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A soldier who served with Bergdahl describes how Bergdahl deserted to join the Taliban, and how badly our troops suffered, were wounded, and died because of it.
You're a world class idiot. No one was calling for trading him for 5 top Taliban leaders. Or even one. How did you miss that?Get your head out of your ass you old fool. Thanks for your service and efforts on behalf of our MIA's and POW's, but in this specific case it is the RW, the Tea's and Republicans who are demonizing Bowe Bergdahl for the selfish motive of limiting any positive credit given to Obama. They will fuck over a 5 year POW because of the hate they hold for Obama.
If Bowe needs or deserves punishment it has to be the US that hands it out, not the Taliban. No American serviceman or servicewoman should ever be left behind for any reason.
I read all of it and your comment.
You are prevaricating, Ollie.
And all of us veterans have been there for our veterans, from the far left to the far right.
You are no better than any of us, so climb down, Ollie.
I'm sorry, where did I say I was better than anyone? I'm telling the idiots to stop being political. And where is Jake, right there on the far left as usual.
Now truthfully, how many of these people on here knew his name? How many even knew he existed...they should hang their heads in shame for even posting here...No matter who they are or what they are posting.....
Tell me jake how the far left nutcases have been there for our veterans?
And how am I prevaricating....
You know Jake, every day you prove where you stand, and it isn't to the right of center.....But you knew that.....
Get your head out of your ass you old fool. Thanks for your service and efforts on behalf of our MIA's and POW's, but in this specific case it is the RW, the Tea's and Republicans who are demonizing Bowe Bergdahl for the selfish motive of limiting any positive credit given to Obama. They will fuck over a 5 year POW because of the hate they hold for Obama.
If Bowe needs or deserves punishment it has to be the US that hands it out, not the Taliban. No American serviceman or servicewoman should ever be left behind for any reason.
And he got us out of Vietnam......don't forget that.
Nixon, as Commander in Chief, had every right to bomb Cambodia. He was trying to win a war. Congress was trying to win elections.
Why is it, that thru-out our history, Democrats have always been so useful to our enemies?
Actually that was President Ford.
And why is it Conservative constantly make war on Americans?
Perhaps you can explain it?
Bullshit.
We withdrew from Vietnam March 29, 1973. Nixon resigned August 9, 1974.
You have a very warped view of history Sallow.
Links
40th Anniversary Of Vietnam War Withdrawal: Memories Still Strong
Richard Nixon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1974
May 9, 1974 - Congress begins impeachment proceedings against President Nixon stemming from the Watergate scandal.
August 9, 1974 - Richard M. Nixon resigns the presidency as result of Watergate. Gerald R. Ford is sworn in as the 38th U.S. President, becoming the 6th President coping with Vietnam.
September 1974 - The U.S. Congress appropriates only $700 million for South Vietnam. This leaves the South Vietnamese Army under-funded and results in a decline of military readiness and morale.
September 16, 1974 - President Gerald R. Ford announces a clemency program for draft evaders and military deserters. The program runs through March 31, 1975, and requires fugitives to take an oath of allegiance and also perform up to two years of community service. Out of an estimated 124,000 men eligible, about 22,500 take advantage of the offer.
October - The Politburo in North Vietnam decides to launch an invasion of South Vietnam in 1975.
November 19, 1974 - William Calley is freed after serving 3 1/2 years under house arrest following his conviction for the murder of 22 My Lai civilians.
December 13, 1974 - North Vietnam violates the Paris peace treaty and tests President Ford's resolve by attacking Phuoc Long Province in South Vietnam. President Ford responds with diplomatic protests but no military force in compliance with the Congressional ban on all U.S. military activity in Southeast Asia.
December 18, 1974 - North Vietnam's leaders meet in Hanoi to form a plan for final victory.
1975
January 8, 1975 - NVA general staff plan for the invasion of South Vietnam by 20 divisions is approved by North Vietnam's Politburo. By now, the Soviet-supplied North Vietnamese Army is the fifth largest in the world. It anticipates a two year struggle for victory. But in reality, South Vietnam's forces will collapse in only 55 days.
