Bergdahl Was in Unit Known for Its Troubles

[Edgetho]

This is lower than low. This is beyond politics. This is stepping into territory heretofore unknown even for the DISGUSTING FILTH in the LSM.

Rather than blame the person who walked away, they blame the brave men he left behind.

Disgusting but -- What else can you expect from the left?

NY Times Insinuates Bergdahl’s “Raggedy” Army Unit Responsible For Him Deserting…

Stay classy, New York Times.

Bergdahl Was in Unit Known for Its Troubles – NY Times

The platoon was, an American military official would assert years later, “raggedy.”

On their tiny, remote base, in a restive sector of eastern Afghanistan at an increasingly violent time of the war, they were known to wear bandannas and cutoff T-shirts. Their crude observation post was inadequately secured, a military review later found. Their first platoon leader, and then their first platoon sergeant, were replaced relatively early in the deployment because of problems.

But the unit — Second Platoon, Blackfoot Company in the First Battalion, 501st Regiment — might well have remained indistinguishable from scores of other Army platoons in Afghanistan had it not been for one salient fact: This was the team from which Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl disappeared on June 30, 2009.

In the years since Sergeant Bergdahl’s capture by the Taliban, and even more since his release last week in a contentious prisoner exchange for five Taliban fighters, much has been written suggesting that he was a misfit soldier in something of a misfit platoon that stumbled through its first months in Afghanistan and might have made it too easy for him to walk away, as his fellow soldiers say he did.

P.S.

You probably haven't noticed but word from Hate America HQ (the dimocrap party) is to 'change the subject at any cost'

Notice how our resident dimocraps have been digging up shit from as long ago as fifty freaking years?

Yeah. That.

This thread will get reported until it's moved

 

[Ravi]

From your article:

Just how and why Sergeant Bergdahl disappeared remains a mystery to his fellow soldiers.

They say they do not remember his leaving behind any note or explanation. They said they were unaware that he had previously wandered off the base, as the internal Army review reported.

And they vehemently disputed reports that implied he had seen a vehicle from his unit run over an Afghan child, which Sergeant Bergdahl had apparently told his parents in an email before his disappearance. That never happened, his fellow soldiers said.

Mr. Sutton said the one time he remembered Sergeant Bergdahl talking about leaving, it seemed clear — at least then — that he was joking.

“He said, ‘What would it look like if I got lost in the mountains?’ ” Mr. Sutton recalled him saying. “ ‘Do you think I could make it to China or India on foot?’ I genuinely thought he was just kidding.”

How he slipped off the base is another matter of debate. The observation post was rectangular, shaped like a horseshoe, perhaps 150 yards long by 100 yards wide. One end backed up to a hill near where a contingent of Afghan National Police was staying and was not fully encircled with concertina razor wire; Sergeant Bergdahl had been increasingly spending time with the Afghan policemen, who helped provide security for the back of the outpost.

This is all as clear as mud. No one knows what happened except that he was held hostage by the Taliban.

And you shits, including John McCain and many loud mouthed Republican asswipes, have branded him a traitor.

 

[Steve_McGarrett]

From your article:

Just how and why Sergeant Bergdahl disappeared remains a mystery to his fellow soldiers.

They say they do not remember his leaving behind any note or explanation. They said they were unaware that he had previously wandered off the base, as the internal Army review reported.

And they vehemently disputed reports that implied he had seen a vehicle from his unit run over an Afghan child, which Sergeant Bergdahl had apparently told his parents in an email before his disappearance. That never happened, his fellow soldiers said.

Mr. Sutton said the one time he remembered Sergeant Bergdahl talking about leaving, it seemed clear — at least then — that he was joking.

“He said, ‘What would it look like if I got lost in the mountains?’ ” Mr. Sutton recalled him saying. “ ‘Do you think I could make it to China or India on foot?’ I genuinely thought he was just kidding.”

How he slipped off the base is another matter of debate. The observation post was rectangular, shaped like a horseshoe, perhaps 150 yards long by 100 yards wide. One end backed up to a hill near where a contingent of Afghan National Police was staying and was not fully encircled with concertina razor wire; Sergeant Bergdahl had been increasingly spending time with the Afghan policemen, who helped provide security for the back of the outpost.

