Republicans Want To Abandon The Troops
I’ve never heard disapproval when we have made deals to rescue Americans POWs, until Bowe Bergdahl was released. President Reagan did it on several occasions as part of the efforts to ensure the release of the Americans and others who were kidnapped in Lebanon back in the 1980s. In this case, Sgt. Bergdahl’s reportedly deteriorating health gave the president an emergency exception to a law he signed a year ago. There simply wasn’t time to deal with an obstreperous Congress who has never acquiesced to the requests of the Obama Administration.
The nation of Israel is praised by Republicans and many Democrats as the ally who can literally do no wrong. Ironically, Israel has a long history of prisoner swaps, and the numbers have been far more lopsided than the exchange of one American for five detainees from Gitmo. After the Sinai War of 1956, Israel returned 5,500 Egyptian soldiers for four IDF POWs. On June 3, 1973, 3 Israeli Air Force pilots in Syrian captivity for three years were exchanged for 46 Syrian prisoners. In 2011, one Israeli POW was exchanged for over 1,ooo Palestinian detainees. Did the right accuse Israel of negotiating with terrorists? As far as anyone can remember they didn’t utter a peep about this.
Those of us who never served in the military don’t realize how true the expression War is Hell really is. We have no concept of the horrors that come with serving in that hostile environment and the psychological havoc it wreaks on so many of our armed forces. Senator Ted Cruz, noted saboteur of government and enemy to veterans, is labeling Bergdahl a traitor who deserted his post, and subsequently caused the deaths of soldiers looking for him. Little is known yet about the circumstances surrounding the whole ordeal, but Cruz, who’s never served, has already tried and convicted this young man.
Bowe Bergdahl Finally Can Come Home
Remember Jessica Lynch’s “dramatic rescue” from an Iraqi hospital where she was getting treatment in 2003? Where was the outrage from the media that so many people were simply IN Iraq searching for WMDs that weren’t there? They gloss over the fact that over 4,000 Americans perished in a war based on lies. Lynch’s return warranted the Governor of West Virginia to declare a Jessica Lynch Day, but the Bergdahl’s son causes only disgust from our Republican friends for a man who went through unspeakable trauma . If Bowe Bergdahl would have died in captivity, then President Obama would be labeled a murderer. Instead he’s accused of illegally rescuing an alleged traitor. The GOP hates President Obama so much, they’ll smite POWs and Veterans just to prove it. In fact, I’m sure they’ll be criminal hearings in Congress over this matter. What else will the GOP House do, take care of our veterans? Fat chance.
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By: VegasJessie
A resident of Las Vegas Nevada, a graduate of the University of Oklahoma as a Political Science major. Very motivated to get people to participate in the electoral process.
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arc99 June 2nd, 2014 at 16:01
The only possible bright side to this is maybe, just maybe there is a slim chance that this will be the straw that breaks the proverbial camel’s back in the eyes of the American public at large.
Now that the psychotic hostility of the right wing has been aimed at a returning military veteran, perhaps more people will come to see them for the hypocritical lunatics they truly are.
granpa.usthai June 2nd, 2014 at 23:22
not the first time this has happened, arc, and most likely won’t be the last.
Korean War Veterans who did not fully support the RepubliCON cause were faced with the Likes of American born Kanadian Joseph McCarthy.
Vietnam War Veterans who did not fully support the RepubliCON cause were likewise treated in an ill manner under Reagan’s FAILED policies.
Gulf War Veterans with severe symptoms of fatigue, breathing problems, etc. were ridiculed by the likes of Limpbag et al with the subversive support of the RepubliCons. Even during the height of US Forces being butchered by IED’s, road side bombs, etc. while in standard vehicles soldiers were speaking out for re-enforced flooring for better protection only to have it fall on deaf RepubliCON ears under GW.
RepubliCONs will always despise, ridicule and do all manners of evil against Combat Veterans – out of jealously, out of fear or just out of plain, vengeful GREED.
arc99 June 2nd, 2014 at 16:01
The only possible bright side to this is maybe, just maybe there is a slim chance that this will be the straw that breaks the proverbial camel’s back in the eyes of the American public at large.
Now that the psychotic hostility of the right wing has been aimed at a returning military veteran, perhaps more people will come to see them for the hypocritical lunatics they truly are.
granpa.usthai June 2nd, 2014 at 23:22
not the first time this has happened, arc, and most likely won’t be the last.
Korean War Veterans who did not fully support the RepubliCON cause were faced with the Likes of American born Kanadian Joseph McCarthy.
Vietnam War Veterans who did not fully support the RepubliCON cause were likewise treated in an ill manner under Reagan’s FAILED policies.
Gulf War Veterans with severe symptoms of fatigue, breathing problems, etc. were ridiculed by the likes of Limpbag et al with the subversive support of the RepubliCons. Even during the height of US Forces being butchered by IED’s, road side bombs, etc. while in standard vehicles soldiers were speaking out for re-enforced flooring for better protection only to have it fall on deaf RepubliCON ears under GW.
RepubliCONs will always despise, ridicule and do all manners of evil against Combat Veterans – out of jealously, out of fear or just out of plain, vengeful GREED.
granpa.usthai June 2nd, 2014 at 23:01
Ted Kruz is reason enough for the POTUS to sign an EXECUTIVE ORDER barring US Senators from Foreign Countries serving on any committee that has anything to do with The US ARMED FORCES.
Declare this matter as a National Security Decision, arrest Kanadian Kruz, RWNJ entertainers, Palin, Trump and gang. REFILL the empty cots in Guantanamo and use excessive water enhanced interrogation methods on a wooden board until they reveal how they have access to ‘alternate’ service records?
WTF
30 -40 years from now, Sara and the Don may come out with a half azz decent DU and even make half way part time sense.
granpa.usthai June 2nd, 2014 at 23:01
Ted Kruz is reason enough for the POTUS to sign an EXECUTIVE ORDER barring US Senators from Foreign Countries serving on any committee that has anything to do with The US ARMED FORCES.
Declare this matter as a National Security Decision, arrest Kanadian Kruz, RWNJ entertainers, Palin, Trump and gang. REFILL the empty cots in Guantanamo and use excessive water enhanced interrogation methods on a wooden board until they reveal how they have access to ‘alternate’ service records?
WTF
30 -40 years from now, Sara and the Don may come out with a half azz decent DU and even make half way part time sense.
Jake June 2nd, 2014 at 23:27
Stop the Republican War on Our Military.