US soldier freed from captivity in Afghanistan

[Karee 4,191]

Which is quite reassuring when you realize the motley crew rarely stops to think, most of their reactions being Pavlovian or knee jerk, at best. It would be different were they able to organize their thoughts intelligently.

I see you're going nuts with that Thesaurus again.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Thanks for making my point. He had information that these guys were high level Taliban Commanders, responsible for a lot of deaths, yet Obama still approved the exchange. That's what makes this whole thing even more shocking.

The option would have meant to ignore an American POW.

[Karee 4,191]

The option would have meant to ignore an American POW.

What option?

[JohnR! 5,495]

I see you're going nuts with that Thesaurus again.

It actually seems you are...

What option?

The alternative course of action.

[Karee 4,191]

The alternative course of action.

Thanks for clearing that up.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Thanks for clearing that up.

I'm a sucker for symmetry.

[UncleBeer 244]

It would be different were they able to articulate their thoughts intelligently.

Heh.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

This thread is a real eye opener. It's amazing to me that there's folks out there that don't see anything wrong with this. They'll blindly support Obama no matter what he does. I'd bet they'd support him if he decided to abolish the military entirely.

You are not really amazed, you have seen it time and time again in this Forum.

You do notice their arguments are just a wee bit short of any real facts

It just wild speculation

Bush did it

Reagan did it

It's Republican plot

27% agree it was the thing to do, see a majority of Americans agree (my favorite )

[Leatherneck 693]

The option would have meant to ignore an American POW.

Bergdahl was never classified as a POW, until it became politically expedient.

Yeah, and Charles Manson is a guest at Corcoran State Prison.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

[Peikko 1,575]

How much of your taxes would you like to spend on increasing the medical aid for Vets? The reality is that health care costs money. I am perfectly happy for my taxes to go on these types of programs but most republicans do not want to see increased taxes for anything, not even Vets. Not sure what your argument is, I am guessing it's just passing along what you read on some right wing web blog.

[UncleBeer 244]

Another O'bama coverup? Why does this not surprise me?

Is Obama Whitewashing a Traitor?

Three and a half months have come and gone and the Pentagon has offered no clarity on what happened to alleged Army deserter and Taliban collaborator Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Fellow soldiers and other critics fear the military’s now-delayed investigation is shaping up to be a whitewash.

The case has become a political powder keg for President Obama.

Since he traded five imprisoned Taliban leaders for Bergdahl, the US Government Accountability Office has declared the swap illegal, and nearly two dozen House Democrats have joined Republicans in officially condemning the move for making “Americans less safe.”

In addition, the Taliban deal appears to have encouraged the Islamic State to put up American hostages as trade bait to free other terrorist detainees, namely “Lady al Qaeda” Aafia Siddiqui.

Obama in May presented Bergdahl as a hero in announcing his release in a Rose Garden ceremony featuring Bergdahl’s mother and father. The next day, his national-security adviser added another coat of varnish when she proclaimed the AWOL soldier “served the United States with honor and distinction.”

But a senior Army official told me court-martialing Bergdahl would “make the president look bad.” In spite of damning evidence against him, the official expects Pentagon brass to separate him from the military with a less-than-honorable discharge, sparing Obama total embarrassment.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Another O'bama coverup? Why does this not surprise me?

No it isn't, and it is not a surprise that you are finding yourself poorly informed.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/08/15/armys-bowe-bergdahl-investigation-is-now-in-its-final-stage/

[UncleBeer 244]

From the link you tried to post:

"Dahl is working to establish what happened to the soldier who went missing from his patrol base in Afghanistan’s Paktika province"

Answering that simple question takes 3 1/2 months? Only when there's an election coming up.

Oh, by the way:

House condemns Obama for prisoner swap

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House voted Tuesday to condemn President Barack Obama for failing to give 30-day notice to Congress about the exchange in May of American prisoner Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban leaders held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The vote was 249-163, with 22 Democrats — many locked in tough re-election races — breaking ranks and backing the nonbinding resolution.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Actually if you read the article I linked to, the answer to your question is yes, that is how long the official investigation will last. And the results will go to the public not first but sometime after the investigation report is finished.

As to the non-sequitur about the House vote, that reflects the sorry state of election oriented politics as much as anything else. Have another beer and relax. You seem tense.