January 14, 1975 - Testifying before Congress, Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger states that the U.S. is not living up to its earlier promise to South Vietnam's President Thieu of "severe retaliatory action" in the event North Vietnam violated the Paris peace treaty.
January 21, 1975 - During a press conference, President Ford states the U.S. is unwilling to re-enter the war.
February 5, 1975 - NVA military leader General Van Tien Dung secretly crosses into South Vietnam to take command of the final offensive.
March 10, 1975 - The final offensive begins as 25,000 NVA attack Ban Me Thuot located in the Central Highlands.
March 11, 1975 - Ban Me Thuot falls after half of the 4000 South Vietnamese soldiers defending it surrender or desert.
March 13, 1975 - President Thieu decides to abandon the Highlands region and two northern provinces to the NVA. This results in a mass exodus of civilians and soldiers, clogging roads and bringing general chaos. NVA then shell the disorganized retreat which becomes known as "the convoy of tears."
March 18, 1975 - Realizing the South Vietnamese Army is nearing collapse, NVA leaders meet and decide to accelerate their offensive to achieve total victory before May 1.
March 19, 1975 - Quang Tri City falls to NVA.
March 24, 1975 - Tam Ky over-run by NVA.
March 25, 1975 - Hue falls without resistance after a three day siege. South Vietnamese troops now break and run from other threatened areas. Millions of refugees flee south.
March 26, 1975 - Chu Lai is evacuated.
March 28, 1975 - Da Nang is shelled as 35,000 NVA prepare to attack.
March 30, 1975 - Da Nang falls as 100,000 South Vietnamese soldiers surrender after being abandoned by their commanding officers.
March 31, 1975 - NVA begin the 'Ho Chi Minh Campaign,' the final push toward Saigon.
April 9, 1975 - NVA close in on Xuan Loc, 38 miles from Saigon. 40,000 NVA attack the city and for the first time encounter stiff resistance from South Vietnamese troops.
April 20, 1975 - U.S. Ambassador Graham Martin meets with President Thieu and pressures him to resign given the gravity of the situation and the unlikelihood that Thieu could ever negotiate with the Communists.
April 21, 1975 - A bitter, tearful President Thieu resigns during a 90 minute rambling TV speech to the people of South Vietnam. Thieu reads from the letter sent by Nixon in 1972 pledging "severe retaliatory action" if South Vietnam was threatened. Thieu condemns the Paris Peace Accords, Henry Kissinger and the U.S. "The United States has not respected its promises. It is inhumane. It is untrustworthy. It is irresponsible." He is then ushered into exile in Taiwan, aided by the CIA.
April 22, 1975 - Xuan Loc falls to the NVA after a two week battle with South Vietnam's 18th Army Division which inflicted over 5000 NVA casualties and delayed the 'Ho Chi Minh Campaign' for two weeks.
April 23, 1975 - 100,000 NVA soldiers advance on Saigon which is now overflowing with refugees. On this same day, President Ford gives a speech at Tulane University stating the conflict in Vietnam is "a war that is finished as far as America is concerned."
April 27, 1975 - Saigon is encircled. 30,000 South Vietnamese soldiers are inside the city but are leaderless. NVA fire rockets into downtown civilian areas as the city erupts into chaos and widespread looting.
April 28, 1975 - 'Neutralist' General Duong Van "Big" Minh becomes the new president of South Vietnam and appeals for a cease-fire. His appeal is ignored.
April 29, 1975 - NVA shell Tan Son Nhut air base in Saigon, killing two U.S. Marines at the compound gate. Conditions then deteriorate as South Vietnamese civilians loot the air base. President Ford now orders Operation Frequent Wind, the helicopter evacuation of 7000 Americans and South Vietnamese from Saigon, which begins with the radio broadcast of the song "White Christmas" as a pre-arraigned code signal.
At Tan Son Nhut, frantic civilians begin swarming the helicopters. The evacuation is then shifted to the walled-in American embassy, which is secured by U.S. Marines in full combat gear. But the scene there also deteriorates, as thousands of civilians attempt to get into the compound.
