be for keeping them past 2014 anyway? What would, or could, be done with them, Bergdahl aside? The whole war lasting as long as it did was stupid, and starting Gitmo was stupid, and now Obama is tasked with cleaning up the mess that no one feels good about.

have approved of the action taken by our govt... He’s nothing but a piece of slime..

Just found Rice’s statement on Huffington Post..

"This is a very special situation," Rice said. "Sergeant Bergdahl wasn't simply a hostage, he was an American prisoner of war, captured on the battlefield. We have a sacred obligation that we have upheld since the founding of our Republic to do our utmost to bring back our men and women who were taken in battle. And we did that in this instance."

Rice noted that, in the 21st century, "some of our adversaries may not be traditional state actors," but that failing to negotiate the release of a prisoner of war based on that "would break faith with the American people and with the men and women who serve in uniform."

"Regardless of who may be holding an American prisoner of war, we must do our best to bring him or her back," Rice said.

Rice also defended the decision to go forward with the release without consulting Congress. She said the administration consulted with both the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice and "determined that it was both appropriate and necessary for us to proceed in an expedited fashion." Rice said the administration had "in the past had extensive consultations with Congress" about the Bergdahl situation and that legislators "were well aware that this idea and this prospect was one that the administration was seriously considering."

"We had reason to be concerned that this was an urgent and an acute situation, that his life could have been at risk," she said. "We did not have 30 days to wait. And had we waited and lost him, I don't think anybody would have forgiven the United States government."

Bergdahl is probably a mess, emotionally if not physically--nobody is sure where he's at mentally, at this point. For Cruz to say such a thing tells me his only insight into Bergdahl's situation is having once read heroic POW accounts from WW2 or Vietnam and applying that to this case. He really should STFU on military matters, he knows nothing.

You know the one he is making up in his damaged mind( imagination) right now...

Why, he sat through an entire screening of "When Eagles Dare" without once screaming, "Couldn't you fuckers find one German actor?"

Something just isn't right about this.