Fox News Guest Ralph Peters Suggests Taliban Should Kill U.S. Soldier If He Deserted
Fox News Guest Ralph Peters Suggests Taliban Should Kill U.S. Soldier If He Deserted
Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who has been captured by the Taliban and appears in a video released this weekend by his captors, “went missing from his base in eastern Afghanistan on June 30.” The circumstances of his capture are still unknown. ABC News reports, “Defense officials said it appeared he somehow left his base in Paktika Province at night, likely accompanied by several Afghan soldiers.” On July 6, the Taliban claimed that “a drunken American soldier had come out of his garrison” and was captured by them.
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.
Fox News host Julie Banderas tried to soften Peters’ remark by concluding, “Regardless of what the situation is, we do not want to see any U.S. soldier in harm’s way. And we hope that this guy gets out of there safely. He’s an American – he’s one of ours.” Watch it:
Jonthan Turley comments that “Peters appears to view trials as something of an unnecessary expense.” Michelle Malkin applauds Peters’ “tough words.”
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Shorter Peters, “That soldier’s death would be good for the neocons.”
July 20th, 2009 at 9:36 amPeters said, but quickly added, “He is an apparent deserter,” “he is collaborating with the enemy,” and “we know that this private is a liar.”
Of course, back in 2008 these were considered sterling qualifications to be the GOP’s presidential candidate.
July 20th, 2009 at 9:39 amMore right wing empathy on display. Or, rather, lack thereof.
Peters is jumping to all kind of conclusions regarding the events. First, it sounds like Bergdahl may have been suckered into a trap the Taliban had set. Did Bergdahl use bad judgement. You bet. Is he a deserter. Highly unlikely and not even a military court would arrive at that conclusion.
Peters sounds like an Oliver North wantabe looking for his own show on Fox. Was this his audition?
July 20th, 2009 at 9:41 am“he is collaborating with the enemy,” and “we know that this private is a liar.”
How the hell does does EX=Lt. Colonel Peters KNOW all this about the soldier?
Also “under duress or not he’s collaborating with the enemy“.
July 20th, 2009 at 9:42 amSo John McCain would be a traitor then?
Even though “the facts are not in” Fox puts a guy on calling for the death of a US Soldier. It is beyond disgusting. If Fox ever has this guy on again they are in effect endorsing what he is saying.
July 20th, 2009 at 9:46 amThe best course of action for the media is a blackout on the situation so as not to give publicity to the Taliban. Leave it to Fox to try and whip people into a frenzy. These type of comments should be condemned in the MSM.
July 20th, 2009 at 9:47 amIf Peters had a shred of decency, he’d offer to give himself to the Taliban in exchange for this soldier.
July 20th, 2009 at 9:47 amWhat? He wouldn’t? Wow. What a flipping coward.
Michelle Malkin applauds Peters’ “tough words.”
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And no doubt, Michelle would be delighted to pull the trigger herself.
You stay classy, Michelle…
July 20th, 2009 at 9:50 am“Michelle Malkin applauds Peters’ “tough words.”
really,anchor baby malkin? when are you shipping out to afghanistan, beyotch?
July 20th, 2009 at 9:51 amDr. Hussein Matt says:
There would be blaring headlines on Drudge and Faux.com and the screeching would be deafening from am hate radio and Faux.
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Not to worry… they’ll be trying to pin it on us by this afternoon anyways.
July 20th, 2009 at 9:51 amHow sad that a retired army colonel would want to see a soldier, even a deserter, tortured to death. Is this the America of “good guys” I was told of as a child?
I would like to email Ralph Peters and express my opinion to him. When you wish someone would be tortured to death simply because they deserted, without even knowing why they deserted, you show that you are not one of the “good guys”.
Mr. Peters does not deserve to be given a microphone, and if FOX news were a legitimate news operation, they would never have invited this person to use theirs. FOX news is a magnet for Americans that are not “good guys”.
There must be some way FOX news can be banned from broadcasting and we best ban them as soon as possible.
July 20th, 2009 at 9:52 amThis deserter charge being thrown around sounds like utter bullshit.
When was the last time anyone deserted from the US military?
Why would this soldier desert in enemy territory?
