Posted on 06/02/2014 4:28:48 PM PDT by servo1969
A Pentagon investigation concluded in 2010 that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl walked away from his unit, and after an initial flurry of searching the military decided not to exert extraordinary efforts to rescue him, according to a former senior defense official who was involved in the matter.
Instead, the U.S. government pursued negotiations to get him back over the following five years of his captivity — a track that led to his release over the weekend.
Bergdahl was being checked and treated Monday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany as questions mounted at home over the swap that resulted in his freedom in exchange for the release of five detainees who were sent to Qatar from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo, Cuba.
Even in the first hours of Bergdahl's handoff to U.S. special forces in eastern Afghanistan, it was clear this would not be an uncomplicated yellow-ribbon celebration. Five terrorist suspects also walked free, stirring a debate over whether the exchange would heighten the risk of other Americans being snatched as bargaining chips and whether the released detainees — several senior Taliban figures among them — would find their way back to the fight.
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These five will spend a year pre-release in Qatar where they can be recruited to support the rebel struggle in Syria, killing Shiites (including Iran and Hezbolah insurgents) and Alewites (Shiite sect, to include the Assad regime). The Taliban has a pension for killing Shiites, one of these guy is proportedly responsible for the death of 7,000 Shiites. In some cases cutting their throats in front of their wife and children.
This is what Obama (Sunni Muslim), the Muslim Brotherhood (Sunni), the Suadi’s (Sunni) and Qatari’s (Sunni) all want.
The Taliban will be on our side now. Hurray! /sarc
Whoa. Mailed his uniform home? Planned well, didn’t he?
Hang him. He caused the deaths of 14 brave soldiers according to Col. Hunt, whom I believe and trust.
When you're an Obama boot licker it comes easy.
Now, if you are a Marine held in a Mexican prison, well, you get my point.
Now that the next election looks like a blowout for the Dems, Obama is becoming dispensable. He is now a lame duck and might not even make it to the finish line. The man hasn’t been cultivating too many friends.
Yes it can. There have been numerous times, when I thought those slime bags could not stoop any lower, only to see them stoop lower. Yes, it can, and probably will get worse.
Hopefully this will become the Commander in Frauds undoing.
AARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHH Susan Rice is a POS, and POS is not a harsh enough term for that demonic witch.
Deserters need to be treated like deserters.
Obama helping a fellow Traitor.
Who would have seen that one coming?/s
Now you've gone and jinxed us.
The psychology behind Rice’s Sunday show REPEAT OF LIES is to preempt any testifying for Benghazi.. That is, that Rice can convince everyone that her comments on Bergdahl and Benghazi were just a result of her stupidity and that she is not smart enought o engage in a cover-up!!!!!
Zero will claim he knew nothing about this until he saw it on the news. Again.
Obama Math - One Traitor = Five Terrorists + Six Dead American Soldiers = Photo Op.
... LOL ...They negotiated for his release over the five years of captivity? Must have been some really really tough negotiations if the Taliban secured their original dreamy wishlist. Yup .... Obama must have conducted some very tough hardball negotiations..... yup.
>> But Susan Rice said he was a POW and served with “dignity.”
Did she ever make a positive mention of the 4 killed in Benghazi during or after the regime’s protracted defecation on the 1st Amendment?
.... Not to mention that Bergdahl trained the Taliban in the use of explosives ..... which pretty much places Bowe Bergdahl in the ranks of a traitorous terrorist!!!
I AM CALLING FOR THE IMPEACHMENT OF THIS HORRIBLE AND CRIMINAL PRESIDENT NOW!
This coming right after the VA now proves Obama has stepped into it.
Where would he get the alcohol? Pretty rare stuff in Afghanistan.
Bowe and his father BOTH should be investigated by the FBI. I could see them both conspiring to attack Americans in the near future, as soon as the son is let loose. They both hate America and would be happy to attack Americans, as Bergdahl Sr. said because “God will repay for the death of every Afghan child, Ameen!”.
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