Bob Bergdahl Praises Allah & Obama Hugs Him … Update: Praises Son’s Work to Help Afghan People(?)

Gateway Pundit ^ | June 1, 2014 | Jim Hoft

[2ndDivisionVet]

Yesterday, Jani Bergdahl and Bob Bergdahl, the parents of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, were invited to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington DC. Bob Bergdahl spoke about the release of his son Bowe. Then he praised Allah and Obama hugged him.

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Sgt. Bergdahl, 28, had been held prisoner by the Taliban since June 30, 2009.

The Daily Caller reported:

At the end of brief event, the soldier’s father, Bob Bergdahl, recited the most frequent phrase in the Koran — “Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim” —which means “In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Compassionate.”

After Bergdahl finished his statement and his praise for Allah, Obama hugged him.

Then Bob Bergdahl went and deleted this tweet where he wrote “God will repay for the death of every Afghan child, ameen!”

UPDATE: On Sunday Bob Bergdahl said he was proud of how his son Bowe was willing to help the Afghan people.

“But most of all, I’m proud of how much you wanted to help the Afghan people, and what you were willing to do to go to that length,” Bob Bergdahl said, fighting back tears during a press conference in Boise. “I’ll say it again: I’m so proud of how far you were willing to go to help the Afghan people. And I think you have succeeded.”

Parents Bob and Jani Bergdahl didn’t elaborate on what that meant.

That’s just bizarre

[miss marmelstein]

Where were they being “super careful”? The father is a big mouth spouting Jihadi lingo on national tv and managing to convince half of America that his son is a Taliban-loving, anti-American! If he wants his son to have a safe life, he needs to shut the hell up and get off the stage. He’s a PR disaster as I’m hoping Obama has come to realize. Please, use some common sense!