Bergdahl Left A Note

[Edgetho]

Before he went missing, Bergdahl left a note saying he was disillusioned with the Army and opposed the War in Afghanistan and was leaving.

If that's not a 'smoking gun' I don't know what is

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/u...ho-pow-vanished-angered-his-unit.html?hp&_r=2

WASHINGTON — Sometime after midnight on June 30, 2009, Pfc. (it's "PFC", morons) Bowe Bergdahl left behind a note in his tent saying he had become disillusioned with the Army, did not support the American mission in Afghanistan and was leaving to start a new life. He slipped off the remote military outpost in Paktika Province on the border with Pakistan and took with him a soft backpack, water, knives, a notebook and writing materials, but left behind his body armor and weapons — startling, given the hostile environment around his outpost.

That account, provided by a former senior military officer briefed on the investigation into the private’s disappearance, is part of a more complicated picture emerging of the capture of a soldier whose five years as a Taliban prisoner influenced high-level diplomatic negotiations, brought in foreign governments, and ended with him whisked away on a helicopter by American commandos.


The furious search for Sergeant Bergdahl, his critics say, led to the deaths of at least two soldiers and possibly six others in the area. Pentagon officials say those charges are unsubstantiated and are not supported by a review of a database of casualties in the Afghan war.

Did the regime know about this beforehand? Of course they did

 

[g5000]

Let's see the note.

 

[Nutz]

I believe it...I also believe there is something bigger going on than the American people are being told.

 

[Edgetho]

Getting worse

?Getting worse by the hour?: FNC reports Bergdahl renounced US citizenship | Twitchy

 

[Nutz]

Getting worse

?Getting worse by the hour?: FNC reports Bergdahl renounced US citizenship | Twitchy

If that is true...I am all for the impeachment of Obama. Either he was too stupid to vet the situation or he is too arrogant to pay attention to the facts.

 

[Bush92]

I think it went something like this: "To whom it may concern: I am a selfish prick who is getting ready to desert my post and get other U.S. soldiers killed looking for me. I am confident that the current administration will go to whatever means necessary to get me back as an additional slap in the face to the U.S. military. Well, have knife and bottle of water will travel. Have a nice day.

 

[BlindBoo]

A review of the database of casualties in the Afghan war suggests that Sergeant Bergdahl’s critics appear to be blaming him for every American soldier killed in Paktika Province in the four-month period that followed his disappearance.

Rear Adm. John F. Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, said that there was a larger matter at play: The American military does not leave soldiers behind. “When you’re in the Navy, and you go overboard, it doesn’t matter if you were pushed, fell or jumped,” he said. “We’re going to turn the ship around and pick you up.”

 

[deltex1]

Has Hillary, our president in waiting, made known her judgement on this issue...or is it what difference at this point does it make...?

 

[Darkwind]

A review of the database of casualties in the Afghan war suggests that Sergeant Bergdahl’s critics appear to be blaming him for every American soldier killed in Paktika Province in the four-month period that followed his disappearance.

Rear Adm. John F. Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, said that there was a larger matter at play: The American military does not leave soldiers behind. “When you’re in the Navy, and you go overboard, it doesn’t matter if you were pushed, fell or jumped,” he said. “We’re going to turn the ship around and pick you up.”

Did he also say that they would wait five years to turn that ship around, in order to take embarrassing news off the front page?

I don't recall anyone being hot and heavy about getting this guy back until the media started to turn.

While I happen to be a big believer in the 'no man left behind' credo, and applaud this mans repatriation, I DO have to question the timing, the method, and the cost.

 

[theHawk]

A review of the database of casualties in the Afghan war suggests that Sergeant Bergdahl’s critics appear to be blaming him for every American soldier killed in Paktika Province in the four-month period that followed his disappearance.

Rear Adm. John F. Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, said that there was a larger matter at play: The American military does not leave soldiers behind. “When you’re in the Navy, and you go overboard, it doesn’t matter if you were pushed, fell or jumped,” he said. “We’re going to turn the ship around and pick you up.”

I don't have a problem with them trying to get him back, but doing it illegally and giving up four terrorists is questionable to say the least.

But more than that, they really shouldn't be touting this guy as a hero.

 

[B. Kidd]

This is what happens when the U.S. military gets turned into a massive jobs program. Some join then want right out!

 

[Edgetho]

A review of the database of casualties in the Afghan war suggests that Sergeant Bergdahl’s critics appear to be blaming him for every American soldier killed in Paktika Province in the four-month period that followed his disappearance.

Rear Adm. John F. Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, said that there was a larger matter at play: The American military does not leave soldiers behind. “When you’re in the Navy, and you go overboard, it doesn’t matter if you were pushed, fell or jumped,” he said. “We’re going to turn the ship around and pick you up.”

Well, that's a load of shit.

My two Uncles were in the Navy during WWII and they told me of multiple incidents of men overboard that they didn't bother with. They couldn't

If you're in a convoy of five hundred ships, and you got hunter-killer subs on your ass and hundreds of ships behind you and you're running dark and.....

That is a stupid statement by a stupid man.

Yes, in the peace time Navy, a man falls overboard? You go back for him.

But I keep hearing how we're in a War now.

Something the Liar in Chief has been denying since he infested the Office.

Remember? "Overseas Contingency Operations" or some such shit? Refusing to use the word 'War'?

Remember?

Of course not.

Now we're going to have to listen to ragheads the world over screaming that the criminals in Gitmo are POWs instead of what they are -- War Criminals

 

[g5000]

I believe it..

Of course you do.

 

[Peach]

I believe it..

Of course you do.

Like FoxNews it is "simple". But simple explanations are rarely the whole truth.

 

[g5000]

Why should we wait for proof? Let's just believe everything the partisan hacks tell us. It isn't like they haven't manufactured mountains of bullshit in the past.

Oh, wait...


Well, even if they have lied to us, a lot, that's no reason to stop bleeving everything they say!

 

[Peach]

Getting worse

?Getting worse by the hour?: FNC reports Bergdahl renounced US citizenship | Twitchy

Note, IF TRUE, also note:

The most intense search operation, leaked war reports show, wound down after eight days — well before the deaths of six soldiers on patrols in Paktika Province in late August and early September.

There are most certainly lies, but from where is the question.

 

[Katzndogz]

Bergdahl didn't go over the side of a ship to flounder in the ocean. He collaborated with the enemy becoming their bomb maker. He should be treated like any other captured terrorist. No wonder he was crying when they got him. He didn't want to leave home.

 

[edthecynic]

Has Hillary, our president in waiting, made known her judgement on this issue...or is it what difference at this point does it make...?

 

[Peach]

Bergdahl didn't go over the side of a ship to flounder in the ocean. He collaborated with the enemy becoming their bomb maker. He should be treated like any other captured terrorist. No wonder he was crying when they got him. He didn't want to leave home.

He is being held then, not hospitalized. How is this all known as FACT; please explain.

 

[Jarhead]

Getting worse

?Getting worse by the hour?: FNC reports Bergdahl renounced US citizenship | Twitchy

Note, IF TRUE, also note:

The most intense search operation, leaked war reports show, wound down after eight days — well before the deaths of six soldiers on patrols in Paktika Province in late August and early September.

There are most certainly lies, but from where is the question.

the operation did not come to an end after 8 days.......

the intensity wound down after 8 days.

The search continued for months.