The Traitor and The Circumstances

On Wednesday this week, Bowe Bergdahl—the traitor who Obama traded for five Taliban commanders—will now be officially charged with desertion. Finally, some justice for those soldiers killed while attempting to rescue a fellow service member who they thought had been involuntarily captured.

In the case of the Taliban Five swap, was Obama being ill-advise or malicious? If either is the case, should not Congress investigate whether he knew‪ ‎Bergdahl was a deserter when he made the repugnant trade? What does it mean for Americans when our president releases known terrorists in exchange for a known deserter? From what I have heard, contrary to what Obama promised, three of the five Taliban involved in the exchange are already trying to get back in the terror game or enterprise, if you will. Likewise, was it not Susan Rice who stated that Bergdahl served "with honor and distinction?" Was this just a small falsehood or a tall tale? Or does she consider abandonment of one’s post to be an admirable act? Does the reader of this post remember how indignant the left was about Chris Kyle, and how silent they are now about ‪Bergdahl? Surely, I am not the only one to take note of the silence.

When Ted Cruz announced his presidential candidacy at Liberty University, he set off a liberal conflagration for voicing his belief that our rights come from God. But is it not entirely consistent with the longstanding American tradition? When Thomas Jefferson sat down to write where our rights come from, he could only think of one source—the Creator!

Here is hoping I am wrong with this next view. I am of the opinion that President Obama might just pardon Bergdahl prior to leaving office in 2016. If he were to do such, it would be a travesty of justice to those patriots who served honorably while in harm’s way.