This is all as clear as mud. No one knows what happened except that he was held hostage by the Taliban.

And you shits, including John McCain and many loud mouthed Republican asswipes, have branded him a traitor.

He is a traitor. He should suffer the fate that Pvt Eddie Slovik did during WW2 for desertion.

 

[dilloduck]

Why is anyone even bothering to smear anyone ? Obama doesn't give a rats ass what people think and has no plans to respond to complaints.

 

[Edgetho]

From your article:

Just how and why Sergeant Bergdahl disappeared remains a mystery to his fellow soldiers.

They say they do not remember his leaving behind any note or explanation. They said they were unaware that he had previously wandered off the base, as the internal Army review reported.

And they vehemently disputed reports that implied he had seen a vehicle from his unit run over an Afghan child, which Sergeant Bergdahl had apparently told his parents in an email before his disappearance. That never happened, his fellow soldiers said.

Mr. Sutton said the one time he remembered Sergeant Bergdahl talking about leaving, it seemed clear — at least then — that he was joking.

“He said, ‘What would it look like if I got lost in the mountains?’ ” Mr. Sutton recalled him saying. “ ‘Do you think I could make it to China or India on foot?’ I genuinely thought he was just kidding.”

How he slipped off the base is another matter of debate. The observation post was rectangular, shaped like a horseshoe, perhaps 150 yards long by 100 yards wide. One end backed up to a hill near where a contingent of Afghan National Police was staying and was not fully encircled with concertina razor wire; Sergeant Bergdahl had been increasingly spending time with the Afghan policemen, who helped provide security for the back of the outpost.

This is all as clear as mud. No one knows what happened except that he was held hostage by the Taliban.

And you shits, including John McCain and many loud mouthed Republican asswipes, have branded him a traitor.

He is a traitor. He should suffer the fate that Pvt Eddie Slovik did during WW2 for desertion.

Here is an EXCELLENT piece that our resident dimocrap scum won't read.... Because it's fair and because it's accurate and because it's written by a Veteran.

But I recommend it.

FUNKER530 » Military Videos And Veteran Community discussing Army, Navy, Air Force topics. » Bowe Bergdahl: Hero? Traitor? Political Distraction

Bergdahl is a traitor. Is it any wonder dimocrap scum are defending him?

Seriously? Any wonder at all?

 

[Ravi]

Why is anyone even bothering to smear anyone ? Obama doesn't give a rats ass what people think and has no plans to respond to complaints.

Does that surprise you?

On the other hand, these other idiotic politicians are running for re-election. And making themselves look like morons.

 

[bodecea]

From your article:

Just how and why Sergeant Bergdahl disappeared remains a mystery to his fellow soldiers.

They say they do not remember his leaving behind any note or explanation. They said they were unaware that he had previously wandered off the base, as the internal Army review reported.

And they vehemently disputed reports that implied he had seen a vehicle from his unit run over an Afghan child, which Sergeant Bergdahl had apparently told his parents in an email before his disappearance. That never happened, his fellow soldiers said.

Mr. Sutton said the one time he remembered Sergeant Bergdahl talking about leaving, it seemed clear — at least then — that he was joking.

“He said, ‘What would it look like if I got lost in the mountains?’ ” Mr. Sutton recalled him saying. “ ‘Do you think I could make it to China or India on foot?’ I genuinely thought he was just kidding.”

How he slipped off the base is another matter of debate. The observation post was rectangular, shaped like a horseshoe, perhaps 150 yards long by 100 yards wide. One end backed up to a hill near where a contingent of Afghan National Police was staying and was not fully encircled with concertina razor wire; Sergeant Bergdahl had been increasingly spending time with the Afghan policemen, who helped provide security for the back of the outpost.

This is all as clear as mud. No one knows what happened except that he was held hostage by the Taliban.

And you shits, including John McCain and many loud mouthed Republican asswipes, have branded him a traitor.

He is a traitor. He should suffer the fate that Pvt Eddie Slovik did during WW2 for desertion.

So you are prepared to give testimony at his Article 32 Hearing, right?

 

[Little-Acorn]

No one knows what happened except that he was held hostage by the Taliban.

