22 June 2014

Uncommon Commentary #408: Bergdahl Was AWOL, Which Makes the Trade AWFUL (Alternate Title: Bergdahl Got His Just Desserts for Deserting in the Desert)

Regarding the Obama administration's swap of five terrorists, whom a Pentagon official likened to "four-star generals" of the Taliban, for Sergeant Bergdahl: How long do you think someone would last as the general manager of a professional "football" team if he traded a quintet of all-stars for a fourth-stringer who left the field without permission while a play was being run?  Certainly not for eight seasons!