If he wanted to get out of fighting he could have “accidentally” discharged his weapon into his foot.
Why/How was this soldier able to “wander off”? What does that say about his fellow troops or the command structure?
July 20th, 2009 at 9:54 amNO soldier goes ANYWHERE alone—because of the “band of brothers” mentality if nothing else—unless a soldier is LEFT ALONE to begin with ( i.e. shunned?).
Where are all the trolls who accused people at TP of not caring about this soldier?
July 20th, 2009 at 9:55 amAny comments about this right winger actually hoping physical harm to him?
Awful quiet, but you are a group of troll hypocrites.
tony and lido
5th Estate says
July 20th, 2009 at 9:42 am
How the hell does does EX=Lt. Colonel Peters KNOW all this about the soldier?
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Probably the same way that Bill Frist knew enough about Terri Schaivo to make an accurate diagnosis of her condition.
July 20th, 2009 at 9:58 amCome on guys, the punishment fits the crime. If this kid got tired of killing, or had a breakdown, or just got scared he deserves to have his head cut off.
Fck Repugnicunts and fck Faux and all it’s pitiful viewers.
July 20th, 2009 at 9:59 amYou would think, a news organization that allows someone on to advocate the execution of a soldier, no matter the circumstances, would be news to other news organizations. It is just incredible that what Fox News does is not news worthy other than on some “World’s Worst” list.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:02 amThe Republic of Stupidity says:
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… they’ll be trying to pin it on us by this afternoon anyways.
he was a barista in a coffee shop…
one of them latte-sipping libruls no doubt…
none of it adds up…
July 20th, 2009 at 10:02 amRetired Lt. Colonel is the best they can bring forth?
‘Support our Troops, because we don’t’
July 20th, 2009 at 10:03 amRon Peters remarks sound like something Cheney would say that is just plan “heartless.” His family should demand a public apology from Peters. I hope this soldier is returned home safely but the stories surrounding his capture still remains a mystery?
Now watch O’Reilly blame the “left” for Peter’s dumb ass remarks?
July 20th, 2009 at 10:04 amWhy does Faux Snewz hate our troops?
July 20th, 2009 at 10:04 amJust remember, FOX has millions of viewers who agree with whatever it broadcasts. While we may find the Lt. Colonels words appalling, millions of followers agree with him.
They have a lynch-mob mentality: trial by media, then hanging. Their group-thing gives them comfort in that “majority rules” absolves each individual from individual responsibility.
If you don’t understand the enemy, you cannot defeat it. The mob will always need a leader; one who feeds its fears and provides weak victims as sacrifices. Notice how often its spokespersons portray their opponents as weak?
Those who negotiate are weak. Those who compromise are weak. Those who resort to violence first and ask questions later are strong. This is primal. This is mob-think. This is what is left of the Republican Party. This is Fox’s viewing audience.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:05 ama couple of open questions for neoclowns and the whores over at faux news:
god forbid if this young man is waterboarded, would you condemn it, or claim it’s just “dripping some water” on his face?
will you claim responsibility for putting him in the position to be tortured by pissing away our moral standing over the past eight years?
July 20th, 2009 at 10:05 am5th Estate says:
[...] ( i.e. shunned?).
i have this feeling…
just don’t want to say too much… but, “telling” would have solved the problem of wanting to get out… not?
July 20th, 2009 at 10:05 amGive the repugs time, and it will soon be Clintons fault.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:06 amThe GOP (21% of the voting population) is strong on defense (9/11 as the best example) when they don’t need to score political points. Assuming the worst of one of our troops is OK as long as democrats can be pigeonholed.
“Military Analyst” Ralph Peters is due for a change.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:07 amBnF
July 20th, 2009 at 10:09 amThat says it pretty well.
You hate Fox as much as I do? Be proactive. When I go in an establishment that has Fox on the tv, I ask them politely to change the channel and more times than not they will. If they don’t I politely tell them that I will take my business elsewhere. If they push back and defend Faux News, I impolitely tell them to go fck themselves.
