Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Will Bergdahl Be Executed For Desertion And Related Charges?

Sgt. Bergdahl (google image) 
Opening Quote"Every army in the history of the world has always had some deserters, usually much greater than we have today, because once again every soldier who's joined the Army since 1973 is a volunteer, and the numbers are very small and they are almost completely for--people desert almost completely for personal or financial reasons."- Bryan Hilferty

Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was held captive in Afghanistan for five years. The Army is now charging him with desertion and related charges that could imprison him for life. The military announcing the charges awoke passions among Americans from when he was initially released. Bergdahl's freedom came with the price of five detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

Where the rubber meets the road...

The White House has been using the "no man left behind" excuse which makes the term "hogwash" come to mind. Maintaining the belief that if Bergdahl voluntarily left his post and went for a stroll in Afghanistan it was still "our" duty to free him is ludicrous. I mean Susan Rice was at it again when she was talking "honor and distinction" while Bergdahl's unit members were telling how he left willingly and they had to look for him, thus putting lives at risk.
If found guilty will Bergdahl be executed?
No, President Obama and the White House are not going to execute someone that cost a swap of five Guantanamo Bay detainees.

What I can't figure out is...
Why in the world the President would want to make the exchange in the first place?
Did he really want the potential future terrorists released that bad?
Was the fanatical left putting the pressure on the lapsed campaign promise that stressing?
In any event why the "rose garden ceremony"?
I mean the White House had to know most of the desertion talk and such.
Didn't they know whether or not the Army would back their play?
It comes down to either incompetence or ignorance. Pick one!

In Closing...
"These deserters were our undoing. I shall have a good deal more to say about them before I finally lay down my pen, and I shall not hesitate to call them by their true name, the name with which they will forever be branded before all the nations of the world."- Christiaan Rudolf De Wet

Related Article:
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/bowe-bergdahl-desertion-116391.html







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