was primed to explode, and other types of deadly traps. fortunately, the bombs failed to explode in those situations, but they were too close for comfort. other soldiers, as we know, were not so fortunate. all of us commonly understood at the time that bergdahl had walked off his post after a guard shift into a local afghan village. we knew, though, we had to do whatever it took to find him. and that was fine. but i have to tell you, all of my men, me included, were absolutely furious and resent of, frankly, that a fellow american soldier had put us into this position. but i m confident saying sergeant bergdahl endangered the lives of thousands of men and women sent to search for him. he diverted scarce and valuable resources, search as predator drones, helicopters, ied clearing teams from other units that desperately needed those assets. also today, the father of fallen soldier, darren andrews, testified he heard from a handful of soldiers who say that
vehicles latrines and also the afghan military post that was at their base. they confirmed that bergdahl was nowhere to be found. this is where you really see the military pull out all stops on that day and in the weeks to come to try to find him. the order comes down all military assets are to be focused on the dust one situation. status, for duty, whereabouts unknown. within a few hours, you have got two predator drones covering the area, multiple platoons are deployed to search for him. including a team with tracking dogs and a rain is running to intercept taliban radio transmissions. this is that yield. american soldier looking for someone who speaks english and who had a camera on him. but, even with all the resources plains, helicopters, boots on the ground. being devoted in the search for bergdahl according to the documents. no new information was found right then, a few weeks later a presumed taliban member is intercepted speculating that bergdahl is a big shot. that s why they
to do a search of all their vehicles latrines and also the afghan military post that was at their base. they confirmed that bergdahl was nowhere to be found. this is where you really see the military pull out all stops on that day and in the weeks to come to try to find him. the order comes down all military assets are to be focused on the dust one status, whereabouts unknown. within a few hours, you have got two predator drones covering the area, multiple platoons are deployed to search for him. including a team with tracking dogs and a rain is running to intercept taliban radio transmissions. this is that yield. american soldier looking for someone who speaks english and who had a camera on him. but, even with all the resources plains, helicopters, boots on the ground. being devoted in the search for bergdahl according to the documents. no new information was found right then, a few weeks later a presumed taliban member is intercepted speculating that bergdahl is a big shot. that s w
the return of sergeant bowe bergdahl from afghanistan has a list of reactions in the country. obviously with many critics raising questions about the prudence of swapping five gitmo detainees in the exchange. last night, steve colbert effectively summarized both sides of the coin and came up with another possible reason for the prisoner trade. obviously, we should be happy for the family. they gotten their loved one back. that s very, very important. the methodology and what we used is very troublesome. negotiating with terrorists. there s cause for celebration when an american comes home. we negotiated with terrorists. yes, it s a victory and defeat. all of it has us pumping our fist with joy while shaking it with anger. as happy as i am that sergeant bergdahl is coming home, it means that five terrorists are free to roam in a treeless desert with monitored by our predator drones.
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