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MartiniMan
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Looked for it but no luck
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7/20/2009 10:24:11 PM
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Archie: As usual you have mischaracterized what Peters said. I don't know why you think we won't check on your charactierization as you shown time and again to be irresponsible. The relevant quotes:
On Fox News yesterday, guest Ralph Peters, a retired Army Lt. Col., urged against leaping to conclusions. “I was to stress first of all that we must wait until all of the facts are in until we make a final judgment,” Peters said, but quickly added, “He is an apparent deserter,” “he is collaborating with the enemy,” and “we know that this private is a liar.” Peters then suggested that if Bergdahl is a deserter, the Taliban should kill him: I want to be clear. If, when the facts are in, we find out that through some convoluted chain of events, he really was captured by the Taliban, I’m with him. But, if he walked away from his post and his buddies in wartime, I don’t care how hard it sounds, as far as I’m concerned, the Taliban can save us a lot of legal hassles and legal bills."
Surely a bit of hyperbole but not as you characterized it as usual. Peters is pretty plugged in with the military and I am betting he did his homework for this piece and heard some unsettling news about the guy. It seems to me that he has placed the appropriate level of doubt about whether the allegation of desertion is true. And he has responded with the appropriate level of disdain for a deserter if it is true. Fox News reports and then lets you decide. If you don't like it don't watch it. I never watch CNN or PMSNBC because I don't care for their bias. You should do the same with Fox.
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