Posted on 06/03/2014 2:54:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The surprise release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl over the weekend has elicited a furious backlash among military veterans and some civilians who want the soldier to be tried for desertion.
Opposition groups have appeared on Facebook. One titled "Bowe Bergdahl is NOT a Hero!" had more than 10,000 members as of Monday evening. The site features pictures of six soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan during missions to allegedly find the prisoner of war.
The Facebook group also includes a link to a petition accusing Bergdahl of desertion and being absent without leave -- both violations of military law.
"Punish Bowe Bergdahl for walking off base with intent to not support the War On terror," states the petition, which was submitted to the White House’s website and generated more than 4,000 signatures as of Monday afternoon. "Bowe Bergdahl broke several Articles under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and needs to be punished not rewarded."
President Barack Obama held a brief press conference in the Rose Garden on Saturday to announce that Bergdahl had been freed in exchange for five Afghan detainees at the naval prison at Guantanamo Bay. The enlisted soldier, now 28, was held by Taliban captors for almost five years, making him the longest-held American military prisoner since the Vietnam War.
The decision drew immediate criticism from Republican lawmakers who accused the administration of negotiating with terrorists and skirting existing law for failing to notify them within 30 days of any prisoner release.
Nathan Bradley Bethea, who served in the same unit as Bergdahl in Paktika province -- the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment -- wrote a detailed article for The Daily Beast about his involvement in efforts to find the missing soldier throughout the summer of 2009....
(Excerpt) Read more at military.com ...
“The enlisted soldier, now 28, was held by Taliban captors for almost five years, making him the longest-held American military prisoner since the Vietnam War. “
Not sure I consider this guy as being a prisoner, but I’ve not studied what is known either.
Public schools.
Your instincts serve you well.
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03:34 PM ET Bergdahl’s team leader: Intercepted radio chatter said he sought talks with the Taliban
Easy. When the MSM turned communists and supports King Obama it was a huge start. Add at least 2/3 of ignorant Americans who were influenced by an educational system that was communists left. Then add filling the Administration with known communists. And the biggest item is King Obama who is mentally ill. What in the hell did we expect.
Reagan drove them to distraction. Literally starkers.
After Reagan, the Liberal Hive said "Never Again."
“Bowe knows desertion”- a new Nike ad ?
Well now they are saying Bowe is too fragile to be questioned about the circumstances of his capture by the Taliban. Unbelievable!!
Remember when the POW’s from Nam came home. They just walked off the plane. A couple of them looked like death warmed over too. Nobody thought they were too fragile to be debriefed. This is a total crock.
Taliban are hardened fighters. Bergdahl was teaching them bomb making skills, per the Daily Mail story of 2010.
Sounds like TaliBowe was hardened to me. Five years and still around the Taliban.
Fragile? Please.
Don’t insult my intelligence. I wasn’t born last night.
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DEFINATELY, great idea.
It would help me to see a humorous take on this nastiness.
Note to self: check this out
so fast, nicely done! (how?!)
lol, nice touch w/ the link!
Adobe Photoshop has been running on my computer day and night for years, always at the ready when needed..
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