Posted on 06/04/2014 11:12:17 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Death Penalty Month at anncoulter.com has already been interrupted by the psycho in Santa Barbara, and now it's being interrupted by the Buddhist in Bagram.
Keeping to the spirit of Death Penalty Month, let's review the execution of Pvt. Eddie Slovik. Slovik's offense: desertion in wartime. (See the tie-in?)
Unlike Bowe Bergdahl, who deserted his unit, according to the accounts of his comrades, Slovik never actually deserted. He also didn't call America a "disgusting" country or say he was "ashamed to be an American."
Slovik was just a chicken.
In October 1944, as Allied forces were sweeping through France, Slovik left his position on the front lines, walked to the rear of his unit and handed a note to the cook, confessing his desertion. The letter explained that he was "so scared" that he had already abandoned his unit once, and concluded: "AND I'LL RUN AWAY AGAIN IF I HAVE TO GO OUT THERE."
Slovik was like Bradley Manning minus the lipstick and eyeliner.
A lieutenant, a company commander and a judge advocate all tried to persuade Slovik to shred the letter and return to his unit, warning him that he'd be tried for desertion otherwise. Slovik refused.
In the middle of World War II, the military court-martialed Slovik, tried him and sentenced him to death.
Allied Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower denied Slovik's pardon request, saying it would encourage more desertions, just as the fighting was getting especially hot. Slovik was executed by firing squad and buried among the numbered graves of court-martialed rapists and murderers in an American military cemetery in France.
Contrast Slovik's story with the beloved troop whose return just cost us the release of five of the most dangerous terrorists in the world.
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It was the exact right thing for them to courtmartial and execute him. He was on record as believing that even after being courtmartialed he would only spend a bit of time in jail. This was exactly what the military didn't need: a bunch of soldiers deserting because they thought the penalty would be a few years in jail before being pardoned.
However pathetic Slovik was, this Bergdahl character seems even worse. Even before going into the military his statements suggest he wasn't going to take his duties seriously.
That he was "rescued" from the Taliban and gets to walk free when the lesser weasel Slovik was executed is a true testament to how values have dissipated over the past few decades.
-PJ
If he helped the enemy—he deserves the strictest punishment—unless, in Obama’s eyes, what he did was the right thing to do. The Hippies won and now control the nation. best to disband the army—replace it with the peace force.
Remember the movie. May have been one of or the first Martin Sheen movie.
Nothing close will happen to Bergdahl. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is never tried for anything.
This is akin to the Phantom Blooper, from the novel by Gustav Hasford.
“... how values have dissipated...”
Meaning:
...How Democrat values have replaced American values....
I wonder if Bill O’Reilly read this column since he used this example when talking to Carville tonight.
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