POW, hostage, or what we call the Taliban since they have no official gov't uniform?
If Bergdahl had one and forsook it, which of the thrre is he?
Is having had one and forsaking it - if this o ccured- the same as never having an official uniform?
What say you?
Why did they promote him twice and almost a third time?
Would the opposing side consider Bergdahl an EC then?
Just curious what BB will be deemed to be as the weeks unfold....
It was a premeditated act of defection.
He mailed home his belongings, left under cover of darkness, and sought out the enemy.
He is a deserter first, traitor second and property third.
He was held for the sole purpose of extorting the USA for a trade of people and money.
Why did we send the USS Constitution and The Enterprise to Tripoli?
Name Rank Serial Number is POW Conduct. With these assholes it will get your head cut off.
They fed clothed and housed this fuckwad for FIVE years. They would not have done that unless he provides them with something of value.
= Collaborator = Traitor. QED.
my understanding is.
(the opinion of the DoD is)
the Taliban are not a country,
they are a non-state armed group. —>
Bergdahl did not have ‘POW’ status
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please correct me if I am wrong.
Several sources said that he was never categorized as a POW, but who knows?
As happens so often with the media, the most simple things become uncertain and unknown.
What we have here is often called a conundrum, or a confusing dilemma.
Bergdahl was never carried by the US Army as a “prisoner of war” (POW).
He was listed as “missing/captured.”
POW? No. Deserter? Depends on the evidence, and they’ve done a good job of covering that. Besides what “war” are we talking about? The non-terrorists at Gitmo are not ‘POWs’ (detainees), so Bergdahl neither can be. Neither was he taken in battle or kidnapped (unless I’ve missed something or they’ve created a new fairy tale).
Conscientious Objector? At best? But he signed a contract and is subject to UCMJ.
So at this point the details really don’t matter. What matters is whether or not they prosecute him, as NO ONE can demonstrate he was ‘taken hostage’ or ‘taken prisoner’.
If they don’t prosecute, that decision will have far more serious ramifications than simply debating labels...