What you said about…  Saving Sergeant Bergdahl  Re “no soldier
left behind” [June 16]: It is very easy to pick holes with the
decision of President Obama to free Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl if
you are not his parents. The life of every soldier is important.
The sacrifice they continue to make is enormous. Even if
Bergdahl is a deserter, every good American should show him
love. I can only congratulate the President for taking such a
bold but painful decision.That is why Americans elected him.
Kester Ekekwe, Lagos, Nigeria  Yes, Bergdahl’s life was worth
being saved. In fact, every life is worth being saved when we
have the means to do so, no matter the cost or what is at
stake—just ask his family. The real question is, Why is a U.S.
Army sergeant’s life more valuable than, say, a little Syrian
girl’s? If the policy is “no one left behind,” then we need to
take those “left behind” in the geopolitical equation into
account as well and assume more responsibility. Then we’ll have
a world that is worth living in.  Dan