I would not say Bergdahl or Tahmooressi is heroic. Bergdahl walked away from his unit because he did not want to be there any longer and got taken prisoner and held for 4 years(?). Sounds like desertion. My own belief is that the Taliban said Bergdahl would be executed and the video shown IF the prisoner exchange was not made. The video probably would have said The President made the choice to let the American be executed. Definitely, a no-win situation.
Tahmooressi made a terrible error by crossing into Mexico by getting on a wrong road late at night with loaded guns in his vehicle(?). He might not have been the sharpest knife in the drawer- but not deserving of 200 days in prison by any means. Sounds like he was lost.
No comparison between these two men at all.
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