Should President Obama pardon SGT Bowe Bergdahl?

Shirking duty and then asking forgiveness is not a good way forward.

Just for the record here, this is coming from a combat veteran with nearly 30 years of service in the Army. I definitely believe that he needs to be punished for doing what he did but I highly doubt that Bergdahl will be given a Life Sentence and at the end of it all, he will most likely end up with some sort of a Presidential Pardon out of all of this. Given what the political climate that is in place nowadays and the over-all unpopularity of this war very much in the same way that the Vietnam War was 40-something years ago, I believe that a much more realistic, fitting and just punishment for this offense would be to simply give him a prison sentence to be served in calendar or flat time equal to the amount of time he spent in the Army and in captivity of the Taliban. He should also be reduced to E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances and be dishonorably discharged. That still amounts to a very significant punishment because he will be doing approximately 5 to 10 years in calendar or flat time with no chance for parole whatsoever. Furthermore, he will also have to live with the stigma of a dishonorable discharge and the consequences of his actions for the rest of his life after he gets out of prison.

Not only no but also HELL NO!

Sp4 Byron Skinner. No. This is a military matter. Like all military issues the fault and responsibility goes deeper then the surface. By giving the accused Sgt. Berghahl a pardon President may be letting a lot of others off the hook. Although I don't see any possible wrong doing beyond Sgt. Bergdahl we simply don't know. A Court Marshal will clear the decks and that is what this story needs all accountable held as such.

In my option walking off his Post is wrong and jeopardize other personnel in his command
and Goes to show someone doesn't Know The general orders so maybe he should have not done That.
SSG MARK FRANZEN
USA VET

Absolutely NOT,but he probably will . Thank God we are soon finished with him.

He should be pardoned on the grounds of mental incompetence....

If while he is at it reinstate Benedict Arnold to full 4 star General, then bury him at Arlington with full military honors!

Hell no he shouldn't, fry that fucker

I wold hope that the president understands that with the incoming administration there will be a huge shortage of "gravel" with all the infrastructure work to be done to roads and bridges; therefore we will need more personnel making little rocks out of big rocks in the quarries of Leavenworth. Hence we should all join in petitioning the president that it would be re-missive that such a fine individual be not involved in such an honorable undertaking of Making America Great Again.
Then again that may be a little to soft for the crime.
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