06-03-2014, 04:13 PM
I stand corrected -- turns out Bergdahl may have left a note at his base before walking off
A senior defense official who spoke to ABC News on the condition of anonymity said a note that Bergdahl left at his post before he walked away could help tell the story. The note, the official said, showed Bergdahl’s disillusionment with the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and indicated that Bergdahl believed he knew a better way. The official speculates that Bergdahl was idealistic in the extreme and may have gone out on his own to solve problems with which the U.S. military struggled for years.
After finding the note, military investigators “concluded rather quickly that he had deserted,” a former senior defense official said.
Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/bowe-bergd...d=23975670
Today, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff released a statement reminding the public that Bergdahl is innocent until proven guilty and an investigation surrounding Bergdahl's capture will be undertaken.
President Obama addressed criticism about the release of 5 high level Taliban members who had been classified by US military officials as "high risk to the US" in exchange for Bergdahl. The President has gone on record as saying that if any of the Taliban go against their word and re-enter the fight, the US will not hesitate to go after them again. At present, the released Taliban leaders are staying in a luxury beachfront villa in Qatar and Qatar's leaders have agreed to monitor their movements.
Source: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/ba...07359.html
Very surreal situation.
A senior defense official who spoke to ABC News on the condition of anonymity said a note that Bergdahl left at his post before he walked away could help tell the story. The note, the official said, showed Bergdahl’s disillusionment with the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and indicated that Bergdahl believed he knew a better way. The official speculates that Bergdahl was idealistic in the extreme and may have gone out on his own to solve problems with which the U.S. military struggled for years.
After finding the note, military investigators “concluded rather quickly that he had deserted,” a former senior defense official said.
Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/bowe-bergd...d=23975670
Today, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff released a statement reminding the public that Bergdahl is innocent until proven guilty and an investigation surrounding Bergdahl's capture will be undertaken.
President Obama addressed criticism about the release of 5 high level Taliban members who had been classified by US military officials as "high risk to the US" in exchange for Bergdahl. The President has gone on record as saying that if any of the Taliban go against their word and re-enter the fight, the US will not hesitate to go after them again. At present, the released Taliban leaders are staying in a luxury beachfront villa in Qatar and Qatar's leaders have agreed to monitor their movements.
Source: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/ba...07359.html
Very surreal situation.