No, I am not changing any minds, but I have to think that there are others who are silently thanking me for getting the channel changed.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:11 amSo MR. Peters was a Lt. Col in the Army. I want to know Lt. Col of what? Was he a combat officer or desk jockey somewhere. These so called experts that they parade on faux news don’t mean shit, unless we know what this guy did while in the Army. I knew many officers when I was in, that never did or saw anything. When I was in, the thing you always looked for with officers, was that CIB, which you only get in combat.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:14 amDisingenuous
July 20th, 2009 at 10:15 amFree falling to conclusions
Time to pull rip cord
dietrich says:
Where are all the trolls who accused people at TP of not caring about this soldier?
Any comments about this right winger actually hoping physical harm to him?
Awful quiet, but you are a group of troll hypocrites.
tony and lido
Hi tony. But but but Democrats hate the troops.
Democrats.
Democrats.
Democrats.
I tried for the life of me to read through the posts disputed by our visitors and couldn’t find anything that remotely advocated harm to Pfc. Bergdahl. Some people are quick to ignore the thouroughness of these posts just to get a rise out of their own emotions.
Lt. Col. Peters, however — no way was he taken out of context. His commentary is knuckle-dragging nastiness. Whether it opens up a debate for treason, could itself be up for debate.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:16 amPeter’s should be lynched by the families of our military service members. The man is disgusting.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:17 amCheeseFlap, hopefully when Lt. Col Peters pulls the rip cord, the shoot doesn’t open.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:18 amI just realized that Peter’s comment about Bergdahl “collaborating” is because you can’t see any signs of physical abuse on him in the video.
If Bergdahl had a split lip and some major bruising, then Peters would call him a hero, and would be OUTRAGED by his brutal treatment.
As a PFC., Bergdahl is not going to have much in the way of useful information to divulge to the Taliban, so there’s no point in beating anything out of him. The Taliban have managed stay in the fight for 7 years and they know all they need to know in general about their enemy already.
PFC.Bergdahl has no intelligence value, but he does have propaganda and hostage value. He looks like he’s being treated humanely, and note that the video shows him eating to reinforce that impression.
Whilst POW’s duty is to deny his or her captors any useful intelligence and to misdirect or confound them if possible, it is also their duty to STAY ALIVE and that means conforming to the realities of captivity too.
If a POW acts like a cornered badger all the time, he or she will suffer physical retribution which will then compromise any escape attempt because of physical debilitation.
This is how soldiers are INSTRUCTED to act wehn captured.
EX-Lt. Colonel Peters should KNOW all this, but now he’s out of the army his duty is to his own political convictions and the “mission” of FOX News–his paymaster–and NOT to a fellow soldier.
Peters is exploiting Bergdahl’s situation for his own twisted benefit, NOT providing an expert impartial perspective.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:20 amThe word “fascist” gets thrown around far too often these days (particularly on this site…) but, this is basically fascism defined:
Support for a strong military
July 20th, 2009 at 10:21 amCrushing all dissent
Complete disregard for human rights
Extrajudicial execution
Support for the corporations (the dude writes for the Post and appears on Fox)
God, not enough coffee this morning. Should have been chute, sorry.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:21 amMichelle Malkin should put on a uniform and put her right wing ass on the front line before she starts commenting on someone who did. These neo-cons are so good at commenting on fighting wars and getting us into wars yet very few have ever served. Talk about chicken hawks.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:24 amSeems to me that Dubya was, in fact, a deserter during his National Guard “service” in the early seventies. Hmmm. Maybe Peters has a point, all things considered.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:24 amIt’s bad enough when politicians pretend to be soldiers, but retired
soldiers pretending to be politicians is even worse.
Peters, how many years did you serve?
And you could only make Lt. Col.? Quite a career there, Pete.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:25 amPeters, apparently, is too young to have gone to Nam.
Cuz, much as he deserved it, he never got fragged.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:27 amkaty says: 5th Estate says:
[...] ( i.e. shunned?).
i have this feeling…
It was the first thought that crossed my mind too
July 20th, 2009 at 10:30 amangels81 says: So MR. Peters was a Lt. Col in the Army. I want to know Lt. Col of what?
