June 3, 2014
Did Bowe Bergdahl Purposefully Offer Himself as a Bargaining Chip?
By Jeffrey T. Brown
According to friends, Bowe Bergdahl enlisted in the Army to provide philanthropic support to the war effort. I can only presume that means to the people of Afghanistan. The U.S. Army is not a charity, and while it does remarkable things because it is staffed by brave and selfless Americans, those Americans' first service is to their country, not to provide philanthropy.
Let us presume that Bowe Bergdahl already knew what the Army was for, despite his supposed purpose in joining, since none of that is hidden from the public. No one joins for philanthropy.
Before he disappeared from his base in Afghanistan in 2009, according to Daily Mail quotes from a Rolling Stone magazine article, Bowe Bergdahl is alleged to have written e-mails to his parents that not merely questioned policy, but are said to have included “I am ashamed to be an American. And the title of U.S. soldier is just the lie of fools. I am sorry for everything. The horror that is America is disgusting.†His father, about whom much is coming to light, is quoted in a reply telling his son, “OBEY YOUR CONSCIENCE!†This was before the disappearance.
In 2009, according to accounts of fellow soldiers, Sgt. Bergdahl failed to show up for morning roll call after guard duty the prior night at their outpost. They found his body armor, rifle, helmet, and web gear neatly left behind. It is reported that at least 6 soldiers were killed in subsequent efforts to find him, and those who survived were forced to sign non-disclosure agreements.
Contrary to Bergdahl’s own account, he was not lagging behind on a patrol and got nabbed by the Taliban. He went to them.
This is the same Taliban that has an affinity for cutting off the heads of American soldiers. Somehow, Bergdahl’s useful head remained attached throughout his time as a visitor with the “captors†who did not actually capture him. Thus far, there is no evidence whatsoever that Bergdahl’s account of being captured is credible in any way. He volunteered.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/06/did_bowe_bergdahl_purposefully_offer_himself_as_a_bargaining_chip.html
