Posted on 06/03/2014 7:38:54 AM PDT by servo1969
Breitbart News had the opportunity to speak with Bill Roggio, managing editor of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' The Long War Journal, about the ongoing debacle over the exchange of five senior Taliban commanders for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
Roggio has been praised for being “the best-in-class on situation awareness, especially of the Af-Pak theater.” He was embedded within the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army as a reporter in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and he also served in the Army from 1991 to 1997.
He provided Breitbart News with valuable feedback:
Breitbart News: What is your interpretation of the events that unfolded that led to Bowe Bergdahl’'s capture by Taliban forces.
Bill Roggio: You may notice that the U.S. military has been completely silent on that; they haven’t released any details. People in the theater I’ve spoken to have said that at the very best, he walked off the base on his own. I have heard that he believed he could live off the land in Afghanistan and had changed into local clothes in an attempt to blend in. I’ve also heard that he may have been coaxed off the base by talking to local Afghan soldiers who were on the base. Nobody in theater has been enthusiastic about Bergdahl’s actions. Nobody believes that he was on a patrol, as he claims. Because he was cooperative in issuing Taliban propaganda tapes, there’s not a lot of love for the guy. There are soldiers who have gone out and tried to save him. Some lost their lives doing so.
The military needs to tell us what actually happened that day. I doubt they will get to the bottom of it because it's going to contradict the hero narrative that's being put forward by our administration.
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What senior officer will stand up and say this? That chump Dempsey has already given 0bamugabi a pass on the whole shameful episode.
I agree. It’s already been established through his emails in which he denounced America. He sent boxes home and said “to use them” and left his gear at the base before leaving.
Bill Roggio: There is no evidence that I’ve seen or heard that indicates his life was in jeopardy. If his life was in immediate danger, then why would they sit there and conduct negotiations? Officials have publicly said that these negotiations have been in the works for months. You can’t have it both ways. You can’t tell me his life was in danger and we were conducting long-term negotiations at the same time. Show us the evidence that his life was in danger. This information should not be classified anymore. He’s free, so it's not going to harm him. Tell us what the indications were. Was it intelligence? Was it a rumor? Did the Taliban issue a threat? What was it?
Well the top CIA guy has been outed...and can’t be reached.
The Taliban were not about to kill the golden goose that was going to get them 5 of their best guys back.
If Bergdahl were the biggest hero in American military history
0bama still committed high treason by letting the five highest level terrorists in custody go.
bkmk
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