War_Conflict

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President Obama has vehemently defended his decision to swap five Taliban guerrillas for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, but the president may no longer have control over the narrative and likely will face increasingly intense questioning over the deal. (Associated Press)

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National Edition News cover for June 8, 2014 - Chinese military growing in size and reach: Chinese military missiles are displayed at a massive parade to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 2009 in Beijing, China. The grand celebrations to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China included a military parade and mass pageant consisting of about 200,000 citizens in Tian'anmen Square. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

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FILE - In this Saturday, May 31, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Bob Bergdahl as Jani Bergdahl stands at left, during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington about the release of their son, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The soldier went missing from his outpost in Afghanistan in June 2009 and was released from Taliban captivity on May 31, 2014 in exchange for five enemy combatants held in the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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National Edition News cover for June 7, 2014 - Haqqani grows into worst enemy for U.S.: Leader: Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son control 10,000 fighters, training bases and religious schools for children in Pakistan. Haqqani militants who cross into Afghanistan are responsible for many of the brutal killings of Americans. (Associated Press)

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Army Tech Sgt. Phill Slack of Cape May Courthouse, N.J. receives a kiss and hug from Raina Khisamova of Washington, D.C. following a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. Slack landed on Omaha Beach with the 314 infantry 79th division on the third day of the Allied invasion and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star while fighting in all four campaigns in Europe. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dignitaries and World War II veterans line up during a wreath laying ceremony at the 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. Slack landed on Omaha Beach with the 314 infantry 79th division on the third day of the Allied invasion and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star while fighting in all four campaigns in Europe. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Army Tech Sgt. Phill Slack of Cape May Courthouse, N.J. sits in a wheel chair during a wreath laying ceremony at the 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. Slack landed on Omaha Beach with the 314 infantry 79th division on the third day of the Allied invasion and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star while fighting in all four campaigns in Europe. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Trudy Stringer of Waldorf, Md. has Army Tech Sgt. Phill Slack of Cape May Courthouse, N.J. sign her book which she asks World War II veterans to sign where ever she visits, following a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. Slack landed on Omaha Beach with the 314 infantry 79th division on the third day of the Allied invasion and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star while fighting in all four campaigns in Europe. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Army Tech Sgt. Phill Slack of Cape May Courthouse, N.J. receives a kiss and hug from Raina Khisamova of Washington, D.C. following a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. Slack landed on Omaha Beach with the 314 infantry 79th division on the third day of the Allied invasion and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star while fighting in all four campaigns in Europe. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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World War II veterans listen to speakers during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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World War II veterans and military officials listen to speakers during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Retired Airforce Pfc. Marv Eis of Two Rivers, Wis., left, becomes emotional after shaking hands with Susan Eisenhower, left, the granddaughter of President Dwight D. Eisenhower who served as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, following a World War II Memorial ceremony on V-E Day commemorating the 69th anniversary of the Allied Forces Victory in the Atlantic and the end of World War II in Europe, Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 8, 2014. The ceremony was held by The Friends of the National World War II Memorial and the National Park Service. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)