In lieu of digging that information up, here’s an extensive article that deconstructs a major speech given by Peters in Israel:
http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2009/05/21/gen-ralph-peters-on-journalists-kill-them-all/
Here’s an excerpt:
Ex-Lt. Colonel Peters…:
“Future wars may require censorship, news blackouts and, ultimately, military attacks on the partisan media. Perceiving themselves as superior beings, journalists have positioned themselves as protected-species combatants. But freedom of the press stops when its abuse kills our soldiers and strengthens our enemies.”
July 20th, 2009 at 10:34 amWasn’t it Proud in here yesterday screeching at us dirty commies (no, seriously) for saying horrible things about this soldier (when no one had)? Where is Proud now, because I’m waiting for him to condemn Peters in no uncertain terms.
Waiting . . .
July 20th, 2009 at 10:37 amAnd you could only make Lt. Col.? Quite a career there, Pete.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:25 am
He enlisted as a private in 1976, then went to OCS. So he’s a mustang, and Lt.Col was about the highest rank he could expect w/out having attended a service academy.
Born in ‘52, he could have enlisted soon enough to fight ub Nam, but he waited til it was all over, like the gutless, chickenshit phuquenozzle he seems no determined to show himself to be…
July 20th, 2009 at 10:37 amWhatever happened to “We will leave no man behind?”
July 20th, 2009 at 10:39 amnanlichi says:
You hate Fox as much as I do? Be proactive. When I go in an establishment that has Fox on the tv, I ask them politely to change the channel and more times than not they will. If they don’t I politely tell them that I will take my business elsewhere. If they push back and defend Faux News, I impolitely tell them to go fck themselves.
No, I am not changing any minds, but I have to think that there are others who are silently thanking me for getting the channel changed.
One of the locally owned restaurants I eat at sometimes used to have Faux news but I requested they change it to cnn or msnbc, and all my friends did as well, now they usually have msnbc on. They have one manager that sometimes puts it on Faux, but they will change it on request when he is there. If they didn’t I would find another place.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:39 amIf Proud does show up, tell em I said “Hi”…
July 20th, 2009 at 10:40 amgummble-bee-itch says:
Wasn’t it Proud in here yesterday screeching at us dirty commies (no, seriously) for saying horrible things about this soldier (when no one had)? Where is Proud now, because I’m waiting for him to condemn Peters in no uncertain terms.
Waiting . . .
Don’t hold your breath waiting on the hypocritical Prod.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:43 amWouldn’t want you to pass out.
So much for “supporting the troops”.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:45 amAccording to Wikipedia, Lt Colonel Peters spent 4 years as a private in Germany, then became a commissioned officer and served in Military Intelligence, still in Germany from 1980-1990, then went to the Command and general Staff College in Leavenworth. Texas and finished up as Dep. Chief of Staff for Intelligence, retiring in 1998.
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In other words he’s an obsolete cold-war desk-jockey Colonel who thinks he’s Jack Bauer
July 20th, 2009 at 10:47 amWasn’t it the Repignofascist Party that made such a big deal about “supporting the troops”? Now the Fixed News Channel is giving air time to someone who advocates killing an american troop? Heckuva job, Fixed News. Keith should name them worst person this evening – along with the clown advocating this.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:49 amLevi the Dungbeetle says
July 20th, 2009 at 9:52 am
I would like to email Ralph Peters and express my opinion to him. When you wish someone would be tortured to death simply because they deserted, without even knowing why they deserted, you show that you are not one of the “good guys”.
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Or without even knowing IF they deserted. Desertion is a deliberate act, and not always synonymous with “wandering off”. We’ve heard a number of reports about the circumstances surrounding this soldier’s capture (all conjecture, it seems), including rumors that he may have been intoxicated or disoriented.
It would seem that until we get all the facts, people like Peters might find it more prudent to just STFU.
I remember during the Vietnam War, we prayed for our POWs and MIAs. We wore bracelets to remind us who they were. I don’t remember anybody putting them in categories — “those who deserted”, “those who wandered off”, “those who were taken captive heroically, kicking and screaming”, etc.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:49 amFaux News: Harboring Traitors for nearly a decade!
July 20th, 2009 at 10:56 amOMG Malkin is a total moron. Who knew?
July 20th, 2009 at 11:06 amI’m playing catch-up here. As gummble-bee-itch points out, yesterday it was us godless libruls who were being disrespectful to this brave hero.
