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Old 01-27-2015, 12:42 PM   #1
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Bowe Bergdahl to be charged with desertion

Get the popcorn ready. Lots of speculation on the web already about severity of punishment if found guilty and about blow back on Obama regarding the prisoner swap.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...ls-say-n294466
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Old 01-27-2015, 12:48 PM   #2
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We now have a case of treason against Obama.

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If accepted, Bergdahl would be denied as much as $300 thousand in back pay and bonuses, and reduced in rank to at least Private First Class, the rank he held when he disappeared from his outpost in Afghanistan.
How did he ever get promoted from that rank??????
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Old 01-27-2015, 12:58 PM   #3
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How did he ever get promoted from that rank??????
As a POW.

Bergdahl deserves a DD. He also deserved to be freed from captivity.
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Old 01-27-2015, 01:11 PM   #4
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As a POW.

Bergdahl deserves a DD. He also deserved to be freed from captivity.
I think obviously they don't think he was a POW. He voluntarily went knowingly into their arms
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Old 01-27-2015, 01:17 PM   #5
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He won't get punished. He'll be appointed ambassador to Cuba.
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can 0bama give a pardon to someone convicted of a military crime?
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Old 01-27-2015, 01:22 PM   #7
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Hey, he has a phone and a pen, he can do what he wants.
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He can stick that pen up his......phone.
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Old 01-27-2015, 01:31 PM   #9
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The investigation was complete over 6 months ago. Funny how no charges were made until the Repubs took over both houses, and were starting to make noise about it.
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The investigation was complete over 6 months ago. Funny how no charges were made until the Repubs took over both houses, and were starting to make noise about it.
Good point.

What about Ft. Hood?
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I guess this vindicates his ex mates who were ravaged after appearing on Fox news
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can 0bama give a pardon to someone convicted of a military crime?
Yes, the president has virtually unlimited powers when it comes to pardons. The constitution is silent on this, however, there are general rules that every president has followed since Washington. Generally, a pardon is granted AFTER 5 years since the conviction or release from prison. In this case, Bowe must first request a pardon from the Secretary of the Army. But since the president can do anything, technically, he could approve a pardon without Bowe's consent. This would be unusual, but hey, it is Obama.
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Good point.

What about Ft. Hood?
It was originally classified as work place violence by the administration and/or the Pentagon. Authority to award Purple Hearts was included in the 2015 Defense Authorization Act, passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the president in December. As of a couple of week ago, the DoD has not acted on that authorization.

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In a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he was "disappointed" that the Army has not yet awarded the medals to victims of the attack, which killed 13 people and 32 wounded others.

As part of the fiscal 2015 Defense Authorization Act, Congress approved awarding Purple Hearts to troops "killed or wounded in domestic attacks inspired by foreign terrorist organizations." The language was aimed specifically at the Fort Hood victims, whose attack was classified as "workplace violence" and not battlefield injuries.
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/m...eart/21492407/
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Is this a possible 'executable' offense? or just jail time?
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The Pentagon now says that no decision has been made about charges against Bergdahl.

I should have known better than to post a news story from NBC.
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