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dionysus

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53. according to one of the articles, after his guard duty was over, he stacked his helmet armor, and

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 01:13 PM

Jun 2014

gear neatly in a pile and walked off into the night. who the hell knows?

seems suicidal to walk away from your base alone and unarmed, he probably had some big issues going on... PTSD?

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Can we NOT disseminate the right wing meme that Bergdahl was a deserter here at DU? [View all] cali Jun 2014 OP

Agreed. nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #1

Just a hunch, but I think Bergdahl's story will prove ... Schema Thing Jun 2014 #2

Or, they have plans to prosecute him Schema Thing Jun 2014 #3

This.It's swiftboating at this point. nt sufrommich Jun 2014 #4

good luck with that. it is a shame. mopinko Jun 2014 #5

Do as you will, but Proud Public Servant Jun 2014 #6

Are you kidding? We have a first-hand account from a reliable source .... Scuba Jun 2014 #7

"If deployment is lame, I'm going to get lost in the mountains and make my way to China." Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #8

That's one guy. Who may or may not be telling the truth. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #17

but who is "Cody"? riverwalker Jun 2014 #21

He found out. pscot Jun 2014 #75

Two points from a combat vet who sarisataka Jun 2014 #9

+1. n/t FSogol Jun 2014 #11

+ 1 More. Hoyt Jun 2014 #13

+1. He could have been suffering from PTSD. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #35

That's what I said... giftedgirl77 Jun 2014 #54

Exactly Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2014 #55

K & R. n/t FSogol Jun 2014 #10

I've not seen that here lame54 Jun 2014 #12

here's 1 n2doc Jun 2014 #40

We can't even agree to be happy than an American is home safe CanonRay Jun 2014 #14

The fact of the matter is Half-Century Man Jun 2014 #15

+ 1 nt riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #16

thank you n/t riverwalker Jun 2014 #18

Seems that as long as it is not in cartoon format it will be ok to post The Straight Story Jun 2014 #19

You should not be laughing about getting away with posting RW racist crap muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #71

Hmmm The Straight Story Jun 2014 #72

As you know, it was a piece from a far right website that had racist terms in it muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #73

I have to agree, but I don't expect it to happen. /nt dballance Jun 2014 #20

I still want Americans brought home. hamsterjill Jun 2014 #22

I agree. dsteve01 Jun 2014 #23

Agreed in principle but you must mean the Right wing chickenhawk meme malaise Jun 2014 #24

"And some of you are busy, busy, busy helping them do it. " valerief Jun 2014 #25

I saw this article by Micheal Hastings linked in another post-an excellent read about Bergdahl. panader0 Jun 2014 #26

It doesn't matter one way or another jberryhill Jun 2014 #27

Fellow soldiers call Bowe Bergdahl a deserter, not a hero Omaha Steve Jun 2014 #28

more folks quoted who don't possess any more facts about his capture than the rest of the media bigtree Jun 2014 #32

I agree Omaha Steve Jun 2014 #39

Fellow soldiers who are speculating with no eye witness account of what happened. riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #33

Thanks for link. 840high Jun 2014 #69

Couldn't agree more. mindfulNJ Jun 2014 #29

The recent Bergdahl threads are all well thought out. longship Jun 2014 #30

folks popping up with that meme are characteristically uninformed bigtree Jun 2014 #31

Well... The_Commonist Jun 2014 #34

After the number the military did on Pat Tillman and his family, Skidmore Jun 2014 #38

Thank you, that's just what liberalhistorian Jun 2014 #49

And that, of course, is the best policy. The_Commonist Jun 2014 #52

Unless of course, they are borne of, and consistently and repeated as such by right wingers. LanternWaste Jun 2014 #61

I seriously don't understand why even those in his unit would not give him the benefit Skidmore Jun 2014 #36

Thanks, cali. enlightenment Jun 2014 #37

in that case they would have blamed Obama for not negotiating his release.... spanone Jun 2014 #70

What information about Bergdahl and his release can we disseminate? onenote Jun 2014 #41

That's not a meme, not right wing, and not new Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #42

Well said. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #79

It's possible that even if he deserted, he was under orders... Blanks Jun 2014 #43

There's a distinction between deserting and being AWOL. Kablooie Jun 2014 #44

according to one of the articles, after his guard duty was over, he stacked his helmet armor, and dionysus Jun 2014 #53

I doubt it was PTSD. He'd barely arrived. The emails to his parents sound disillusioned. LeftyMom Jun 2014 #86

good point. nt. dionysus Jun 2014 #88

I think the soldier who wrote that is a teabagger who hates Obama... joeybee12 Jun 2014 #45

the truth isn't known yet....yet they are shitting all over this guy. spanone Jun 2014 #46

I would just like to know the truth BainsBane Jun 2014 #47

Please list the memes you like and don't like. Jakes Progress Jun 2014 #48

say what? I have supported what Snowden did from the beginning cali Jun 2014 #59

My confusion. My apologies. Jakes Progress Jun 2014 #74

thanks cali Jun 2014 #92

Folks, this "story" is being "Pushed" by Right Wing Media and CNN Plus.... LovingA2andMI Jun 2014 #50

Agreed. Let the justice system run its course. riqster Jun 2014 #51

The Rolling Stone article talks about how this point was made political csziggy Jun 2014 #56

The is normal for POWs Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #60

The first to label him as a deserter was a Faux Noise analyst csziggy Jun 2014 #63

Umm, pretty much everybody there at the time labels him that Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #68

Thanks for those excerpts, csziggy.. Boom! Cha Jun 2014 #80

I'm just looking for facts, and not willing to accept RW talking points csziggy Jun 2014 #82

Same here.. and thanks for this link, too. Very interesting. nm Cha Jun 2014 #83

Some people can't function unless they pick a side/team first (Democrat or Republican). 951-Riverside Jun 2014 #57

first though, its another way to empty Gitmo SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2014 #58

Some here may have absorbed that crap from their car radio. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #62

Cali, I honestly don't know about this situation Savannahmann Jun 2014 #64

i actually need the real story first, before i do anything. for sure. nt seabeyond Jun 2014 #65

Perhaps he did. We should wait for more details before we start getting all arm-flappy about this. Throd Jun 2014 #66

innocent till proven guilty. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #67

I for one am impressed... AceWheeler Jun 2014 #76

It doesn't matter. He couldn't have been a deserter, though, because he was captured before he was MADem Jun 2014 #77

Thanks for your post, MADem.. Cha Jun 2014 #81

If you comment about him not being a deserter was.... AceWheeler Jun 2014 #87

I was responding to the thread starter. MADem Jun 2014 #90

It doesn't matter Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #78

How did he go missing?...nt Jesus Malverde Jun 2014 #84

I don't think knee-jerk disagreement with the right wing is sensible. Jim Lane Jun 2014 #85

This has been posted by other DUers; please read! RiffRandell Jun 2014 #89

I agree defacto7 Jun 2014 #91

NOW can we? philosslayer Mar 2015 #93