Now, apparently, Faux News has deemed him a traitor.
Can someone clue me in? Is there any evidence that this soldier is a deserter? Anyone other than this Faux News ANALyst suggesting such a scenario?
July 20th, 2009 at 11:07 amJudging from face time given to Peters and some of the comments surfacing from Wingnut trolls, I think we’ll be seeing a major shift from the usual “support our troops” meme. The conflict in Afghanistan is rapidly becoming “Obama’s War”, with the implication that anyone dying over there is Obama’s fault, and any criticism of the Commander In Chief is perfectly fine. It will no longer be true that any faint suggestion of criticism of American military personnel will create calls of treason from the Wingers.
July 20th, 2009 at 11:09 amThis entire mess makes me sick….Blovating retired shit head, chicken hawk spewing his crap on the tube do’s not make anyone safer or saner…Clearly he has never served our country only himself and the reich….Blessings
July 20th, 2009 at 11:09 amAccording to Wikipedia, Lt Colonel Peters spent 4 years as a private in Germany, then became a commissioned officer and served in Military Intelligence, still in Germany from 1980-1990, then went to the Command and general Staff College in Leavenworth. Texas and finished up as Dep. Chief of Staff for Intelligence, retiring in 1998.
WIKI: Peters’s first novel was Bravo Romeo, a spy thriller set in West Germany. His novels progressed from futuristic scenarios involving Red Army to contemporary terrorism and failed state issues. His characters are often presented as military mavericks who have the knowledge and courage to tackle problems others can’t or won’t.
Peters supported the Iraq invasion, dismissed suggestions of a civil war (which did happen in the form of Shia and Sunni militias violent partitioning of Baghdad).
After the 2006 elections, Peters said without a trace of irony: “No matter how many troops we send, we’re bound to fail if the troops aren’t allowed to fight – under the leadership of combat commanders, not politically attuned bureaucrats in uniform” and then went on to complain that war can’t be conducted “on the cheap”—even though that’s exactly what the Bush administration had done, BUT he criticized the proposed “Surge”.
Until July 2007, when he praised “the Surge” even though it hadn’t actually accomplished anything by then (and Petraeus’s bogus report wasn’t made until September 2007).
You know something? I’m a Colonel too. I have the rank insignia to prove it. They cost me 2 dollars each from an army supply store. (I thought buying a General’s rank would be pushing the credibility envelope a bit.)
July 20th, 2009 at 11:09 amWell I suppose any plans of a made up for tv rescue ala Jessica Lynch has been scrapped… I wonder how Jessy is making out these days…
July 20th, 2009 at 11:10 amI am already looking around for another country in which I can live.
Religion and militarism have poisoned our society, perhaps terminally.
It is starting to make me physically ill.
July 20th, 2009 at 11:12 amThis guy sure knows a lot for someone who can’t know anything. How, for instance can he “know” that this kid wasn’t tortured, like we tortured taliban soldiers?
July 20th, 2009 at 11:24 amI would bet that this A-hole overlooks John McCain’s collaboration because it suits his ideological beliefs. For him to have one iota of credibility, he must first, on the record, call John McCain a traitor. Barring that, he’s just one more Fox mouthpiece with no scruples or values that mean anything.
but, remember, they are the real patriots. we are just elite snobs and fake americans and need to stfu while they restore the peace and tranquility of the bush years.
http://blahgblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/its-okay-to-call-for-the-taliban-to-kill-a-soldier-taken-hostage-if-youre-a-rightwinger/
July 20th, 2009 at 11:27 amNow the Reichwing nutjobs are equating capture to desertion and collaberation.
July 20th, 2009 at 11:34 amSupport the troops my phucking ass!
Ralph Peters is a typical reichwing douch–he speaks without caring about the facts or the consequences of his words…
July 20th, 2009 at 11:41 amHere’s our post regarding Mr Peters from yesterday — with a bonus video of him calling for the prisoners at Gitmo to be killed.
Stay classy, dude.
