Pentagon Was Aware Of Bergdahl’s Whereabouts But Did Not Want To Risk Soldiers To Rescue A ‘Deserter’

EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Knew Bergdahl’s Whereabouts But Didn’t Risk Rescue For ‘Deserter’ -- Washington Times

Special operations troops deemed too valuable to lose.

The Pentagon on several occasions had ground-level intelligence on where ArmySgt. Bowe Bergdahl was being held captive at various times — down to how many gunmen were guarding him — but special operations commanders repeatedly shelved rescue missions because they didn’t want to risk casualties for a man they believed to be a “deserter,” sources familiar with the mission plans said.

Commanders on the ground debated whether to pull the trigger on a rescue several times in recent years, according to one of the sources, a former high-level intelligence official in Afghanistan, who said the conclusion each time was that the prospect of losing highly trained troops was too high a price to pay for rescuing a soldier who walked away from his unit before being captured by the enemy.

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