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This is bigger than you want it to be.
There are laws congress passed and the President signed, stating we do not negotiate with terrorist.
The President broke those laws.
But that is just the tip of the iceberg. There is a lot more to it then that.
Trading a criminal that betrayed his unit, for criminals that wish to kill us all.
This has got to hit OBAMA below the belt.
The 5 were scheduled to be released given they had not been charged or prosecuted despite a decade of imprisonment, spanning two administrations. They were going home or wherever, no matter what.
You do know that The maximum punishment for desertion during a time of war is death right? They should have left him to the Taliban.
If that had happened Obama would have been blamed.
Regardless, the 5 were going to be released given they had not been charged or prosecuted despite more than a decade of imprisionment spanning two administrations.
I know he's in custody. The point is that you can't charge him with desertion unless you suspect somehow that he deserted. And you don't know he deserted unless you can question him to ascertain whether or not he did. And you certainly can't call him a deserter unless he's been convicted of desertion.
And Bergdahl has to be in U.S. custody to make the charge stick.
Therefore, we were right to secure his release.
This has to be the biggest stretch I have seen in a while.
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The president is responible for everything that happens anywhere in the world when one does not like the president.
Public opinion was against giving up 5 Taliban for Bergdahl . The administration tried to show they did the right thing by calling Bergdahl a hero, repeatedly, complete with a Rose Garden announcement with Bergdahl's parents. And, of course, burying it as long as they can so they can use their famous line "after all this time, what difference does it make?". That strategy has certainly worked on half this country so far.
The "conservatives" around here were outraged that we got back a POW because he was probably a deserter, and now their outraged because he's being charged with desertion? Didn't the Pentagon and White House say the entire time that there was going to be a full investigation? So, they did what they said they were going to do; the guy will get his day in (military) court but yet there's still outrage.... Well, okay then.
You guys aren't conservative at all. You're rageaholics.
Whether or not he deserted is immaterial to whether or not you get him back. He's an American, and you do what you have to do to get him back.
And until you get him back, you don't know whether he's a deserter or not.
We did nothing wrong by exchanging people for him.
Agree 100%. Another faux outrage brought to us by the Benghazi loons.
Let's DO have another hearing.
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Roger that.
I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy
That's the promise we make when we deploy. We bring back our own. Even when they fail us, we don't fail them.
I guess conservatives think we should break that promise. Whatever.
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We did the right thing bringing Bergdahl back.
It appears we are doing the right thing by putting him on trial.
If the court finds him guilty, the military will punish him.
The system worked. There is no political issue involved.
Absolutely. The Conservative Industrial Scandal Complex is hard at work again. Perhaps we will get to see them actually govern instead of blowing a blood vessel everytime Obama breathes.
Wouldn't that a be a breath of fresh air.
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The "conservatives" around here were outraged that we got back a POW because he was probably a deserter, and now their outraged because he's being charged with desertion? Didn't the Pentagon and White House say the entire time that there was going to be a full investigation? So, they did what they said they were going to do; the guy will get his day in (military) court but yet there's still outrage.... Well, okay then.
You guys aren't conservative at all. You're rageaholics.
You hit the nail on the head! They thrive on division and rage.
That's how Fox keeps the low information voter riled up all the time.
Agree 100%. Another faux outrage brought to us by the Benghazi loons.
Let's DO have another hearing.
I guess conservatives think we should break that promise. Whatever.
Absolutely. The Conservative Industrial Scandal Complex is hard at work again. Perhaps we will get to see them actually govern instead of blowing a blood vessel everytime Obama breathes.
Wouldn't that a be a breath of fresh air.
You hit the nail on the head! They thrive on division and rage.
That's how Fox keeps the low information voter riled up all the time.
"They thrive on division and rage. "
Sounds like your guilty of the same.
So there's an Evil Conservative hiding under ever rock. You do realize that almost every member of our military leadership. Whether they be a General, Admiral, West point and Academy grad, Navy Seal, or Army Delta Force or any other Special Force member for that matter identifies as Conservative? So, from your perspective our entire military command structure is evil.
I really do feel so badly for Berghdahl. I mean conservatives are openly witch hunting the guy.
Again, the same conservative "Id" and media that gave you such truths as the ACA death panels and French and English no go zones, has now decided that based purely on hatred of President Obama this young man is responsible for murders, a deserter, etc and so on.
And reality will not mean one thing to conservatives.
This has to be the biggest stretch I have seen in a while.
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Public opinion was against giving up 5 Taliban for Bergdahl . The administration tried to show they did the right thing by calling Bergdahl a hero, repeatedly, complete with a Rose Garden announcement with Bergdahl's parents. And, of course, burying it as long as they can so they can use their famous line "after all this time, what difference does it make?". That strategy has certainly worked on half this country so far.
I did find this interesting, from the link:
"The charges will apparently not allege that Bergdahl left with the intent never to return."
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. You do realize that almost every member of our military leadership. Whether they be a General, Admiral, West point and Academy grad, Navy Seal, or Army Delta Force or any other Special Force member for that matter identifies as Conservative? So, from your perspective our entire military command structure is evil
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