Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, imprisoned by Taliban in Afghanistan since 2009, is freed

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New poll out from Pew/USA Today:

http://www.people-press.org/2014/06/09/public-has-doubts-about-bergdahl-prisoner-exchange/

More people see this prisoner exchange as the wrong thing to do than the right thing to do:



Veterans and people who live in a household with a veteran are more likely than civilians to think the exchange was wrong, more likely to be angry with Bergdahl than sympathetic, and less likely to think that the US was obligated to do whatever it could to free him:

This country is truly full of dumbs.

[MurrayBannerman]

New poll out from Pew/USA Today:

http://www.people-press.org/2014/06/09/public-has-doubts-about-bergdahl-prisoner-exchange/

More people see this prisoner exchange as the wrong thing to do than the right thing to do:



Veterans and people who live in a household with a veteran are more likely than civilians to think the exchange was wrong, more likely to be angry with Bergdahl than sympathetic, and less likely to think that the US was obligated to do whatever it could to free him:

This country is truly full of dumbs.

Can you supply some info?

I'm in Australia and I'm working with Major League Baseball. This issue as evaded me.

[Simfan34]

The correct answer is "I don't know".

[IceSpear]

Meh. FOX could convince 43% of the country that the sky is green if they wanted to.

[Never]

Meh. FOX could convince 43% of the country that the sky is green if they wanted to.

Can they also convince another 23% to be unsure what color the sky is?

It's interesting that veteran households are angrier than the rest of the public at Bergdahl, not that a majority of either group appears to be angry at him.

[Meursault]

I feel like American patriots would make a useful base for parking lots and skyscraper foundations.

[Never]

I feel like American patriots would make a useful base for parking lots and skyscraper foundations.

[Miles]

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[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Good.  Now we can find out what really happened.

[Landslide Lyndon]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/06/13/bergdahl_held_in_solitary_for_two_years.html

"American Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, while held prisoner in Afghanistan, was locked in solitary confinement for two straight years and did not see another human face for that entire time, senior military sources with knowledge of his 'reintegration process' told Fox News."

"Officials said Bergdahl, during that period, only talked to his captors through the wall of a six-foot-by-six-foot metal box, which he was kept in."

[Brittain33]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/06/13/bergdahl_held_in_solitary_for_two_years.html

"American Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, while held prisoner in Afghanistan, was locked in solitary confinement for two straight years and did not see another human face for that entire time, senior military sources with knowledge of his 'reintegration process' told Fox News."

"Officials said Bergdahl, during that period, only talked to his captors through the wall of a six-foot-by-six-foot metal box, which he was kept in."

His mental health must have been destroyed.

[Never]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/06/13/bergdahl_held_in_solitary_for_two_years.html

"American Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, while held prisoner in Afghanistan, was locked in solitary confinement for two straight years and did not see another human face for that entire time, senior military sources with knowledge of his 'reintegration process' told Fox News."

"Officials said Bergdahl, during that period, only talked to his captors through the wall of a six-foot-by-six-foot metal box, which he was kept in."

His mental health must have been destroyed.

Oh my, that is terrible. I hope that Bergdahl manages to recover from his atrocious treatment at the hands of his captors.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Yawn.

Prisoners' exchange is such a common practice, so I don't understand the fuss.

[Never]

Yawn.

Prisoners' exchange is such a common practice, so I don't understand the fuss.

Wasn't Bergdahl the only POW from the War in Afghanistan? That probably magnifies this story.

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Yawn.

Prisoners' exchange is such a common practice, so I don't understand the fuss.

Wasn't Bergdahl the only POW from the War in Afghanistan? That probably magnifies this story.

Yes, and now there's 0 POWs. John McCain is angry that no one else gets to feel his pain.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Do you think Taliban daddy were shaved his beard before he sees his kid?  The kids they think he's back in the prison if he doesn't.

[Iosif]

Do you think Taliban daddy were shaved his beard before he sees his kid?  The kids they think he's back in the prison if he doesn't.

Every single one of your posts on this thread is hideous. Please stop.

[Meursault]

Grumps is a sheep who takes his marching orders from a certain sensibility peculiar to lower-class whites. Cultural markers then are deeply important to him.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Grumps is a sheep who takes his marching orders from a certain sensibility peculiar to lower-class whites. Cultural markers then are deeply important to him.

I will respond to you as soon as I receive my marching orders, Einzige.

[PiMp DaDdy FitzGerald]

Grumps is a sheep who takes his marching orders from a certain sensibility peculiar to lower-class whites. Cultural markers then are deeply important to him.

I will respond to you as soon as I receive my marching orders, Einzige.

Destroy traitors, salute the flag, drink responsibly

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

More on Taliban Dad, with information from police reports.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

More on Taliban Dad, with information from police reports.

oh my god who cares

[Paul Kemp]

Yes, thank you Daily Caller for digging up that truly relevant scoop...

[Mr. Morden]

Another national poll (this one by NBC/WSJ) shows a plurality oppose the Bergdahl swap (44% oppose, 30% favor, the rest have no opinion):

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/06/18/obama-gets-low-marks-for-bergdahl-swap-wsjnbc-poll/

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Another national poll (this one by NBC/WSJ) shows a plurality oppose the Bergdahl swap (44% oppose, 30% favor, the rest have no opinion):

Those opposition numbers are going to skyrocket after the investigation is complete, I believe.  Then they'll skyrocket again in opposition when the Army allows him to resign, honorably.