July 20th, 2009 at 11:42 amThat’s why he’s retired relatively young for a career officer – in the Army, “maverick” equals lack of discipline, someone who thinks he knows better than the people above him, someone who does not follow the chain of command (a BIG sin in the Army). I wouldn’t be at all surprised if his “resignation” wasn’t voluntary. Thus the public trashing of his superiors as “politically attuned bureaucrats in uniform.”
He is proof positive that when you stomp sour grapes, all you get is whine…
July 20th, 2009 at 12:15 pmWe must wait until all the facts are in, but he’s an apparent deserter – Peters.
He certainly didn’t wait long to come to that conclusion.
July 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pmI’m retired Army. Its not about judging this soldier, that is left to the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, which the bogus EX LTC should know something about before goes on national TV, even Fox, before commenting. Its that we take care of our own. We bring back our dead, we rescue our wounded. What army is he retired from?
July 20th, 2009 at 12:35 pmToo funny Mod
July 20th, 2009 at 12:41 pmIf this soldier receives sleep deprivation, loud noises, sitting naked on a jail cell for days at a time, and a few sessions of waterboarding (none of which leave physical marks, too), will the Media accuse the Taliban of torturing him? Or will they call it “extreme interrogation” or some such?
July 20th, 2009 at 12:49 pmJust heard that the soldier had been a dancer for five years. So even if he isn’t gay some other men like PETERS might think he is and that’s why they assume he’s a liar and deserves to be killed. Obviously Peters would be happy to pull a Col. Jessup and order a Code Red to protect the other men from Bergdahl and his possible differences.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:06 pmI don’t know, but now he is a Republican insurgent.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:07 pmdasm says:
We must wait until all the facts are in, but he’s an apparent deserter – Peters.
I agree. I cannot fathom the idea that Fox would put someone like Peters on to make such statements. I hope enough Fox viewers call to complain about Peters.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:10 pmI thought we justified the torture at Gitmo because these people cut the heads off of our prisoners. Now we’re encouraging them to do just that.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:16 pmmalkin never met a republican crotch that she didn’t bury her face in for as long as they would pay her. She is a gutless,, classless tramp who whores herself out to the highest bidder at any and every opportunity….. even money says she had her face in little peters crotch the entire time he was busy inserting his empty pathetic head up his ass on fuks news….. just another couple of gutless, brainless wonders who would look like such a cute couple sharing a gas chamber on world wide tv
July 20th, 2009 at 1:33 pm37 EnnuiDivine said,
July 20th, 2009 at 2:12 pmHate to disagree with you Ennui, but a much better definition has to be the 14 defining characteristics of fascism as defined by a guy who spent years researching it.
What the WHAT?
July 20th, 2009 at 2:37 pmI worked in the Defense industry for a lot years, I can tell you that is someone who retired as a Lt. Col. did not have a successful military career. After a 20 year military career only making Lt. Col.,means you screwed up, ticked someone off, or they thought you were a dumbass. If the military limited someone’s career to Lt. Col. they did not take that person seriously, and I don’t see any reason for anyone else to. Oh and by the way “thanks for your service”.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:47 pmLt Col Peters was forced out of the military for incompetence, insubordination, and accepting bribes from contractors.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:49 pmRegardless of the circumstances, we want the soldier safe and unharmed.
Whether Bergdahl was captured or deserted, this tactic by the Taliban will backfire.
The President and the Congress support the efforts in Afghanistan. Conservatives support the efforts in Afghanistan. Even many progressives that ardently opposed the War in Iraq and the previous administration’s handling of the war in Afghanistan, now support the war under President Obama.
With the relative unity of American support, I think the obvious attempts to propagandize this soldier under duress by the Taliban, will more likely solidify American opposition to the Taliban, than it will generate either support for their cause or calls for American withdrawal.
The Taliban should give back the soldier. If they harm or kill the soldier, it will only cause those that have doubts about our involvement in the war to concede there may be justification for it.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:05 pmMeh, if he was a deserter then he does deserve to die! If not, then every effort should be used to bring him home safely.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:10 pmWiz, Would you happen to know my friend Daryll or is it Darryl by any chance?
July 20th, 2009 at 4:12 pmWiz. I just disagree that if you retire as a Lt. Col you are a screw up or a dumbass.
This guy retired as a Lt. Col after 27 years and two tours in combat.
