By characterizing Bergdahl not as a deserter but an unwitting victim, even a whistleblower, mainstream media hope to salvage Obama's damaged reputation for his outrageous decision to trade one soldier for five high-ranking Taliban terrorists
The U.S. military "threw the book" at Bowe Bergdahl, charging him with "misbehavior before the enemy," which could result in life imprisonment. Yet the mainstream media have clearly chosen sides before the case is decided. Members of the media have once again elected to skew their coverage of the Bergdahl case in order to place the Obama administration in a favorable light.
The swap of Bergdahl for the Taliban Five was met with considerable controversy. "This was a bad deal, all around," we commented last year. "The administration tried offering the release of one terrorist detainee at a time. Apparently the Taliban turned it down. And two years earlier, President Obama was close to releasing the Taliban Five for nothing, except the right to claim he was once again advancing the cause of peace, this time with the Taliban."