Posted on 06/04/2014 11:10:53 AM PDT by armydawg505
Congratulations, Mr. President! And identical congrats to your sorcerer’s apprentice, National Security Adviser Susan Rice. By trying to sell him as an American hero, you’ve turned a deserter already despised by soldiers in the know into quite possibly the most-hated individual soldier in the history of our military.
I have never witnessed such outrage from our troops.
Exhibit A: Ms. Rice. In one of the most tone-deaf statements in White House history (we’re making a lot of history here), the national-security advisor, on a Sunday talk show, described Bergdahl as having served “with honor and distinction.” Those serving in uniform and those of us who served previously were already stirred up, but that jaw-dropper drove us into jihad mode.
But pity Ms. Rice. Like the president she serves, she’s a victim of her class. Nobody in the inner circle of Team Obama has served in uniform. It shows. That bit about serving with “honor and distinction” is the sort of perfunctory catch-phrase politicians briefly don as electoral armor. (“At this point in your speech, ma’am, devote one sentence to how much you honor the troops.”)
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He has, with the trade of one “insignificant” traitor, taken the VA scandal and Benghazi and the IRA scandals away from the headlines.... I beg to differ. His gaffe was that this brings EVERY one of his purposeful,traitorous acts to the forefront.
Unfortunately, you may be right. Perhaps Americans have simply lost their ability to elect competent people with integrity.
Obama hates America. Pure and simple.
“The president, too, appears stunned. He has so little understanding of (or interest in) the values and traditions of our troops that he and his advisers really believed that those in uniform would erupt into public joy at the news of Bergdahl’s release — as D.C. frat kids did when Osama bin Laden’s death was trumpeted.”
There is no force on earth strong enough to make be believe that, in the mind of the president or ANY of his team, the HOPED FORE magnitude of the return rendered somehow invisible the magnitude of the release of 5 certified, blood-drenched America despising killers. Sorry. Not. Buying. It.
Dude, that was like 225 years ago.
-PJ
It's hard to say which is worse.
Arnold was bitter for being passed over for promotion, and lost the confidence of General Washington, so he left and sold his services to the British.
Bergdahl claims to have not believed in the mission, or in the values and principles of the United States, so he deserted and went to the enemy.
Same end result, different underlying motives.
-PJ
It was pretty much down hill from the time Bergdahl’s dad came out speaking looking like the released terrorists, only wearing a tie. It could have been worse with mom wearing a burka.
What about Arron Burr? He was hated too. But one would need to go back to the Revolutionary was to find a real Hero—who betrayed his nation in the form of Benedict Arnold. My bet is he was an active colaborator for the Taliban—and will continue his Jihad when he’s released out of the Army—watch as he shoots up a shopping mall in the future.
They are blinded by arrogance.
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