The Bergdahl Story

Just because congress is a cluster**** doesn't mean you get to sidestep it as the executive branch sees fit.

 

I've heard its pretty good stuff, from a little bird, of course.

 

Okay. I am with you on that sort of picture.

 

They felt it was time sensitive. I'm not in love with it, but that isn't even the third most disturbing part of this story.

 

Par for the course with this administration.

 

Ugh, I'd love to have a real conversation with this without the obvious political undertones of "zomg worst administration evar"

 

Regardless of the administration, turning 5 prisoners over for Bergdahl was ignorant.

 

He can flesh it out anyway he wants, but this was poor leadership while breaking the law.

 

Yes.

 

ehh. I'm ok with that. sometimes the president has to do things without kissing the right ass. you just have to take consequences for your actions if you are going to do it.

 

seems like a strange thing for someone to invent. not as though simply deserting isn't enough evidence the guy was bad news.

 

Depends who is asking, what they think you want to hear, and if they want to please you. If the guy went looking for the Taliban, he isn't just a deserter he is also certifiably insane.

 

i'd say you'd have to be fairly off to walk away from your post like that anyway. certainly there are far better ways to get out of the military.

 

Which is all I see, and bunch of knee jerking all over the place. As an example, I have a friend (R) who served during the Bush 2 years and he was always [itch bay]ing about how shitty the VA was while he was in. Now, the VA news drops and he's ready to trash to whole administration.

For me though, I agreed the 5:1 is pretty stupid. However, people act like this first president to negotiate with "terrorists". First of all, I don't think the government even technically classifies the Taliban as terrorists. Second, while I can't cite it as fact, I've read where one (or some) of the Bush releases were involved in Benghazi. Clinton did it too. And so did Regan. What's worse...trading men for Americans or trading weapons for Americans, with hostile foreign groups?

And I certainly understand where the perspective comes from for those who have actually served.

 

And that is the sort of conversation I wish were happening- a policy one. Not a political "gotcha" one.

 

You mean to say you aren't guilty of that at times?

 

Gotcha!

 

Here you go; I wish Obama would make it a "Policy" to stop lying to the American people to justify his actions or lack of actions.

 

I didn't think the "Policy" of a president lying was specific to this one.