In charging Bowe Bergdahl with desertion, the Army defied the White House's "tooth and nail" fight to give the embattled sergeant a slap on the wrist, retired Army Lt. Col. Ralph Peters tells Newsmax TV.
"I'm very proud of the U.S. Army, because this is clearly a case of the Army standing up to all the pressure the Obama administration could bring to bear," Peters said Wednesday.
"The Obama administration, I can tell you, has been fighting tooth and nail to get the Army to cook the books and reduce the charge to AWOL or less.
"But, my God … at least some of the generals showed some backbone, stood up, and said, 'No, this really matters.' "
Last May, terrorists freed Bergdahl in Afghanistan in exchange for five Taliban commanders imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay. But there was always a question as to whether Bergdahl — hailed as a hero by some and feted at a White House ceremony — had actually deserted his post before being captured.
The swap set off a debate over whether the U.S. should have freed Taliban members who would likely fight the U.S. again.
Bergdahl now faces a court-martial on charges of desertion, avoiding military service and misbehavior before the enemy, which carry a maximum penalty of death.
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Good job ARMY.
ReplyDeleteNOW HANG HIM and arrest obama for TREASON.
ReplyDeleteAnd the caissons go rolling along!
ReplyDeleteLook i saw what a hack obama was during his intro at the dems convention ..thats when they started foaming over this obvious traitor...when the hell is congress gonna stop our traitorous useless leader
ReplyDeleteIf he gets the death penalty I'll be surprised. If he gets life in Leavenworth I'd be surprised.
ReplyDeleteHe committed a hanging offense, and the Kenyan who gave 5 terrorists back to the enemy needs the same penalty. No discussion required.
ReplyDeleteCongress, Senate, where are you?
Any balls between you?
The general or generals that stood up are now in danger of being dismissed like the others that have stood up to the dictator.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping for a coup ending with a multiple hanging. Thank heavens for the US Army!
ReplyDeleteObama has been playing the military against DHS. He will cause friction between them in order to declare Martial Law before his term has expired. This is how 3rd world leaders operate. Wake up folks. Sooner or later you will have to stand up to stop the oppression. Hitler did the same thing. Problem is most young people have no clue who Hitler was and Obama knows that.
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ReplyDeleteAgree with 8:34 that any of the officers who endorsed charging the deserter have effectively ended their careers.
Look for OweBama to have the deserter on his pardons list as he leaves office.
8:45PM
ReplyDeleteYou mention coup.
I, too, feel it's the only way this country will have a chance to regain it's sanity.
Bergdahl will be pardoned by Obama at the end of his term, and Bergdahl will walk free for the rest of his life. Obama's pardons are going to be the scandal of the century.
ReplyDeleteMr. Dictator is not done yet, 12AM you are probably right. Whatever happens to him, OWEbama will pardon him as he leaves office. This guy should be hung and the Kenyan has a lot to reap because he sure has sown a lot - what goes around, comes around. Karma is a bitch Mr. Dictator and shame, shame on you.
ReplyDelete9:49 gave me a thought. "This is how 3rd world dictators operate." Why are we surprised? This is what he was raised under.
ReplyDeleteThe Whitehouse traded 5 terrorist leaders for 1 treasonous pion deserter.
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