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2014-06-03 Afghanistan

Why Bergdahl probably won't be court martialed for desertion.

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Makes Obama look like a chump.

End of story.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-06-03 00:15|| 2014-06-03 00:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Coverup is already in process. Rice, the liar of Benghazi (it was the movie!), is already out there pumping herself out fro Obam's lies, characterizing Bergdahls service as "dissection and honor". Makes me want to puke, such an obvious lie - yet will any in the press call her out on it?

Posted by OldSpook 2014-06-03 00:26|| 2014-06-03 00:26|| Front Page Top

#3 One thing that cannot be denied is that he was, at a minimum, AWOL. If there was justice served, at a minimum, he would be getting kicked to the curb with an admin Art15 + OTH discharge. Better would be no bennies, forfeiting back pay, and a reduction in rank as well to get rid of that "captivity" promotion.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-06-03 00:34|| 2014-06-03 00:34|| Front Page Top

#4 All we can hope for a convening authority (that is willing to retire in their permanent grade) who will charge this guy. It is the least that can be done now that there is a price tag on every American Soldier, Sailor and Airman world wide.

Posted by Clemp Graviger6156 2014-06-03 00:48|| 2014-06-03 00:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Obama and ValJar will never allow it.

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-06-03 00:52|| 2014-06-03 00:52|| Front Page Top

#6 Obama and ValJar will never allow it.
Posted by CrazyFool

Definitely not. Although they {the regime] may have altered plans for a White House POW medal ceremony.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-03 04:49|| 2014-06-03 04:49|| Front Page Top

#7 Let me get this right. The 'brass' has been repeatedly hammered for not prosecuting every case of accused sexual harassment or alleged act. The Donks have even gone forward to alter the laws to remove 'discretion' from the command chain on such issues. Now the same political agents want the command to use discretion on a matter of 'desertion on the field of battle' which goes to the heart of good order and discipline of an army.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-06-03 08:16|| 2014-06-03 08:16|| Front Page Top

#8 Let me get this right. ...

Yes. All part of the process to demoralize and cripple our military. I do believe however, that once they are out of office their lives will become very interesting.

Posted by Guillibaldo Threreting7868 2014-06-03 08:53|| 2014-06-03 08:53|| Front Page Top

#9 ..what would be interesting (but not likely to ever happen) is for the Joint Chiefs and a dozen plus GOs resign one week before the November election saying they can not fulfill their oath to defend the Constitution under the current leadership. We don't do coups, but we will not send young men and women into harms way for political posturing for a few poll points on someone's accounting paper.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-06-03 09:21|| 2014-06-03 09:21|| Front Page Top

#10

When piggies fly P2k. When piggies fly.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-03 09:38|| 2014-06-03 09:38|| Front Page Top

#11 My $ is on that once he has outlived his usefulness to Team Obama, Bergdahl will be abandoned to his fate.

It will not be pretty.

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-06-03 09:56|| 2014-06-03 09:56|| Front Page Top

#12 There is talk on the networks this a.m. about Obama breaking the law with regards to Bergdahl's trade for the "worst of the worst". Obama has a history of law-breaking but it is doubtful that Congress will act.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-06-03 10:01|| 2014-06-03 10:01|| Front Page Top

#13 Andrew McCarthy had a column in National Review Online regarding high crimes and misdemeanors and the Taliban release. McCarthy.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-06-03 10:22|| 2014-06-03 10:22|| Front Page Top

#14 The military has a long term problem if they fail to handle this by the book. I expect the wheels of military justice to inexorably grind after he is subbussed by ValJar and Barry.

Posted by Vespasian Oppressor of the Visigoths8235 2014-06-03 11:14|| 2014-06-03 11:14|| Front Page Top

#15 Hard to define the reasons for what Obama does. He said he was going to close Gitmo. Seems that is what he is doing--putting enemies back into the main stream. These guys will be in the wind as soon as they hit foreign shores. Who are these guys? The Long War Journal has a piece on them. LWJ

Posted by JohnQC 2014-06-03 11:32|| 2014-06-03 11:32|| Front Page Top

#16 #15 Hard to define the reasons for what Obama does.

One word will probably catch it, reparations !

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-03 12:35|| 2014-06-03 12:35|| Front Page Top

#17 Two. Choom room

Posted by Vespasian Oppressor of the Visigoths8235 2014-06-03 13:20|| 2014-06-03 13:20|| Front Page Top

#18 I am willing to bet good money that the results of a good solid Article 32 investigation are sitting on the desk of a "flag" officer somewhere in the Pentagon.