His squadmates (you know, people who were actually there) know a lot more than that.

And they're talking.

BTW, none of them have accusing him of being anything more than being a deserter... something he himself admitted in writing. They DO say that the entire matter needs to be thoroughly investigated.

The left has avoided those people (the ones who were actually there) like the plague. No interviews by any leftist "journalist", no question, nothing. The only time they have mentioned them, is to call them "pyschopaths" and other such names. Even though they weren't the ones who walked away from their posts in the face of the enemy.

But keep up your hysterical smearing.

We need to see just how disingenuous the left is.

Never forget it.

 

[dilloduck]

Why is anyone even bothering to smear anyone ? Obama doesn't give a rats ass what people think and has no plans to respond to complaints.

Does that surprise you?

On the other hand, these other idiotic politicians are running for re-election. And making themselves look like morons.

All idiotic politicians will do anything to keep their jobs. Chasing the truth is becoming pointless.

 

[bodecea]

No one knows what happened except that he was held hostage by the Taliban.

His squadmates (you know, people who were actually there) know a lot more than that.

And they're talking.

BTW, none of them have accusing him of being anything more than being a deserter... something he himself admitted in writing.

But keep up your hysterical smearing.

We need to see just how disingenuous the left is.

Never forget it.

They are talking because people are wanting to give them attention.

Let's see what they TESTIFY under oath at Bergdahl's Article 32 Hearing, ok?

 

[Sallow]

From your article:

Just how and why Sergeant Bergdahl disappeared remains a mystery to his fellow soldiers.

They say they do not remember his leaving behind any note or explanation. They said they were unaware that he had previously wandered off the base, as the internal Army review reported.

And they vehemently disputed reports that implied he had seen a vehicle from his unit run over an Afghan child, which Sergeant Bergdahl had apparently told his parents in an email before his disappearance. That never happened, his fellow soldiers said.

Mr. Sutton said the one time he remembered Sergeant Bergdahl talking about leaving, it seemed clear — at least then — that he was joking.

“He said, ‘What would it look like if I got lost in the mountains?’ ” Mr. Sutton recalled him saying. “ ‘Do you think I could make it to China or India on foot?’ I genuinely thought he was just kidding.”

How he slipped off the base is another matter of debate. The observation post was rectangular, shaped like a horseshoe, perhaps 150 yards long by 100 yards wide. One end backed up to a hill near where a contingent of Afghan National Police was staying and was not fully encircled with concertina razor wire; Sergeant Bergdahl had been increasingly spending time with the Afghan policemen, who helped provide security for the back of the outpost.

This is all as clear as mud. No one knows what happened except that he was held hostage by the Taliban.

And you shits, including John McCain and many loud mouthed Republican asswipes, have branded him a traitor.

He is a traitor. He should suffer the fate that Pvt Eddie Slovik did during WW2 for desertion.

And that was established, when, exactly?

Oh and FOX saudi propaganda, don't count.

 

[Sallow]

No one knows what happened except that he was held hostage by the Taliban.

His squadmates (you know, people who were actually there) know a lot more than that.

And they're talking.

BTW, none of them have accusing him of being anything more than being a deserter... something he himself admitted in writing.

But keep up your hysterical smearing.

We need to see just how disingenuous the left is.

Never forget it.

They are talking because people are wanting to give them attention.

Let's see what they TESTIFY under oath at Bergdahl's Article 32 Hearing, ok?

Well they are probably looking for book deals.

 

[Little-Acorn]

His squadmates (you know, people who were actually there) know a lot more than that.

And they're talking.

BTW, none of them have accusing him of being anything more than being a deserter... something he himself admitted in writing. They DO say that the entire matter needs to be thoroughly investigated.

The left has avoided those people (the ones who were actually there) like the plague. No interviews by any leftist "journalist", no question, nothing. The only time they have mentioned them, is to call them "pyschopaths" and other such names. Even though they weren't the ones who walked away from their posts in the face of the enemy.

But keep up your hysterical smearing.

We need to see just how disingenuous the left is.

Never forget it.

They are talking because people are wanting to give them attention.

Let's see what they TESTIFY under oath at Bergdahl's Article 32 Hearing, ok?

