I'd claim forced Opium induced bender.
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Beau Bergdahl- A different view
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I heard tonight he's apealing the dishonorable....
I have not heard that yet but I have not really looked either.
I will say though that Bergdahl has a fairly good record of doing something less-than-smart but not having the military stop him and in fact help him.
First of all, let's not forget that this guy got booted out of the Coast Guard. The normal person would think that this kind of thing is not going to work out for him. Not Bergdahl though. He just goes over and joins the army with the idea that if they are too stupid to have a problem with it, then that's their call.
Then he deserts but -not to worry- the Commander in Chief cooks up a deal to swap the Taliban Dream Team for him. He had to be thinking "ahhhh, okay, I wasn't really expecting that but if that is what you want to do, I am down with it."
Then with the desertion trial that just ended, he had to be thinking "Holy Shit, I am looking at twenty years here. but, hey, if they just want to give me a dishonorable discharge then I am sort of okay with that. It wont look good on the resume but I got my book deal in progress so what the fuck."
So why wouldn't he appeal it? He has a long history of just letting the army do something stupid.
There are those who argue that because he was in Taliban captivity for so long, that there are no winners here. Not so. The Taliban are 100% the winners.
Thank you Barry. Putting the Hussein back in Barack Hussein Obama since 2008.
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Look guys. We are a nation of laws, or supposed to be. Bergdahl was tried in a military court, right? Well the Commander and Chief of all the military forces, the highest possible rank in the military, spoke about the case publicly and expressed his opinion re what the sentence should be. That right there would have been enough for the judge just to throw the whole thing out. I don't have any idea if under military law that sort of thing could be appealed, but I do know that Bergdahl got a harsh sentence compared to the dismissal of all charges he probably should have got. It's Trump, his big mouth, and lack of self control! That man, Trump, is a disaster.
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All charges should have been dismissed because of Trumps comments which were strictly against military regulations.I heard tonight he's apealing the dishonorable.... How in the hell do you walk off your post, desert, and expect anything other than a dishonorable discharge?
I heard he's appealing the dishonorable discharge because he will lose his medical benefits, and he has a lot of medical conditions from living in a cage for so long. I don't think he will win that one.
I get that he did wrong, but I don't understand why people don't think that one American soldier is worth 5 Taliban or even 500 Taliban. It seems like he wanted to serve his country since he wanted to join the coast guard and the army, but he hasn't got the mental stability for either.
Its interesting that he hasn't wanted to meet his family in all the time since he got back. I'd say the root cause of his problems are from there.
I get that he did wrong, but I don't understand why people don't think that one American soldier is worth 5 Taliban or even 500 Taliban. It seems like he wanted to serve his country since he wanted to join the coast guard and the army, but he hasn't got the mental stability for either.
Its interesting that he hasn't wanted to meet his family in all the time since he got back. I'd say the root cause of his problems are from there.
I'll admit Trump needs to learn some self-control (he's only vocalizing what many feel) but that doesn't undo Bergdahl's actions.All charges should have been dismissed because of Trumps comments which were strictly against military regulations.
Nice theories about how Berghahl is the true victim here. We would expect no less from libdom.
In the real world the judge gets to decide whether the trial has been tainted or not by outside influence. And it does not automatically lead to dismissal of the case, it may just mean dismissal of that trial and then you find a new judge or jury who have not been influenced by it. In this case the judge said: "I am completely unaffected by any opinions President Trump may have about Sgt. Bergdahl," and I believe the case was heard before a judge alone, no jury.
In any case, you are behind the times. He has now moved on to wanting the POW Medal. Most likely, next month it will be the Medal of Honor which I am sure you are in favor of along with a big settlement to go with his book deal.
Y'all think I am kidding about the POW Medal? Think again, this is a whole new world.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/11/03/bergdahls-attorney-wants-him-receive-pow-medal.html
In the real world the judge gets to decide whether the trial has been tainted or not by outside influence. And it does not automatically lead to dismissal of the case, it may just mean dismissal of that trial and then you find a new judge or jury who have not been influenced by it. In this case the judge said: "I am completely unaffected by any opinions President Trump may have about Sgt. Bergdahl," and I believe the case was heard before a judge alone, no jury.
In any case, you are behind the times. He has now moved on to wanting the POW Medal. Most likely, next month it will be the Medal of Honor which I am sure you are in favor of along with a big settlement to go with his book deal.
Y'all think I am kidding about the POW Medal? Think again, this is a whole new world.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/11/03/bergdahls-attorney-wants-him-receive-pow-medal.html
I am glad you set the record straight.
Piezoe almost always gets the law wrong and to the left.
Piezoe almost always gets the law wrong and to the left.
Nice theories about how Berghahl is the true victim here. We would expect no less from libdom.
In the real world the judge gets to decide whether the trial has been tainted or not by outside influence. And it does not automatically lead to dismissal of the case, it may just mean dismissal of that trial and then you find a new judge or jury who have not been influenced by it. In this case the judge said: "I am completely unaffected by any opinions President Trump may have about Sgt. Bergdahl," and I believe the case was heard before a judge alone, no jury.
In any case, you are behind the times. He has now moved on to wanting the POW Medal. Most likely, next month it will be the Medal of Honor which I am sure you are in favor of along with a big settlement to go with his book deal.
Y'all think I am kidding about the POW Medal? Think again, this is a whole new world.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/11/03/bergdahls-attorney-wants-him-receive-pow-medal.html
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That's right, of course. Sergeant Bergdahl's attorney,however, argued:I'll admit Trump needs to learn some self-control (he's only vocalizing what many feel) but that doesn't undo Bergdahl's actions.
" “unlawful command influence,” which is defined in military case law as commanders or anyone with the “mantle of command authority” wrongly taking actions that influence decisions about a defendant’s fate.Since all the officers who could play a role in deciding the outcome of Sergeant Bergdahl’s case — including the judge and jurors — now ultimately report to Mr. Trump, they cannot be impartial in deciding guilt or innocence,..."
[see https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/us/bowe-bergdahl-donald-trump.html]