Michael Waltz: As a Soldier and Veteran ‘I’m Devastated’ by the Bergdahl Decision

Here with more lieutenant ░░░░░░░░ Tony Shaffer one of ░░░░░░░░ involved in the classified ░░░░░░░░ talks on the Bergdahl ░░░░░░░░ mission and colonel waltz ░░░░░░░░ led search commissions for ░░░░░░░░ He s a Fox ░░░░░░░░ contributor Gentlemen you re ░░░░░░░░ of the best people ░░░░░░░░ talk to on this ░░░░░░░░ I know you re ░░░░░░░░ with the jut come ░░░░░░░░ Colonel tell every one ░░░░░░░░ reaction and what you ░░░░░░░░ your men did to ░░░░░░░░ him Martha you know ░░░░░░░░ a soldier as a ░░░░░░░░ today I m devastated ░░░░░░░░ m devastated for my ░░░░░░░░ who are actively baited ░░░░░░░░ ambushes searching for Bergdahl ░░░░░░░░ Taliban were feeding us ░░░░░░░░ information and baiting us ░░░░░░░░ places that we shouldn ░░░░░░░░ have gone and missions ░░░░░░░░ weren t properly vetted ░░░░░░░░ m devastated for the ░░░░░░░░ that underwent 18 surgeries ░░░░░░░░ m devastated to the ░░░░░░░░ sergeant shot in the ░░░░░░░░ on a mission looking ░░░░░░░░ Bergdahl and cannot speak ░░░░░░░░ cannot walk anymore So ░░░░░░░░ s not walking free ░░░░░░░░ of these people They ░░░░░░░░ received a life sentence ░░░░░░░░ Bergdahl to receive nothing ░░░░░░░░ just an absolute travesty ░░░░░░░░ expected reduction for how ░░░░░░░░ was treated which he ░░░░░░░░ on himself but now ░░░░░░░░ find out that not ░░░░░░░░ walking free he s ░░░░░░░░ his dishonorable discharge and ░░░░░░░░ what An honorable discharge ░░░░░░░░ would expect a book ░░░░░░░░ and a movie deal ░░░░░░░░ that I just find ░░░░░░░░ devastating Finally Martha he ░░░░░░░░ affecting these wheels he ░░░░░░░░ in motion in this ░░░░░░░░ that Obama approved is ░░░░░░░░ American hostages all over ░░░░░░░░ world as we speak ░░░░░░░░ terrorist groups holding Americans ░░░░░░░░ expect a trade like ░░░░░░░░ Bergdahl got It s ░░░░░░░░ all around Martha Amazing ░░░░░░░░ s just shocking when ░░░░░░░░ look at it You ░░░░░░░░ your story colonel Tony ░░░░░░░░ were involved in the ░░░░░░░░ surrounding this recovery mission ░░░░░░░░ well Your thoughts on ░░░░░░░░ this ended Look as ░░░░░░░░ pointed out there was ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary effort made once ░░░░░░░░ abandoned his post to ░░░░░░░░ in there I was ░░░░░░░░ in a number of ░░░░░░░░ of this relating to ░░░░░░░░ getting him back in ░░░░░░░░ form A lot of ░░░░░░░░ felt in my ways ░░░░░░░░ should just perish on ░░░░░░░░ battlefield where he went ░░░░░░░░ put himself there As ░░░░░░░░ said this is setting ░░░░░░░░ sorts of bad precedence ░░░░░░░░ allows for the idea ░░░░░░░░ a soldier that gets ░░░░░░░░ can leave his post ░░░░░░░░ walk away and expect ░░░░░░░░ sentence less than someone ░░░░░░░░ sells drugs out 0 ░░░░░░░░ barracks I know for ░░░░░░░░ that went to the ░░░░░░░░ for selling drugs longer ░░░░░░░░ this man that deserted ░░░░░░░░ post There was some ░░░░░░░░ of cooperation with Bergdahl ░░░░░░░░ he went to the ░░░░░░░░ that they allowed for ░░░░░░░░ to help the Taliban ░░░░░░░░ up ambushes of waltz ░░░░░░░░ folks That s how ░░░░░░░░ this is Colonel talk ░░░░░░░░ us about the military ░░░░░░░░ and the way this ░░░░░░░░ arrived at and the ░░░░░░░░ that made this decision ░░░░░░░░ the defense made their ░░░░░░░░ for how he was ░░░░░░░░ which I will point ░░░░░░░░ is according to Bergdahl ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ we have independent corroboration ░░░░░░░░ how he was treated ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban There s ░░░░░░░░ body of thinking that ░░░░░░░░ corroborated that he collaborated ░░░░░░░░ me with the Taliban ░░░░░░░░ So I think they ░░░░░░░░ their care They essentially ░░░░░░░░ defense attorneys blamed the ░░░░░░░░ he should have never ░░░░░░░░ let in the army ░░░░░░░░ the first place To ░░░░░░░░ s point an apology ░░░░░░░░ sympathy perhaps a missed ░░░░░░░░ exam does not absolve ░░░░░░░░ of accountability This is ░░░░░░░░ personal responsibility on Bergdahl ░░░░░░░░ part For him being ░░░░░░░░ accountable for what he ░░░░░░░░ I will say that ░░░░░░░░ is a four star ░░░░░░░░ Robert Abrams that is ░░░░░░░░ the court He does ░░░░░░░░ the final say This ░░░░░░░░ the same general that ░░░░░░░░ pleas under the Obama ░░░░░░░░ that he not go ░░░░░░░░ court martial at all ░░░░░░░░ there is some hope ░░░░░░░░ we ve come from ░░░░░░░░ with honor and distinction ░░░░░░░░ this close to having ░░░░░░░░ after eight years and ░░░░░░░░ just can t think ░░░░░░░░ another word other than ░░░░░░░░