Thanks to W. and the water-boarding and all the illegal activities how will we proceed.I am hoping this young man makes it home alive. We should bring all troops home from Afghanistan and Iraq. We have no place there under any administration.

I don’t know why Madam Secretary would be surprised or outraged at anything the Taliban does.  They’re not exactly a group of Boy Scouts.

If we are going to send our young men and women to that hell hole, I just hope we give them the very best arms and defense and leadership this country has to offer.

My prayers are with that young man and his loved ones.

I fear for this young man’s life because many prisoners are executed.   This young man seems fatigued and most likely tortured.  He seems mentally broken.   Our soldiers are trained in waterboarding.   They know they aren’t going to die from it.     However, there are far worse methods than waterboarding used by these people to get a solider to talk.   Back in 2006, several soldiers were taken in Iraq by Iranians who were carrying American weapons, wearing American uniforms and driving an American SUV.   None of them lived.    This could’ve happened to this young man.   Information is limited so we will have to wait and hear more.

I HATE videos like this. Because although I could never imagine the level of fear these captives are experiencing, when it comes to them being videotaped, I can however imagine the emotions that are running through their minds in terms of how what they say, how they appear, may be construed by those watching it in the U.S.  That has to weigh heavy on their minds, how could it not.

Am I being viewed as a traitor to my country?

If I say this or that will I be viewed as weak?

How do I say what they want me to say while still being true to my troop, family and country?

The pain he must be grappling with emotionally is ridiculous.

What we have to remind ourselves is that the Taliban is not a government sponsored organization. They are not a part of Afghanistan, they are a rouge militia. No different that the KKK or the skinheads of the U.S. if they were to take a Middle Easterner hostage (not that they ever would) and make demands on Iraq or Afghanistan.  They could have killed Private Bergdahl right after they stopped taping. And then what? These are not people we can negotiate with, so the process of rescuing him is something we all know will lead to chaos. This will not be a case as with the Caribbean pirates we overtook.

I love the fact that Secretary Clinton has vowed for the U.S. to do all it can to rescue Private Bergdahl.  But I must admit, as those holding the private have instructed him to say, we do indeed need to leave Afghanistan. No more of our soldiers should be there to be put in harms way or possibly kidnapped by lunatics out to make a point. So although I don’t agree with anything else they have to say, on this thought, I agree.