Even the Left Leaning Media is jumping ship as to the Bergdahl prison-exchange negotiations

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The point of this post is to demonstrate the across-the-board disappointment existing in the world of the Left Leaning Media as regards the Bergdahl prisoner trade - five Taliban murderers responsible for the deaths of hundreds of our soldiers traded for a single deserter.  

Make note of the disappointment expressed by the New York Times, Politico, The Daily Beast,  the Associated Press,  Talking Points Memo,  the Washington Post, and,  Mediate, all Leftist news and commentary sources  . . . .   and big names in that industry,  at that.  (Scroll down for those headlines).  

When this story broke,  I predicted a growing backlash.  It appears that I was no genius in making that prediction:  Turns out the backlash was fairly obvious and is happening.  
Understand that members of his unit,  in Afghanistan,  know the truth and are ready to make that known to the public.  Their Commander In Chief is approved by only 32% of our fighting force.  Our soldiers see the hypocrisy in Obama's claim to be concerned about leaving our soldiers behind,  when,  in fact,  he did just that with Benghazi incident,  the deaths of the 32 Seal Team members as he prevented a defense of the military transport

carrying our men,  the Pakistani doctor who directed us to Osama bin Ladens hideout, his refusal to classify the Fort Hood murders as a terrorist attack,  robbing those involved of needed funds and honor for having been involved in that incident,  and his general disdain for the lives of our soldiers when weighed against civilian lives,  in and near the battlefield.  They all know that they are second class citizens,  per their

Commander,  and the honor given to the Bergdahls is more proof that reality.  

No,  indeed,  this is a long way from being over.  And, we all can be proud that Obama did not fondle the Bergdahl mom any more than he did,  in the Rose Garden.    

New York Times:

Bowe Bergdahl's Vanishing Before Capture Angered His Unit  —  WASHINGTON — Sometime after midnight on June 30, 2009, Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl left behind a note in his tent saying he had become disillusioned with the Army, did not support the American mission in Afghanistan and was leaving to start a new life.

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Discussion: The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Weekly Standard, Politico, Power Line, Gawker,Mediaite, Daily Mail, The Week, NPR, ThinkProgress, The American Legion and Patterico's Pontifications

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 Maggie Haberman / Politico:

Hillary Clinton defends Bowe Bergdahl exchange  —  Hillary Clinton defended President Obama's move to free a long-held U.S. prisoner of war from Afghanistan in exchange for five men being held at Guantanamo Bay in a speech on the outskirts of Denver on Monday night.

Discussion: CNN, ABC News and Taylor Marsh

 Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:

How Obama Convinced His Spies to Support the Taliban Prisoner Release  —  The Pentagon and the nation's top intelligence official opposed releasing the Gitmo Five in 2012.  This time around the White House got the answer it wanted when the Taliban was ready to deal.

Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller, Just Security, New York Times, TPNN, National Review, The Hill, Fox News, The Long War Journal, Washington Free Beacon,Lawfare, The Federalist and Hot Air

 Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON DEFENDS PRISONER SWAP  —  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton gave a measured defense Monday of the Obama administration's controversial decision to swap five Guantanamo Bay detainees for a U.S. soldier held hostage in Afghanistan, noting that many of America's allies make similar deals.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, ABC News, Business Insider andMediaite

 Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:

Obama's National Security Team Mounts Defense Of Bergdahl Rescue  —  The White House National Security Council hit back hard on Tuesday against the mostly conservative critics of the prisoner swap that led to the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.  —  In two separate statements from Chairman …

Discussion: PoliticusUSA

 Abby Phillip / Washington Post:NEW!

The curious case of Bob Bergdahl's apparent tweet to the Taliban  —  Since Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was captured in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2009, his father had become an expert on Guantanamo Bay's detainees.  It was out of necessity, because the Taliban demanded that the United States free prisoners …

Discussion: The Agonist, Daily Mail, Weekly Standard, NPR and TIME

 Noah Rothman / Mediaite:

Jeffrey Toobin: Obama ‘Clearly Broke the Law’ on Bergdahl  —  CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin declared on Monday that President Barack Obama “broke the law” when his administration failed to give Congress notice of at least 30 days before releasing five ranking Taliban members from Guantanamo Bay.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Hinterland Gazette, Lawfare and Scared Monkeys