Benen’s recounting of McCain’s flipping and flopping on the Bergdahl release is a thing to behold and worthy of a full read. Our former POW would-be President is all over the map on a daily basis. This behavior is similar to a dog being trained with an invisible fence. The hot dog on just the …
Tuesday Evening Open Thread: When the 101st Chairborne Attacks
.@igorvolsky "This is the operative statement. The others are inoperative." — Ron Zeigler, April 17, 1973 — billmon (@billmon1) June 3, 2014 . Dave Weigel has the backstory to the above tweets. The GOP morans and ratfvckers have gone nucking futz over Bo Bergdahl’s release, and of course you haven’t reached Peak NuckFutzing until Alex …
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Game ON!
Allen West is calling for impeachment because of the release of Bergdahl.
What He Said
Here’s an excellent rant from another vet who is just shocked at people being pissed we brought home a POW. Well worth the read. Also, at least the Brass remembers a thing or two: Rear Adm. John F. Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, said that there was a larger matter at play: The American military does …
Oh Fer Fuck’s Sake
Sooner had a much more elegant post, and yes, there may be issues behind his disappearance that will be dealt with later, but the reason we rescued Sgt. Bergdahl is because that is what we do. It’s an unwritten code that you bring your men back. Period. Even the ones you may think were shitbirds. …
Every Time the Sun Comes Up, I’m In Trouble
So let me get this straight. A young soldier who was clearly having a hard time with the most awful thing human beings do, war, should not be rescued because: (a) it’s not crystal clear how he was captured, or (b) he sent a few emails home questioning the war, or (c) the people we …
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Monday Morning Open Thread: Home
ABC US News | ABC International News Sounds like there’s going to be a nice homecoming celebration in Sgt. Bergdahl’s home town: … In churches on Sunday and among the steady stream of residents sharing information at Zaney’s River Street Coffee House, Sergeant Bergdahl’s release dominated all talk. The focus was both on what he …