I have read everything available on Bergdahl and the only sources appearing “sympathetic” to him are leftwing sources, which obviously would include Rolling Stone. The agenda would be to cast the best possible light on the situation so as to best protect Obama. No one in theater is taking up for him and unlike the Obama WH I don’t think that’s to protect their failed leaders. From what I’ve seen, anyone closely tied to the military has zero sympathy for the deserter.
I would normally jump on board with the conservative viewpoint. However, the Bergdahl’s happen to be church members in a sister Presbyterian denomination. They are homeschoolers and that naturally increases my tendency to want to hear their side. We’ve had great results with our homeschooling, but our sons also have the same sort of independent, head strong streak as Bowe is described. I also grieve if the father truly did tell his son to follow his conscience and recognize the guilt he must have been living with that he inadvertently put so many in danger. However, all these human factors do not play well in a hotly contented political fight for the next President, which is what this is all about.
BTW, if you remember, the Rolling Stone article was very critical of the President, his war policy and his administration’s military discipline. It didn’t strike me as protective of the President at all.