Posted on Dec 3, 2016
Should President Obama pardon SGT Bowe Bergdahl?
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U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the former prisoner of war who's accused of endangering comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, is asking President Barack Obama to pardon him before leaving office.
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SSG Robert Spina
HAHAHAHAHA. THIS CANT BE A SERIOUS QUESTION. THIS TRATIOR GOT SOLIDERS KILLED BY HIS ACTIONS
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Well, he can't be pardoned unless he is convicted I don't think. On top of that I honestly think the defense has a good loophole to get the desertion charges dropped because they are saying that Bergdahl didn't desert. A large part of their defense is built around their claim that Bergdahl only went AWOL temporarily, and the reason that he was unable to return was because he was detained. They are also pursuing a technicality that Bergdahl's status was known to his unit relatively shortly after he abandoned his post, something about the number of hours he was missing can't be considered desertion I believe. The prosecution will have to prove that Bergdahl had no intent to return.
Even if he is convicted, there is a good chance that any sentence will be commuted and that he would not be given a bad conduct or other than honorable discharge because that would prevent him from VA healthcare, which is a sticky situation because he was detained by a hostile force in a time of war and POWs and detainees get special treatment by law.
Even if he is convicted, there is a good chance that any sentence will be commuted and that he would not be given a bad conduct or other than honorable discharge because that would prevent him from VA healthcare, which is a sticky situation because he was detained by a hostile force in a time of war and POWs and detainees get special treatment by law.
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SSG (Join to see) - Political move because of Trump's call for Bergdahl's execution. It draws attention and sympathy to Bergdahl's defense. I highly doubt that Bergdahl's defense team actually expects Obama to issue a pardon.
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SFC (Join to see) - sadly this is in the court of public option and not in a court of law.
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SPC John Wheeler
He deserted his post what happened to him after that should not be in question I'm no expert on the UCMJ but deserting your post in times of combat is not a defensible act. When you volunteer for Military service you agree to give up certain rights afforded to you and except the UCMJ and its judgement and or punishment until you are properly separated and dismissed from military duty. That's the way I understood it when I was in the Army. I think we all understood it that way.
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How can they give him the title of "Former Prisoner of War". He walked away from his post. No one captured this idiot, he walked right into their hands. He was in surprisingly good shape for being in captivity all that time as well. Captive my ass! Prisoner of War Bull Shit!
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Hell NO I wonder why this person is not in jail yet. He needs,to pay for being a deserter and for those who lost their lives searching for him. What a dam disgrace
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This man knew what he was doing when he deserted; he was just a young Corporal, but he thought he knew more than the senior NCOs and Officers he served under. I don't really believe he was held as a prisoner, he remained with the enemy on his own volition. If Obama pardons Bergdahl then every man/woman who has been convicted of desertion/awol and forfeited pay and allowances for their offense should also be pardoned and their records cleared and all their pay that was forfeited should be returned to them or to their heirs. Obama talks of a pardon for Bergdahl because HE (Obama) is Muslim and he sympathizes with this deserter. He deserves to be tried by General Courts Martial. Let the chips fall where they may.
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Hell no he shouldn't be pardoned. A lot of troops risked their lives to find this scumbag and it turned out that he deserted his post. Let him rot in a cell
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Hell no! Court martial, dishonourable discharge/bad conduct discharge, loss of all pay and benefits, reduction in rank to private, release from duty without further confinement than time already served.
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