Never ever leave a Soldier behind.

[Hekate]

61. TY Trumad and all vets. When we start leaving soldiers behind, how dare we ask anyone to serve?

I'm so, so sorry for the Bergdahl parents and their son. The RW Smear Machine is spewing its filth again, and only to discredit the Black Man in the White House. They don't care who the hell gets hurt, run over, or killed.

I know there are some at DU who have gotten caught up in the controversy, mostly in good faith I'm sure. But over the years I feel like I've worn my typing fingers out saying Consider The Source, and Who Does It Serve.

Bottom line for me: Americans bring their soldiers home. When we stop doing that and start leaving them behind in enemy hands, how dare we ever ask anyone to serve in any branch of the armed forces? How dare we?

Military service is not a popularity contest, nor is the decision to bring someone home. Christ on a Trailer Hitch, what have we become?

The trash talk started almost before Bergdahl was admitted to the hospital at Landstuhl, and was in full cry within a couple of days. There's been no trial, nothing of the sort, just a most obvious attempt to once again undermine an action taken by President Obama. (For reference, see how the capture and death of bin Ladin has been reframed as an heroic act undertaken by SEAL Team 6 apparently on their own initiative without direction by their CIC.)

If there is anything at all to the stories, let it play out in a military courtroom here in the US. Until then, everyone else needs to chill.