DO WE NEED KING SOLOMON?

     The controversy continues about the release of Bowe Bergdahl. Did he, in fact, walk away from his unit in a voluntary manner? If so, did he have in mind the purpose of defecting? Or did he rather wander off under stress from the war and his part in it, the fighting, the fear and was he then captured? If captured, did he then voluntarily or by force give information that possibly led to the deaths of 6 soldiers in that area?
     I do not believe anyone will ever know, perhaps not even Bowe Bergdahl himself, since it is obvious that whatever the cause, he was held prisoner for five years and was not treated as an honored guest. At this point does he even know what he did and why, if he cracked under the same stress that affects so many of our returning soldiers? It is a tragedy beyond words as we contemplate the deaths of his fellow soldiers but at this point I do not know if we will ever be able to untangle this mess unless we had the wisdom of King Solomon and I cannot think of a single person with that talent and wisdom.
     So what about his father's tweets? Yes, they are and were awful but who knows what anyone would do in such a situation, with a child of yours caught up in such untenable situations. Does anyone believe in the tweets that were sent? I doubt it and I doubt that there was much impact from them.
     What we need to do is move on from here. We are winding down this eternal war in Afghanistan, something we should have done years ago as we began to lose focus on our goals there. We need to figure out new strategies on methods of handling combat stress and its effects on our soldiers. We need to figure out new methods of fighting, just as war methodology changed from WWI to WWII and all throughout history. In fact, what we need to do is do away with war but I doubt that will happen anytime soon. In the meantime, feel for a family reunited and keep in mind the fact that we have forgiven those who walked away from prior wars in our history and better that we bring everyone home than leave them out there, perpetually missing and eternally an open wound in the hearts of their families.