re: Bergdahl charged with Desertion

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Backlash would've been even worse had they left a soldier in enemy hands without attempting to rescue him.

It was really a no-win situation.

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Huh? Who the frick knew of bergdahl before all this? No one, the army didn't seem too preoccupied with trying to get him back, after all it had been 5 years, and it was pretty clear by this point what he had done.

Did you know his name before the prisoner swap though? I am military and sure as hell didn't. So what backlash are you talking about? People can't be too frustrated about stuff that they know nothing about.