouts and protection for the criminals of Wall Street...

Or letting Comcast run the FCC to end net neutrality and Monsanto the FDA to protect its interests...

But hey, two non-insane Supreme Court justices and no war on Iran. Also, when the timing was politically opportune, stopped opposing rights equality for gay people. This is pretty much the best one is allowed to expect?

Eat any cookies lately?

and mate. Thank you.

K&R

This "outrage" is 100% faux manufactured crap.

When the mainstream media follows suit however it's pretty sickening.

NPR is making me sicker and sicker. who bought them anyway?

The republicans bought NPR and you can hear the talking points daily .... and the
GOP and the right will say "look it was on liberal NPR."

Bergdahl is 100% faux manufactured outrage. The talking points are shameful and unAmerican of
this hit job. And btw if they keep talking about the 6 Americans killed looking for Bergdahl what about
4,486 killed, the 50,000 wounded, and God knows how many PTSD and suicides from looking for WMDs
that were not there in Iraq?

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/pr-team-behind-bergdahl-naysayers-denies-political-hit-job-article-1.1815280

This outrage is not about Bergdahl or his family they are just collateral damage the target of this
attack was President Obama who has the gall to be President and black too.

they sicken me.

"...but because of the nature of the folks that we were dealing with and the fragile nature of these negotiations,..."
I wonder whom President Obama was referring to: al Quaida or Congress?

double entendre?

...then I guess that would answer your question.

This applies to the republicans in Congress.

"...and the fragile nature of these negotiations" is that the White House couldn't trust some of the nutbags in Congress not to blow the deal by leaking info to the media.

just to thwart him. they didn't care how many thousands died for their wars what's one soldier. jeez i despise republicans.

It comes down to this.
Which party would bring our POWs home?
Democrats
Which party thinks the enemy's justice system is better than our own?
GOP
As a soldier, which party would you want covering your back?
Democrats

I shouldn't be amazed. But I am amazed.

And disappointed.

was he referring to assholes in Congress like DiFi?

but not nearly so loud as I'm dissing her.

Her politics on 90% of the issues I care about are just repellant, and this is another one.

thing. If at all possible, we never leave ANYONE behind. We even work hard to return remains to our shores.

There is one true and unambiguous patriot here - President Obama.

The nay-sayers and fear mongerers display a distinctly un-American,
disloyal and cowardly attitude.

Thank you Mr. President for keeping a clear head and steering the correct and courageous course.

For another (original) cartoon commentary on Bergdahl's release see


http://www.stuartsdesk.com

it's a scandal that he gets up, a scandal that he lays down...i wish i could just get ONE of these assholes and ask them, has the president done even one thing that you thought was a good thing, that you support? because i can't tell that.

Listened to Joe in the morning online Internet. Joe is confused with the famous words “Dam straight Bergdahl is a traitor” besides being a traitor it appears there are so many questions. For heaven’s sakes the guy is not even totally released to be able to speak for himself, come on Joe let us hear what he has to say.

So instead of just listening to Joe Scar, a little surfing started to reveal something interesting. At first my feelings thought Joe Scar thinks this Bergdahl could be new political candidate for the Democrats so the news community rips him apart. Or, as the usual political abuse this is an inverted Joe the plumber. Poor Bergdahl had his own way to stop the war but Joe calls it being a traitor.

It’s interesting Bergdahl comes from a town near Sun Valley a resort city in the western United States, in Blaine County in central Idaho. There is a special uniqueness about this. Dig a little into wiki and find out this whole resort city is a special build by the famous Union Pacific Railroad tycoon Harriman. Woo woo now we are cooking with some real corruption money.

This stuff is so juicy you have got to poke lightly. Never guess this story turns really cool. Harriman created the highly successful Wall Street firm Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Notable employees included George Herbert Walker and his son-in-law Prescott Bush. Wow, yes one of our Grand Old Party members.

Ready for the climax, While Averell Harriman served as Senior Partner of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Harriman Bank was the main Wall Street connection for German companies and the varied U.S. financial interests of Fritz Thyssen, who had been an early financial backer of the Nazi party until 1938, but who by 1939 had fled Germany and was bitterly denouncing Adolf Hitler. This is according to Wikipedia.

Under the Trading With the Enemy Act (enacted October 6, 1917), business transactions for profit with Nazi Germany were illegal when Hitler declared war on the United States. On October 20, 1942, the U.S. government ordered the seizure of Nazi German banking operations in New York City.


There are some interesting correlations here with international law being abused by George Bush during both wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. You mean America has a whole Congress and Senate and media that is complicit to the greatest war hoax in the history of America. Yikes.

Ground zero is Bush treason…

Can I haz that prez always?

I think this soldier when recovered needs to explain a few things.

whether anyone else thinks it was wrong or not. If Obama had a chance to get my kid away from those people, I'd want him to do it, too. It was a gutsy move on his part and I admire that.

calling two of the probable suspected leakers to apologize for not telling them in advance? Obama didn't apologize for the swap.

I thank you for returning an American soldier home safely.

Finally, calling out those who hate this nation's citizens, standing up for what is right and doing it. He makes no apologies for doing the right thing and he should never have to. This attitude right now is exactly what I voted for. That's leadership.

Well done, President Obama!