Is Jonathan Worth It? By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo On the cover of last week’s US edition of Time magazine is the picture of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the US soldier held captive by the Afghan Taliban for almost five years. With the subtitle, “The cost of bringing Sgt. Bergahl home,” the magazine asked the one question Americans have been grappling with since his release: “Is he worth it?” Without reading the story, any follower of the Bergdahl saga will already be familiar with the arguments. There was a disgruntled soldier who was believed by many of his fellow comrades to have deserted his platoon in 2009. Once he was captured by the Taliban, efforts were made to free him. During some of the attempts, some soldiers died. Five years after, he was released in a prisoner swap deal that entailed freeing five Taliban fighters held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The argument for his release rested purely on the age-old principle that America does not leave any soldier behind. READ MORE… bit.ly/ 1qo0prY
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 18:27:07 +0000
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