Well they are probably looking for book deals.

Have the liberals offered anything in this discussion, other than smears and namecalling?

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Now that this has become a big deal, out comes all the dirty laundry. Enjoy.

I plan on forgetting this kid as soon as possible. Frankly I would have been perfectly fine never knowing of him in the first place. Cannon fodder should have numbers, not names and faces.

 

[Little-Acorn]

His squadmates (you know, people who were actually there) know a lot more than that.

And they're talking.

BTW, none of them have accusing him of being anything more than being a deserter... something he himself admitted in writing. They DO say that the entire matter needs to be thoroughly investigated.

The left has avoided those people (the ones who were actually there) like the plague. No interviews by any leftist "journalist", no question, nothing. The only time they have mentioned them, is to call them "pyschopaths" and other such names. Even though they weren't the ones who walked away from their posts in the face of the enemy.

But keep up your hysterical smearing.

We need to see just how disingenuous the left is.

Never forget it.

They are talking because people are wanting to give them attention.

Let's see what they TESTIFY under oath at Bergdahl's Article 32 Hearing, ok?

Well they are probably looking for book deals.

That sound you just heard was little sallow and bodecea running away from eyewitness testimony and facts at a high rate of speed, with their tails tucked tightly between their hind legs, hurling even more insults and groundless smears over their shoulders as they flee from any factual disussion.

 

[ClosedCaption]

Smearing servicemen is wrong now? How long does this last Edge?

 

[Edgetho]

No one knows what happened except that he was held hostage by the Taliban.

His squadmates (you know, people who were actually there) know a lot more than that.

And they're talking.

BTW, none of them have accusing him of being anything more than being a deserter... something he himself admitted in writing.

But keep up your hysterical smearing.

We need to see just how disingenuous the left is.

Never forget it.

They are talking because people are wanting to give them attention.

Let's see what they TESTIFY under oath at Bergdahl's Article 32 Hearing, ok?

You are shallow little snot-nosed punk.

These were men who not only joined the Army, but volunteered for Jump School and made it into an Airborne Unit.

Which Bergdahl, BTW, was NOT. Bergdahl wasn't Airborne.

And you accuse men who volunteered to lay down their lives to protect this Country, Paratroopers, of lying so that people would pay attention to them?

You are without honor.

But...... You're a dimocrap. That goes without saying.

 

[Little-Acorn]

Smearing servicemen is wrong now? How long does this last Edge?

Isn't it a hoot how the liberals express utter surprise and puzzlement, and the idea that their usual tactics (smears, insults, groundless accusations etc.) might actually be WRONG???

Using that word, is like addressing them in a foreign language. The concept is alien to them.

 

[Misty]

Now there is report that he was held by The Haqqani and that they got a ransom for him from Obama. Now whether this is true has yet to be determined.

From your article:

Just how and why Sergeant Bergdahl disappeared remains a mystery to his fellow soldiers.

They say they do not remember his leaving behind any note or explanation. They said they were unaware that he had previously wandered off the base, as the internal Army review reported.

And they vehemently disputed reports that implied he had seen a vehicle from his unit run over an Afghan child, which Sergeant Bergdahl had apparently told his parents in an email before his disappearance. That never happened, his fellow soldiers said.

Mr. Sutton said the one time he remembered Sergeant Bergdahl talking about leaving, it seemed clear — at least then — that he was joking.

“He said, ‘What would it look like if I got lost in the mountains?’ ” Mr. Sutton recalled him saying. “ ‘Do you think I could make it to China or India on foot?’ I genuinely thought he was just kidding.”

How he slipped off the base is another matter of debate. The observation post was rectangular, shaped like a horseshoe, perhaps 150 yards long by 100 yards wide. One end backed up to a hill near where a contingent of Afghan National Police was staying and was not fully encircled with concertina razor wire; Sergeant Bergdahl had been increasingly spending time with the Afghan policemen, who helped provide security for the back of the outpost.

This is all as clear as mud. No one knows what happened except that he was held hostage by the Taliban.

And you shits, including John McCain and many loud mouthed Republican asswipes, have branded him a traitor.

 

[Edgetho]

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