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Republicans Delete Digital Praise of Soldier Release
"Since last weekend's prisoner exchange in which Afghan insurgents turned over Sergeant Bergdahl after five years of captivity, a number of the men who served with him have called him a deserter. Some have gone further, blaming him for the deaths of six to eight soldiers," the New York Times reports.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/world/middleeast/can-gi-be-tied-to-6-lost-lives-facts-are-murky.html?hp&_r=0
Mashable: "At least three prominent Republicans appeared to offer praise on Twitter for the rescue of American POW Bowe Bergdahl -- only to later backtrack, scrubbing their tweets or websites of any mention of the soldier after questions arose over the prisoner swap that freed him."
http://mashable.com/2014/06/03/republicans-delete-bowe-bergdahl-praise/
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/06/04/republicans_delete_digital_praise_of_soldier_release.html
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(18,184 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Cue Lee Greenwood in the background. And I'm proud to hate my country, cause our presidents black....
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(4,631 posts)Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts appears to have deleted several statements on Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from his various social media accounts.