Is
a shameful act of cowardice no one can condone
The
act puts his or her fellow platoon members in harm’s way
The
threads that bound a band of brothers in all dangers begin to fray
A
cancer that morale of his fellow troops can easily infect
Destroy
the higher calling to risk one’s life to his brothers in arms protect
In
looking for him, Bergdahl’s platoon all could have been wounded or killed
Another
minor, sad footnote to the growing war on terror butcher’s bill
But
the war effort would and did continue in this wild and unconquered land
While
the calls for immediate withdrawal the military has been able to withstand
Desertion
from a post by an officer is a far more serious matter
The
higher in rank the more the morale and fighting strength is shattered
If
the rank is higher than a five star at the level of commander in chief
This
nation not just its military is in a world of hurt, a world of mortal grief
Our
president has deserted his post, cutting the military to the lowest levels not
seen in many decades
Year
by year during his administration its fighting capabilities he continued to
degrade
He
will not, cannot recognize or admit to the existence of the radical Islamic
threat
While
he seeks a “deal” in secret with Iran on nukes which we as a nation will come
to regret
He
misses most of his daily security briefings and to his military he turns a deaf
ear
No
wonder our allies don’t trust us and leaders like Putin have no fear
Obama
will not meet with the new Secretary General of NATO in town for three days
Our
largest treaty obligation and it merits a major snub; what signal to Putin does
it convey?
Putin
is eying the Baltics and the rest of Ukraine, threatening the Danes with nukes
Sending
bombers and fighters into the Baltic Sea to test the level of our allies’
alerts
Almost
every other leader of NATO countries have found the time to meet with this man
Obama
has only time to attend an Obamacare event, a costly failure now impacting this
land
In
addition to sending pink slips to the junior officer corps, Obama hearing from
his generals critical of him quickly tires
He
has only not deserted his post as commander in chief when he exercises his
authority to generals fire
The
criticism may be harsh; but Obama is no longer at the commander in chief post
save to push generals out
What
sane commander in chief while the war on terror we still wage
Would
release five key Taliban soldiers for a deserter from their Gitmo cage?
Some
insight why he and his minions defend
Bergdahl’s exchange though the law on prior notice it did flout
After
all Bergdahl and Obama as deserters are empathetic birds of the same feather
God
help this ship of state as under Obama’s watch, helmless, it is sailing into
really, deadly stormy weather
© March 26, 2015
Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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