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Wings talking points. "the post" reports on bergdahls mental health before he was captured by the taliban. "before he ever joined the army, sergeant bowe bergdahl was discharged from the u.s. coast guard for psychological reasons. furthermore, a trove of bergdahls writings paint a portrait of a deeply complicated and fragile young man, who was by his own account, struggling to maintain his mental stability from the start of basic training until the moment he walked off his post in eastern afghan...

Bergdahl declared jihad in 2010 while in captivity. >> a dark side of bowe bergdahls time in captivity. >> he described himself as converted to islam. converted to himself as a warrior to islam. >> we will investigate whether the white house knew about his alleged conversion to islam and his declaration that he was not a jihadi. >> one fox host went so far as to ask, quote, did we trade five islamic warriors for one islamic warrior? the whole thing stems from this fox news report which claims se...

A reality disheartening and sad chapter i think in our politics. >> its simply unbelievable. its almost inconceivable, because what are we saying to our military men? you have to qualify now for the country to go rescue you if youre held captive. you have to prove yourself to be loyal to the policies or something? i mean, what are we saying to our people in the military. its unprincipled. its unprecedented. e.j. dionne, ryan, im going to have to leave it there. thanks for your time tonight. both...

Way, leaked to the media the second they walked out. unfortunately, last night what the obama administration did was show senators but not america. they played a propaganda video sent by the taliban a few months ago to a room of u.s. senators as proof of bergdahls failing health. in an exclusive interview with cnn, senator tom coburn, also a medical doctor, flatly disagreed with president obamas assessment. >> you saw the proof of life video. >> yeah. >> what did you think of it? >> hed been dru...

Intense political debate about whether the price paid r for bergdahls release is too high and whether it will endanger americans still serving in afghanistan and elsewhere around the world and also about his conduct as a soldier, the circumstances of his capture of the taliban in 2009. soldiers who served with bergdahl spoke out not to welcome him home but to attack him as a deserter whose abandonment of his post and capture by the enemy had jeopardized the lives of other american soldiers. >> i...

Three purple hearts. listen to what congressman duncan hunter said about this man. >> john kerry threw the medals over the white house fence and turned his back on all of his vietnam brothers and sisters, thats what bergdahl did. bergdahl walked away from his men and he left them in a bad spot. >> i mean, its an ugly attack, ryan. but heres what makes it even worse. back in 2009, 22 lawmakers sent a letter to fox saying that calling bergdahl a deserter was beyond the pale. they demanded an apolo...

Questions about his 2009 disappearance. whether bergdahl was, quote, a deserter who simply slipped away for a short adventure and was then captured is one of the many mysteries the military is investigating. bre we dont have the details yet. but many republicans have now stopped even pretending they care about the facts. senator john mccain is a leading critic of the release. he said the administrations briefing this week failed to sway him. >> i learned nothing in this briefing nor did i expect...