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I think this is a more balanced perspective on the Bergdahls than we have been getting recently. I am concerned about the rush to slam Bowe and his dad.

ALL respect to the six who died looking for him; I don't pretend to know what went on. But I can't respect the eager willingness to immediately believe the worst.

I hated having to cut out so much of the article. Please go to the link and read to get a more insightful look at the family, particularly the dad.

1 posted on 06/03/2014 11:52:24 AM PDT by Persevero
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You expect balance from the WaPo?

This sounds more like Damage Control.

2 posted on 06/03/2014 11:53:46 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ecce Crucem Domini, fugite partes adversae. Vicit Leo de Tribu Iuda, Radix David, Alleluia!)
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The problem was having him do his thing on international television while standing next to the President of the United States. The act belittled the White House.


3 posted on 06/03/2014 11:55:58 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Conservatism is the political disposition of grown-ups.)
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The statements made by his fellow soldiers, and the statements proven to have been made by Bowe are more than enough for me.


4 posted on 06/03/2014 11:56:07 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Soon, "the grateful dead" will be more than just the name of a crap band...)
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The Washington Compost is a direct propaganda rag of the Islamic Obamanistas. So, I’m not surprised that it paints a rosey picture.


5 posted on 06/03/2014 11:56:45 AM PDT by JohnKinAK
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Wow.


6 posted on 06/03/2014 11:57:22 AM PDT by petitfour
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The only part of the narrative I'm skeptical about is the assistance he gave his captors since the source are the terrorists.

Corroboration, if available, would probably be locked up in government archives.

7 posted on 06/03/2014 11:57:31 AM PDT by AU72
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Not supposed to change title. You didn’t know that? This will probably be pulled.


8 posted on 06/03/2014 11:58:58 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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6 KIA because Bowe did a walk around with the Taliban. Explain that to the 5 year olds who have and never will have their fathers.


9 posted on 06/03/2014 11:59:22 AM PDT by jwalsh07
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I'll take the word of the soldiers in his unit before all others. Everything else is playing the game.

Remember, Hasan was a work place incident. I'll never forget Obama saying "Don't come to any conclusions".

And the father had the nerve to thank allah at OUR WHITEHOUSE.

11 posted on 06/03/2014 11:59:52 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Bowe deserted his post in a war zone. As a result others died.

The only remaining question in my mind is did he also actively aid the enemy.

That is very bad no matter how you slice it. At a minimum he should be prison for a long, long time.


12 posted on 06/03/2014 12:00:23 PM PDT by DB
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Bull$***.

You shoul dbe concerned about what this guy did, the loss of American lives, the five maniacs that monster in Washington released.

Where is your common sense?????


13 posted on 06/03/2014 12:01:25 PM PDT by ZULU (Impeach Obama NOW.)
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“fiercely intelligent”....what the hell is that?


14 posted on 06/03/2014 12:01:41 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Soon, "the grateful dead" will be more than just the name of a crap band...)
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At a minimum, Berghdal is a deserter...that much is fact.

He needs to face the full punishment for that action.

The only question left for me is whether he was/is a collaborator...

His dad, well, that’s another topic, but he sure hasn’t ingratiated himself by uttering islamic phrases.


15 posted on 06/03/2014 12:02:24 PM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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WTF?

Growing one’s beard to show solidarity; learning to speak Pashtu to communicate with those holding a loved one captive; and even watching, favoriting, and subscribing to jihadists’ YouTube channels to better understand the enemy is one thing, but reciting the bismillah in Arabic at a White House press conference in the Rose Garden AFTER that loved one is safely in U.S. custody is a whole different thing.

I don’t understand Bob Bergdahl’s actions. Stockholm syndrome doesn’t even begin to answer the questions about him.

My two cents.


16 posted on 06/03/2014 12:03:38 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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"Bergdahl is fiercely intelligent..."

But forgets how to speak English, so his father has to recite a Muslim Prayer at the White house for him...

I guess he's now a muslim too?

23 posted on 06/03/2014 12:07:23 PM PDT by Mr. K (If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period. PALIN/CRUZ 2016)
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So if the dad grew the beard to curry favor with the ‘captors’, why didn’t he cut it when the son was free?

It’s no easy task to maintain one of those btw. I’m kin to duck dynasty types. You have to want to have that beard.


24 posted on 06/03/2014 12:07:24 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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I just thought he was a Duck Dynasty fan....


31 posted on 06/03/2014 12:11:00 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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He taught himself Pashto.
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Why ???? and when ???


32 posted on 06/03/2014 12:11:10 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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Bergdahhas said he grew his beard as a chronology marking the time that his son was missing.
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isn’t that what a calendar is for ???


34 posted on 06/03/2014 12:11:58 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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I think the father is irrelevant and would have stayed irrelevant if Obama had not cooked up the Rode Garden stunt. It backfired and now the media is in full deflection mode. What many of us are concerned about is that the careerists in the Army and the administration will try to sweep this under the rug with a bunch of feel good publicity.
Bergdahl needs to face the music for what he did to his unit and Obama must be held accountable for the mess he made by negotiating with terrorists.
37 posted on 06/03/2014 12:13:51 PM PDT by Old North State
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