I wouldn’t be surprised if his father ordered him to do what he did..remember the email he sent his Dad(Notice he didnt send an email to his mother) saying how America is “Disgusting” and rambled on and on and on..his father wrote back to him and said “Go with your conscience” that was code..because if anyone’s son wrote a rambling email to them they wouldn’t respond with 4 words..they would want to know what is going on, what is causing their son to say such things
Exactly. Who had the most influence on Bergdahl prior to joining the Army and prior to being “captured” by the Taliban? No one with a strong sense of independent, rational thought and trained to be part of a team as he received with the Army suddenly has an awakening then acts on it in such a dramatic and self destructive way. That takes coaching, mentoring, teaching well in advance.
Great Post. One thing I can’t get out of my mind, is the Bergdahl Dad in The Rose Garden saying “...I am Your Father Bowe...”, moments before he began reciting the Arabic stuff. Why on earth would you be telling your son that? I just can’t let that one go. “...I Am Your Father Bowe...”. No one has asked that question either, but it’s sticking in my mind.