http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2015/12/14/Army-Sgt-Bergdahl-to-face-general-court-martial-possible-life-sentence-for-09-desertion/9351450122651/
What do you think of that? Do you think the President will try to pardon him or not
Sorry for the duplicate posting. I was trying to get this in the military section
Weasel McWeasel
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It's within the realm of possibilities that if convicted..........the president can simply end the matter by pardoning him.
Personally........I think the Court martial is the right move......I would expect a conviction.........and then punishment.............I'll leave that to those who decide such things.
He could have faced the DEATH penalty for desertion.......but since that hasn't been used since WW2.......
they are only saying LIFE is the maximum-------but I sincerely doubt they will give him life.
What I'd like to see.......is court martialed...........dishonorable discharge.......loss of all back pay and benefits. ......(he was promoted in absentia, which is BS as well-----so busted BACK down to the PRIVATE he was, when he went AWOL and DESERTED) and then.........simply booted out. To live the rest of his life as the coward and traitor he is.
I suspect he'll be found guilty of being AWOL.....not desertion.....since there's a legal burden to the charge of "desertion" which may not be met on a technicality here..............his captivity counted as time served.....and let go. He may even get away with an honorable or OTH discharge.......instead of a dishonorable discharge.
Perhaps an OTH for medical or psychiactric reasons.
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If the court martial is complete I can see Obama issuing a pardon on his way out the Oval Office
mommanuke
Pardon him from what? He spent five years in Taliban captivity. Do you really think Leavenworth wouldn't be paradise after that?
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He should and i hope so.
Anonymous
Don't worry about it