Bowe Bergdahl, the POW held for five years by the Taliban in Afghanistan who was recently traded for the release of five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay, has been convicted in the halls of Congress and in most of the media as a deserter — even a traitor or a Taliban convert — all without any trial or even any evidence. John Grant, a veteran of the Vietmam War, where desertions were common, says it’s an old story: As America’s losing wars wind down, those who advocated the in the first place and pushed for their continuation try to create a “stabbed in the back” narrative to explain the humiliating defeat of US military forces.
Listen to this discussion, which was aired on the Progressive Radio Network last Wednesday, June 11, at PRN.fm.
Bowe Bergdahl as a POW captive of the Taliban in a TV image from Al Jezzeera TV (click on image to go to the interview on PRN.fm)