By Thomas Madison
So, our president, Barrack Hussein, traded five high-value terrorist prisoners, and a reported $5 billion, for a deserter, a traitor. While our king was busy praising this deserter as having served honorably, the Army was busy going through the case files with a fine-toothed comb and a legion of attorneys to determine what charges, if any, should be placed against Bergdahl.
Boom! The Army is officially charging Bergdahl with desertion, carrying a “punishment of dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay, and confinement of five years. For desertion during a time of war, however, the death penalty may be applied (at the discretion of the court-martial).” (military.findlaw.com)
From Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will also be charged with misbehavior before the enemy, said the official, who was not authorized to discuss the announcement publicly on the record and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The U.S. military plans an announcement at Fort Bragg in North Carolina Wednesday afternoon.
Bergdahl walked away from his post in Afghanistan and was captured, then released from Taliban capture in a prisoner exchange.
Gen. Mark Milley, head of U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, has been reviewing the massive case files and had a broad range of legal options, including various degrees of desertion charges.
A major consideration was whether military officials would be able to prove that Bergdahl had no intention of returning to his unit — a key element in the more serious desertion charges.
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Associated Press Writer Donna Cassata contributed to this report.
