Bergdahl faces desertion charges

[CaptainObvious]

About time.

http://news.yahoo.com/charges-against-bergdahl-being-referred-court-martial-190741083--politics.html

 

[Snarkhund]

Maybe Obama can have his leftist parents back to reprise their whitehouse visit.

The dad can make a speech in Pashto.

Obama can say that the DoD is "acting stupidly" or something like that.

 

[gwb-trading]

I agree. I hope harsh punishment is on the table.

 

[Ricter]

I hope fair punishment is dealt, not punishment skewed by ODS.

 

[gwb-trading]

I hope fair punishment is dealt, not punishment skewed by ODS.

Maybe we should let his comrades who he deserted and put at risk searching for him decide on the appropriate punishment.

 

[Ricter]

Maybe we should let his comrades who he deserted and put at risk searching for him decide on the appropriate punishment.

Maybe we should also let calmer minds up the chain of command weigh all the evidence.

 

[globuli]

Maybe we should also let calmer minds up the chain of command weigh all the evidence.

Thats the sensible approach.

 

[Wallet]

Maybe we should also let calmer minds up the chain of command weigh all the evidence.

Desertion charges are chump change in this case - slap on the wrist, a couple of years and a dishonorable discharge... "misbehavior before the enemy" which it appears he is guilty, will bring him life in prison, stripped of rank and he owe back the government everything he has been paid.

 

[CaptainObvious]

When found guilty, as all the evidence shows, he should be put up against the wall and shot. This behavior in the face of the enemy is unacceptable. Beyond that, people lost their lives looking for this guy. Death is the penalty. Case closed!

 

[Ricter]

When found guilty, as all the evidence shows,

How is it you have "all" the evidence?