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We Don’t Leave Our Men or Women in Uniform Behind

We Don’t Leave Our Men or Women in Uniform Behind


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Obviously referring to Prisoners of war.


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what about traitors or deserters?
 
Obviously referring to Prisoners of war.


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It doesn't obviously refer to prisononers of war to me, though. To me, it applies to every soldier in trouble. Injured on the battlefield? We won't leave you, buddy. We're here. Helicopter shot down behind enemy lines? We won't leave you, buddy. We're coming.

In fact, as I think about it, it hardly applies to prisoners of war.
 
You also do not negotiate with terrorists and I think that is the greater danger...to the country and to our soldiers, current and future.
 
what about traitors or deserters?
What about bringing him home and get his side of the story? And if it's warranted court martial him.
Was John McCain a traitor?
 
What about bringing him home and get his side of the story? And if it's warranted court martial him.
Was John McCain a traitor?

McCain didn't desert his post. Try again.
 
Of course we do, we've left them all over the Asian theater.
 
What about bringing him home and get his side of the story? And if it's warranted court martial him.
Was John McCain a traitor?

From the evidence i have seen he is a deserter, they have emails and hell he even left a note explaining his position.

I mean how much more evidence do you need?
 
Well i am going to go there and lay it on the line.

i guess we only leave them if they are in BENGHAZI!
 
That is up to the leaders of the military under the authority of the Commander and Chief.

Peanuts in the gallery dont get a vote.
 
What about bringing him home and get his side of the story? And if it's warranted court martial him.
Was John McCain a traitor?

McCain and other Vietnam vets were filmed in captivity. We knew his story. Right now Bergdahl has ALOT of explaining to do.
 
Well i am going to go there and lay it on the line.

i guess we only leave them if they are in BENGHAZI!

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McCain and other Vietnam vets were filmed in captivity. We knew his story.
Right now Bergdahl has ALOT of explaining to do.




He has a huge amount of explaining to do.

As of right now it looks to me like he laid down his gear and went AWOL.

Where he planned on going is one thing that I would like to know.
 
Nobody left Bergdahl behind.

He laid down his gear and walked away from his unit.

Whatever has and will happen to this guy, he asked for it.
 
McCain didn't desert his post. Try again.
You are correct he didn't desert his post, but there were people who accused him of collaborating with the North Vietnamese.
 
From the evidence i have seen he is a deserter, they have emails and hell he even left a note explaining his position.

I mean how much more evidence do you need?
Do you believe convicting him without a trial? I sure don't.
 
McCain and other Vietnam vets were filmed in captivity. We knew his story. Right now Bergdahl has ALOT of explaining to do.
I couldn't agree with you more. BRING HIM HOME!
 
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If the only way to get them back is to negotiate and make deals with terrorist organizations (either directly or indirectly) then, were I POTUS, then I am afraid that they would regrettably be left behind...though a physical extraction would never be off of the table.

I believe that you NEVER make deals with terrorists...either stall for time until you can kill the terrorists/free the hostages through force or ignore them.

But never make deals.

Otherwise you just encourage other terrorists to capture others.
 
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You are correct he didn't desert his post, but there were people who accused him of collaborating with the North Vietnamese.

The accusations against him from his own platoon are that he deserted. There's no clear evidence of collaboration - that will come out in an investigation by the UCMJ and I hope by other sources who were close to the issue at the time.
 
If the only way to get them back is to negotiate and make deals with terrorist organizations (either directly or indirectly) then, were I POTUS, then I am afraid that they would regrettably be left behind...though a physical extraction would never be off of the table.

I believe that you NEVER make deals with terrorists...either stall for time until you can kill the terrorists/free the hostages through force or ignore them.

But never make deals.

Otherwise you just encourage other terrorists to capture others.

The accusations against him from his own platoon are that he deserted. There's no clear evidence of collaboration - that will come out in an investigation by the UCMJ and I hope by other sources who were close to the issue at the time.

I don't know if it's true, but I am hearing the Taliban threatened to kill him.
 
You don't free five potential terrorists. You just send in Stallone.
 
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