Posted on 03/27/2015 1:39:37 PM PDT by drewh
It could be possible to read the final tweet, from CNN's Barbara Starr, as implying that the two defense officials are only confirming for her why Bergdahl “says” he left base. But the three tweets from CNN’s National Security desk reference two defense officials who say Bergdahl walked off his post to “report what he believed to be problems with ‘order and discipline’ in his unit.” The direct quote from the “second official” reinforces the impression that he and his colleague are speaking to Starr on background, and that rather than merely reporting what Bergdahl “says,” they are endorsing a version of events that is in Bergdahl’s legal favor. Indeed, if Bergdahl “wasn’t fed up; he wasn’t planning to desert,” why is the Army charging him with desertion?
If a defense attorney were saying these things to CNN, I would have no objection. Every American accused of a crime deserves a vigorous defense, including soldiers accused of serious misdeeds on the battlefield. But this appears to be a pair of senior defense officials (the language of which implies to me that these men are likely not in uniform) promoting Bergdahl’s case, undermining the prosecution, interfering with the legal process, and calling into question the character of his platoon mates, who have been critical of Bergdahl and the Obama administration’s actions in the press.
Which is reprehensible. What is the Obama administration’s plan here, exactly? Bergdahl’s defense for abandoning his weapon and walking off his post appears to be that his unit was engaged in incompetent or even unconscionable behavior, which he felt it was his duty to report. Now senior officials are going to leak to the press that Bergdahl has been right all along, and his comrades in arms, who did not abandon their posts in the night, may have (wink, nudge) been up to some bad stuff? That the real hero here is Bergdahl?
If anyone in this administration wants to know why the troops despise it, this morning is a fine demonstration.
The word is coming down from 1600 and the CIC to not let Bergy become another millstone around the big “O”s neck. Bet on it!
That’s it.
It would be tragic if anything interfered with his pending Nobel Prize.
anonymous sources = no sources
Where the he11 was he going to in order to report the ‘problem’? And why leave your rifle behind?
I don’t follow...what are you asking?
The basic problem is the brass needs to keep its credibility with the lower levels of the officer corps, field grade and company grade, and the enlisted ranks, nearly all of whom know Bergdahl is a deserter and a traitor. The only way to do that is to take on Obola by court martialing Bergdahl for what he did. Obola can’t directly show his treason by reaching in and stopping the proceedings, so he’s doing the second best by having his civilian stooges try to sabotage them.
“But this is supposedly coming from the Defense Department, not his lawyer.”
This would be a major story. Not just a few carelessly worded tweets ...
LOL! Agreed, hadn’t seen that one.
Looks like he’s playing grab@ss with the father.
Has Reggie Love seen this?
In the video, the father spoke in Arabic of the dua-the ones returned.
Reference was made to battle because of that word.
He’s flirting with mama to get to papa.
If the spin is pushed through by the leftists Bergdahl will not only have all charges dropped, he will be a hero to the left and a shiny star on THE FOREIGNERS resume.
Somewhere in the afterlife, Eddie Slovik is kicking himself.
This is the inverse of “A Few Good Men.” He did send his clothes home, and others died because of him. The people sent off were terrorists, and the commander’s Code Red is to punish his own mercilessly.
Oh. Bergdahl walks and he needs to leave the country. Preferably without a chute from 35,000 ft.
“To undermine the prosecution of Bergdahl. “
... Which is exactly what I’ve believed from the start was going to transpire. Huge amounts of pressure will be put on the Army to find some way to drop or reduce these charges.
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