Bergdahl charged with treason

Another foreign policy coup for obama and company. We trade 5 hard line terrorists for a deserter

Treason? Are you sure about that? Should I even bother to ask?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/03/25/bergdahl-desertion/70437482/

A US Soldier will be tried by US military court instead of the Taliban. I'm sorry Hoops wishes to arbitraily deny that right to any member of the armed forces. It doesn't show much respect for those groups.

I'm happy to disagree.

...was charged by the Army with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.

Punitive Articles of the UCMJ
? 899. Art. 99. Misbehavior before the enemy
Any member of the armed forces who before or in the presence of the enemy- (1) runs away; (2) shamefully abandons, surrenders, or delivers up any command, unit, place, or military property which it is his duty to defend; (3) through disobedience, neglect, or intentional misconduct endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place, or military property; (4) casts away his arms or ammunition; (5) is guilty of cowardly conduct; (6) quits his place of duty to plunder or pillage; (7) causes false alarms in any command, unit, or place under control of the armed forces; (8) willfully fails to do his utmost to encounter, engage, capture, or destroy any enemy troops, combatants, vessels, aircraft, or any other thing, which it is his duty so to encounter, engage, capture, or destroy; or (9) does not afford all practicable relief and assistance to any troops, combatants, vessels, or aircraft of the armed forces belonging to the United States or their allies when engaged in battle;
shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.
899. 99. Misbehavior before the enemy.




885. ART. 85. DESERTION
(a) Any member of the armed forces who--
(1) without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom permanently;
(2) quits his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service; or
(3) without being regularly separated from one of the armed forces enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another on of the armed forces without fully disclosing the fact that he has not been regularly separated, or enters any foreign armed service except when authorized by the United States; is guilty of desertion.
(b) Any commissioned officer of the armed forces who, after tender of his resignation and before notice of its acceptance, quits his post or proper duties without leave and with intent to remain away therefrom permanently is guilty of desertion.
(c) Any person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the desertion or attempt to desert occurs at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.

Unless this guy was an operative with the CIA or some other intelligence organization, I cannot figure out why Obama made such a trade.

Is the United States at War ?

I think the administration is "hell bent" on keeping its promise to empty Ghitmo ---- no matter how many American lives are lost.

I hope this administration makes a better deal with Iran in the Nuclear negotiations, but I sincerely doubt their capabilities.

I still can't figure out why the Phillies did a 5 for 1 trade, trading for for Von Hayes.

PJ and I live close enough. I'll give 10 to 1 beers at Brickers if he isn't convicted. Is PJ in?

I dont claim he's innocent. I claim that any indicted soldier has the right to be tried by a US military court instead of the Taliban. Does Boilerman disagree?