And I am convinced the Army, once unleashed will release the hounds of hell upon him.

Does he plan to return to active duty after his release? He is still technically on active duty and should receive orders to report. I just can't wait to see what happens then...

Posted by Bill Clinton 2014-06-03 14:58|| 2014-06-03 14:58|| Front Page Top

#19 What I love is the military stopped attempts to recapture him because they didn't feel losing a life was worth it to recapture a deserter (left his post at night to walk the Earth and join the Taliban).

Bergdahl himself claimed on some video that he was grabbed because he lagged behind on patrol.

Then Rice comes up with some 'grabbed during a firefight' nonsense. Really? Don't think folks know how to Google at this point in the game?

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-06-03 15:08|| 2014-06-03 15:08|| Front Page Top

#20 Ace says she's like Ron Burgundy. Put in on a talking points card or teleprompter and she'll read it - verbatim

Posted by Frank G 2014-06-03 17:22|| 2014-06-03 17:22|| Front Page Top

#21 I think the correct term for Susan Rice is "sock puppet" She says whatever the hand stuck up her butt tells her to say...and this intellectual free thinker is his National Security Advisor?

Posted by Bill Clinton 2014-06-03 17:45|| 2014-06-03 17:45|| Front Page Top

#22 As usual, this looks like it's blowing up in President Clusterfuck's face, so I think he will be courtmartialed to allow Barry to try and save what little face he has left.
I really doubt that this is what they had in mind when they thought this up.

Posted by tu3031 2014-06-03 18:17|| 2014-06-03 18:17|| Front Page Top

#23 Chuck Todd: The White House expected euphoria over Bergdahls release

clearly they didn't understand the mindset of his fellow servicemen, several of whom died in the search for this POS. Other's had to sign non-disclosure agreements til he was freed and are now venting, not quiet as O and his fellow travelers thought. Corpsemen, indeed

Posted by Frank G 2014-06-03 18:21|| 2014-06-03 18:21|| Front Page Top

#24 A court martial is a trial. It is possible to be acquitted at a court martial. Personally, I don't think Bergdahl is innocent, but he could get acquitted (due to high command influence.) Obama could then say "See - we tried him and the court found him innocent."

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-06-03 18:43|| 2014-06-03 18:43|| Front Page Top

#25 When I see stuff like this and I recall an interview by Christiane Amanpour of British Islamic Imam Anjem Choudary who said at the time: "The flag of Islam will fly atop the Whitehouse." At the time, I thought the statement over-the-top and outlandish; however, when Obama does makes some anti-American, boneheaded, unilateral decision I think maybe that day has already arrived. John O. Brennan does not give much comfort to these thoughts either.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-06-03 19:04|| 2014-06-03 19:04|| Front Page Top

#26 Can't see Obama rescuing this guy only to put him on trial. Besides, a trial would keep popping up in the news cycle.

Posted by SteveS 2014-06-03 19:04|| 2014-06-03 19:04|| Front Page Top

#27 An Army Regulation 15-6 [AR 15-6] was conducted when he went missing. An AR 15-6 is an investigation which contains sworn statements, findings, and recommendations with regard to follow-on actions or dismissal. A review of the AR 15-6 conducted on SPC Bergdahl would be most interesting.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-03 19:12|| 2014-06-03 19:12|| Front Page Top

#28 : Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer confirms on the Jerry Doyle Show that the decision to trade for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was made by the administration in December of 2013. The plan was for the exchange to be executed at a time that would provide the maximum political advantage.

Col David Hunt: Bowe Bergdahl was a deserter. Bergdahl on June 20, 2009 crawled underneath a wire at his fire base with water, food, a change of clothes, a knife and a cell phone. He called his unit the day after he deserted to tell his unit he deserted Bill, we lost 14 soldiers, killed, searching for a deserter. He left his unit in combat. Its non-arguable We dont know yet if he joined the Taliban or not. But, theres no question he deserted.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-06-03 20:20|| 2014-06-03 20:20|| Front Page Top

#29 Even if there is no courts martial,, I fully expect this POS to spend the rest of his life constantly looking over his shoulder whenever he is out in public.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-06-03 22:28|| 2014-06-03 22:28|| Front Page Top

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