Three U.S. aircraft carriers stand by off the coast of Vietnam to handle incoming Americans and South Vietnamese refugees. Many South Vietnamese pilots also land on the carriers, flying American-made helicopters which are then pushed overboard to make room for more arrivals. Filmed footage of the $250,000 choppers being tossed into the sea becomes an enduring image of the war's end.
April 30, 1975 - At 8:35 a.m., the last Americans, ten Marines from the embassy, depart Saigon, concluding the United States presence in Vietnam. North Vietnamese troops pour into Saigon and encounter little resistance. By 11 a.m., the red and blue Viet Cong flag flies from the presidential palace. President Minh broadcasts a message of unconditional surrender. The war is over
The History Place - Vietnam War 1969-1975
https://mobile.twitter.com/bobbergdahl/status/473043694502031360
Bob Bergdahl conversation stating he was in direct communications with the jihadists
If that story is true the guy needs to be shot. If the White House knew about it, it's truly a crime against our troops.Breaking:
A soldier who served with Bergdahl describes how Bergdahl deserted to join the Taliban, and how badly our troops suffered, were wounded, and died because of it.
You're a world class idiot. No one was calling for trading him for 5 top Taliban leaders. Or even one. How did you miss that?Get your head out of your ass you old fool. Thanks for your service and efforts on behalf of our MIA's and POW's, but in this specific case it is the RW, the Tea's and Republicans who are demonizing Bowe Bergdahl for the selfish motive of limiting any positive credit given to Obama. They will fuck over a 5 year POW because of the hate they hold for Obama.
If Bowe needs or deserves punishment it has to be the US that hands it out, not the Taliban. No American serviceman or servicewoman should ever be left behind for any reason.
Afghanistan is not the enemy. We spent boo-coo bucks helping to build infrastructure and train Afghanis. The Taliban and al Qaeda are our enemies. At least for most of us.Got it, the US should have let him "rot" then. Why is Afghanistan still an enemy? Why did we not finish the work there instead of wandering into Iraq? We just created MORE Islamic states.
You're a world class idiot. No one was calling for trading him for 5 top Taliban leaders. Or even one. How did you miss that?Get your head out of your ass you old fool. Thanks for your service and efforts on behalf of our MIA's and POW's, but in this specific case it is the RW, the Tea's and Republicans who are demonizing Bowe Bergdahl for the selfish motive of limiting any positive credit given to Obama. They will fuck over a 5 year POW because of the hate they hold for Obama.
If Bowe needs or deserves punishment it has to be the US that hands it out, not the Taliban. No American serviceman or servicewoman should ever be left behind for any reason.
Got it, the US should have let him "rot" then. Why is Afghanistan still an enemy? Why did we not finish the work there instead of wandering into Iraq? We just created MORE Islamic states.
I'm not interested in the deflection. We have had a long standing policy of not negotiating with terrorists for obvious reasons.The poster is foolishly joining into the blame game by pointing a finger at another poster with a different political attitude, as if it makes a difference. The first basic step in demonizing is to place people with opposing opinions in positions of finger pointing blame. That quickly interprets into one side or the other or both of being of evil origin and acting with malicious intent, hence, acting in a demonic way. In the meantime, folks will disregard and forget that the promise made to our service persons is that everyone comes home and nobody gets left behind. The promise becomes background noise and of secondary importance while the demonizing talking points become the primary focus of attention. The mass's hear about the emotionally charged talking points. The promise of never leaving anyone behind becomes a barely heard whisper in the background.
Next time maybe they'll think twice about attacking us.The Taliban aren't terrorists.
They are just Afghan citizens fighting to rid their country of foreign occupation forces. ..
The Taliban never attacked America.Next time maybe they'll think twice about attacking us.The Taliban aren't terrorists.
They are just Afghan citizens fighting to rid their country of foreign occupation forces. ..
The Taliban aren't terrorists.
They are just Afghan citizens fighting to rid their country of foreign occupation forces. ..
