[Wolfie]

Do you really think the future of terrorism rests on these five? A shame you couldn’t have volunteered to swap places with our soldier to keep them in Gitmo.

[hal ogen]

I hope the released soldier avoids treatment at the VA. They might kill him through neglect.

[TexasCajun]

What I'm saying is Obama has put a price on the Gitmo terrorists & that price is an American hostage or hostages, military or civilian.

[TexasCajun]

It could play out that Obama swapped a deserter for 5 High-Profile, High-Risk terrorist.

And there were nagging questions about the circumstances of Bergdahl’s captivity. How Bergdahl came to leave his base in Afghanistan has never been clear, and some have suggested he should be treated as a deserter, not a captive.

Rolling Stone cited emails in which Bergdahl told his parents he was “ashamed to even be American” and had lost faith in the mission. He also hinted at desertion, according to the report, and mailed home boxes of personal belongings such as uniforms and books. Bergdahl reportedly wrote that the “future is too good to waste on lies.”

While joy over Bergdahl’s release permeated military forums on social media, there was also an undercurrent of uncertainty _ and, at times, outright disdain _ over the cloudy circumstances of his capture.

“It’s called desertion, you don’t celebrate it,” went one tweet typical of the more skeptical camp. Another said Bergdahl should “stand trial for desertion, insubordination, and treason – men were killed searching for him.”