Listen to the audio and let me know if you still stand by the generalization:
http://www.fighting-dems.com/node/24
July 20th, 2009 at 4:12 pmClarification: By this guy, I’m referring to Lt. Col Andrew Horne of the audio.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:17 pmDamn. Those comments are really indefensible.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:39 pmI’m with you OMPundit, my 12 year old kid talked back to his Mom and I cut his pinky off. He had it coming right dumbfck?
Repugnicunts like you give Faux it’s bad name.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:38 pmColonel Peters is ex-military and yet suggests that the Taliban would save everyone lots of trouble by executing their hostage.Did Peters serve in an American version of the Waffen SS ?
July 20th, 2009 at 7:57 pmWhat a despicable man this Peters is.
At least Gates had the appropriate reaction.
Why are neocons so hateful?
July 20th, 2009 at 8:50 pmYou never leave a soldier behind. Ever. No matter what you think the facts are. Colonel Peters is a MAGGOT. A disgrace to whatever uniform he wears.
July 20th, 2009 at 8:57 pmUh hunh. Caught a little on Countdown.
July 20th, 2009 at 9:09 pmBut I didn’t find out for sure that THIS SORRY- ASS PIECE OF S-H-I-Twas spotlighted on Fo-KKKS- “news” until reading this.
Hey Allegra:
Why, that would be because NEOCONS AE SCUM.
Lt Col. Peter is a POS. Who but FoKKKs would put shit like that (him) on?
July 20th, 2009 at 9:11 pmThis guy should be fired and traded to the Taliban for Bergdahl. There is a related post at http://iamsoannoyed.com/?page_id=588
July 20th, 2009 at 9:19 pmLt Col Peters can go screw himself!
July 20th, 2009 at 11:21 pmThis Lt. Col. Peters is what we called a Cheese D**K. He needs to be taken outside and pounded on for a while. In Viet-Nam this B**ch would have gotten fragged; hey that sounds like a good idea right now. Lt. Col. Peters; I Robert Jenkins of Naples, Florida do challenge you to a fist fight. I think a little B**ch like you will decline; but my offer is open. Contact me at naplesbob1@embarqmail.com, you cowardly stupid B**ch. Come on I double dog dare you!!!!!
July 21st, 2009 at 3:27 pmTo the family of Bowe Bergdahl:
July 21st, 2009 at 6:32 pmPLEASE don’t listen to the irresponsible words of the Lt. Col. Peters. Not all AMERICANS think as this ass does! Let us know how we can help get Bowe returned safely to the great Northwest. Our prayers are with you!
As for Lt. Col. Peters:
It is because of the 100s of thousands of soldiers like PFC Bergdahl that jerks like you can make the unsubstantiated comments you made – or have you forgotten that?
BRING BOWE HOME SAFELY!
I figured this Lt Col Coward B**ch wouldn’t answer my challenge. I think he is such a cowardly b**ch; he just may disappear. Speaking of cowardly b**chs; did Hannity ever do the water board thing as he stated on the air? Maybe Hannity and Peters should start a new realty show; Who’s the biggest coward?
July 21st, 2009 at 9:44 pmWe helped out a lot of your deserters and draft dodgers from the Vietnam war here in? Sweden. The ones who had enough courage to not haplessly go along and fight that pointless war where the ones with a brain in their skull and I’m glad we could take them.
If you decide to double down, wade further out into the quagmire and start drafting people for Afghanistan and Pakistan, I hope we can do so again.
July 22nd, 2009 at 8:09 pmLt. Col. Coward Peters,
July 22nd, 2009 at 9:58 pmIf ever I get close to you; you will be a very sore and sorry coward. Yes I am making a promise to harm you. Yes you better hope there are people around that care about me, and stop me from pounding you into the dirt. It won’t be concern for you, low life coward, it will be out of concern of me going to jail. Do not you coward slime ever think about coming any where near Florida. If I find out where you are; I will come get you.
Peters is the clown who was likened Obama to a Vampire. What about all this talk about supporting our Commander-In-Chief in a “time of war?”
http://www.freedomslighthouse.com/2009/07/lt-col-ralph-peters-likens-obama-to.html
July 24th, 2009 at 9:41 am