Midknight Review -- new and revised: When Trump labeled Bergdahl a "dirty, rotten traitor," he actually agreed with the sentiment of 65% of the population and all of his fighting comrades who risked life and limb to bring him home.

Editor's notes: Want to know why Trump has had such a powerful start to his campaign?" He speaks in unison with the majority on a number of issues . . . . . the Bergdahl prisoner swap being an example. While Obama argued that "we never leave our own, behind," we all know that he has done just that on a number of occasions You have the four hostages in Iran, a number of forgotten prisoners in Russia, and the Pakistani doctor who pin-pointed Osama's hide-out.

Stars and Stripes

The attorney for Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant accused of deserting his base in Afghanistan before he was taken prisoner by the Taliban, says presidential candidate Donald Trump’s criticism of his client threatens Bergdahl’s ability to get a fair trial.

In a statement released Thursday, attorney Eugene Fidell said Trump’s derision of Bergdahl as a “dirty, rotten traitor” was “contemptible and un-American” and threatened to color the opinions of jurors in a potential court-martial.

“Sergeant Bergdahl is not charged with treason or anything like it,” Fidell said, condemning “Mr. Trump’s reckless disregard for the truth.”

Bergdahl, who is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, faces an investigative hearing in September, which will decide whether his case should be referred to trial.

Bergdahl was released by Taliban fighters last year in a controversial prisoner swap that included the release of five Taliban militants held in the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He was captured in 2009 after he abruptly left his base.

Soldiers in Bergdahl’s unit said he had no plans to return. Fidell has said Bergdahl was trying to draw attention to problems inside the base.

The Stated Nonsense from the Left now includes these Progressive goals:

July 2, 2008, Obama had this to say: "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

MICHELLE OBAMA: "Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we're going to have to change our traditions, our history; we're going to have to move into a different place as a nation."

“ . . . . . . they have become a generation of activists possessed with that most American of ideas – that people who love their country can change it.” -- Obama the Radical

On September 30, Van Jones told MSNBC "I think everybody should hold onto your seats. October is going to be the turning point when it comes to the progressive fight back."

Midknight Review -- new and revised

When Trump labeled Bergdahl a "dirty, rotten traitor," he actually agreed with the sentiment of 65% of the population and all of his fighting comrades who risked life and limb to bring him home.

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