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Report: Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to Be Charged for Desertion — Here Are the Details

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Report: Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to Be Charged for Desertion

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was reportedly held captive by Taliban militants for five years, will be charged with desertion for leaving his post, according to sources of retired Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer. Bergdahl was only released after President Barack Obama negotiated with the terrorists, agreeing to release five prisoners from Guantanamo Bay.

Shaffer, senior fellow at the London Center for Policy Research, told Bill O’Reilly on Monday night that his sources have confirmed the Army has concluded its investigation and Bergdahl’s lawyer has been given a “charge sheet” informing him of the desertion charge.

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So Obama traded 5 terrorists/$5 billion for a deserter. Nice Barry
 
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Believe it when I see it. The Blaze is not always a good source.
 
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WMAL in washington DC had a snippet on the same thing this morning

Apparently the white house is trying to stop it, but all the powers in the pentagon want it to happen

The president cant be happy about this one.......
 
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Just after the 2014 elections (and as far in front of the 2016 elections as possible) sounds like "the right time to act" on many things. ;)
 
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WCH said:
Report: Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to Be Charged for Desertion

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was reportedly held captive by Taliban militants for five years, will be charged with desertion for leaving his post, according to sources of retired Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer. Bergdahl was only released after President Barack Obama negotiated with the terrorists, agreeing to release five prisoners from Guantanamo Bay.

Shaffer, senior fellow at the London Center for Policy Research, told Bill O’Reilly on Monday night that his sources have confirmed the Army has concluded its investigation and Bergdahl’s lawyer has been given a “charge sheet” informing him of the desertion charge.

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So Obama traded 5 terrorists/$5 billion for a deserter. Nice Barry
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Obama doesn't do anything unless he thinks he or his Party will benefit politically, so he thought that was a good deal. Unfortunately, he was wrong...it didn't help his Party...or him...one bit in the 2014 election.
 
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Mycroft said:
Obama doesn't do anything unless he thinks he or his Party will benefit politically, so he thought that was a good deal. Unfortunately, he was wrong...it didn't help his Party...or him...one bit in the 2014 election.
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So you are a supporter of leaving soldiers overseas when we pull out of country?
 
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iliveonramen said:
So you are a supporter of leaving soldiers overseas when we pull out of country?
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No...I'm not.

What makes you think I am?
 
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Mycroft said:
No...I'm not.

What makes you think I am?
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You seem to be making the prisoner exchange a political issue rather than a truth, that we don't leave service members behind if we can help it.
 
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iliveonramen said:
You seem to be making the prisoner exchange a political issue rather than a truth, that we don't leave service members behind if we can help it.
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A deserter has chosen not to be a service member any longer. Well, at least not for our side.
 
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Lutherf said:
A deserter has chosen not to be a service member any longer. Well, at least not for our side.
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Mabye not...but I think we owe to him to at least try him in the US for his crimes, not have his head sawed off on some video. I have no idea why he deserted, but there are a lot of reasons someone could get disillusioned and there's no reason that should be a death sentence.
 
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iliveonramen said:
So you are a supporter of leaving soldiers overseas when we pull out of country?
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I can't imagine anyone would support such a thing. Are you in support of releasing enemy leaders so they can kill more men, women, and children?
 
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Mycroft said:
No...I'm not.

What makes you think I am?
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your stated objections to the prisoner swap that brought him home

the alternative was to leave him in enemy hands

seems obvious to me. what did i miss?
 
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ocean515 said:
I can't imagine anyone would support such a thing. Are you in support of releasing enemy leaders so they can kill more men, women, and children?
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I'm in support of prisoner exchanges
 
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justabubba said:
your stated objections to the prisoner swap that brought him home

the alternative was to leave him in enemy hands

seems obvious to me. what did i miss?
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If he was believed to be a deserter, we should have negotiated for his return for prosecution. releasing bad people who kill and will kill americans again, is not a good policy,
 
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iliveonramen said:
Mabye not...but I think we owe to him to at least try him in the US for his crimes, not have his head sawed off on some video. I have no idea why he deserted, but there are a lot of reasons someone could get disillusioned and there's no reason that should be a death sentence.
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The only reason to get a deserter back is to debrief them and get whatever Intel you can get. After that you throw the POS in a hole and let him rot.
 
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iliveonramen said:
That guy was apprehended on a criminal charge in another country. That's different than being on orders and captured by enemies of the state.
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True, but it seems to have been a misunderstanding and the president remained silent on it.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
If he was believed to be a deserter, we should have negotiated for his return for prosecution. releasing bad people who kill and will kill americans again, is not a good policy,
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isn't that the very nature of a prisoner swap

or do we make the prisoners we swap for one of our own pinkie swear they will do us no further harm
 
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justabubba said:
isn't that the very nature of a prisoner swap

or do we make the prisoners we swap for one of our own pinkie swear they will do us no further harm
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We try to negotiate in a way that won't cause us more harm than good.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
We try to negotiate in a way that won't cause us more harm than good.
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so, share with us how you would have done it differently in a way that would also ensure we would have been safer than at present because of the risk posed by the prisoners we released
 
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Lutherf said:
The only reason to get a deserter back is to debrief them and get whatever Intel you can get. After that you throw the POS in a hole and let him rot.
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I think he should have access to due process and be charged in US criminal courts. He was overseas on orders.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
True, but it seems to have been a misunderstanding and the president remained silent on it.
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I agree, but they are different. There's no doubt the president should of pushed harder on his release.
 
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