Posted on 11/03/2017 4:03:31 PM PDT by Innovative
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his Army base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held captive by the Taliban for five years, was ordered to be dishonorably discharged from the Army by a military judge on Friday, but received no prison time for desertion or endangering troops.
At a sentencing that took only minutes, the military judge, Col. Jeffery R. Nance of the Army, also reduced Sergeant Bergdahl’s rank to private and required him to forfeit $1,000 a month of his pay for 10 months.
Prosecutors had sought 14 years in a military prison. President Trump, who has labeled Sergeant Bergdahl a “dirty rotten traitor,” quickly criticized Friday’s sentence, calling it “a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to our Military.”
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An utterly disgraceful decision! As a military veteran, I am deeply offended, appalled and absolutely furious with letting Bergdahl “walk”. That judge needs to have his ass handed to him and NOW!
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Sounds like a mormon democrap.
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This encourages more crazies to join the military. There is no discipline expected from our troops when someone can cause the death of fellow soldiers and get off with a $10,000 fine, paid on the handy installment plan. Sickening.
I just looked this up and given the way it is they will sign off on it. No choice. I thought perhaps a review by the Secretary of the Army might be able to overturn the sentence, but he can’t and neither can Trump. All that can happen is to transfer the Judge to some remote outpost.
“I believe Col. Jeffery R. Nance should now be charged with dereliction of duty.”
Trump is Commander in Chief. He can order an investigation of the Bergdahl matter including recommendations to fix the broken military courts. In addition he can force Colonel Nance into retirement.
However, Trump was own worst enemy in this situation. He should never have publicly “prejudged” Bergdahl just as he should not have prejudged the terrorist who mowed down people in NY with the truck. His statements can be considered prejudicial. There are nuanced ways for him to convey his message without allowing progressive prosecutor, judges, and defense attorneys an excuse for not administering justice.
BS.
It’s just Trump speaking Truth to Power.
I believe That the Government could appeal the sentence although it is very unlikely and uncommon it will happen that way. The case can be heard by a US court of appeals for the Military and even the Supreme Court.
Seems like the judge let this traitor go free as a way to punish Trump.
Col. Jeffery R. Nance
(Traitor, Second Class)
The traitorous judge and the traitor should be marched out at 05:00 to the tune of Danny Deever.
I’ll add my two cents. I went to the gym at JBLM today and everyone that I spoke with was disgusted and agreed that this is a travesty of justice. As a retired grunt and Gold Star dad I’ll just say that the judge can kiss my ************* ass. I apologize for my nasty post but have no other way to respond as the decision sickens me and also made Mrs. ElevenB cry. As a Christian I pray for Bo Bergdahl but not without a lot of pain in my heart.
“BS.”
Trump is Commander in Chief. He can take action instead of just spouting off. For some reason he has chosen to sound off and do nothing.
Not unlike the situation with Sessions. He can fire Sessions with a statement that Sessions cannot be an effective Attorney General when he (Sessions) chooses to recuse himself from many critical issues before the DOJ. The POTUS needs an AG who can oversea all activities of the department. It is an understandable and valid position. Instead of taking action, Trump continues to tweet his displeasure with Sessions and the DOJ. Time for him to stop whining and lead. Real leaders deal with problems.
>Despite my typo, Bergdahl still deserves the death penalty.
If the world is just, he’ll still get it.
>I believe Col. Jeffery R. Nance should now be charged with dereliction of duty.
And then shot by firing squad.
There should be no such thing as a lawyer in the Military. You either are a fighting man or you shouldn’t be in.
>However, Trump was own worst enemy in this situation. He should never have publicly “prejudged” Bergdahl just as he should not have prejudged the terrorist who mowed down people in NY with the truck. His statements can be considered prejudicial. There are nuanced ways for him to convey his message without allowing progressive prosecutor, judges, and defense attorneys an excuse for not administering justice.
BS. Take that leftist line of propaganda and shove it where the sun doesn’t shine. The president has free speech rights just like the rest of us and those comments were made on the campaign trail.
Trump has no shortage of troubles to address.
I think he is somewhat trying to keep his powder dry so it lasts through at least the first term.
I joined 45 years ago...
we got to our barracks the first day...about 3am after travelling all day etc.. and then had to have a meeting with our TIs who asked all of us why we joined...
It was news to me that we got any free college...I joined because I love America and there was a war going on...I wanted to serve..
Most of the other women said for the free education and the TIs beamed..finally it was my turn and when I failed to utter the accepted phrases, but said what was in my heart, I got ugly looks...and frowny faces from many of the other new recruits..
Years later I did use the old GI Bill for college but that wasn’t why I joined...
Meanwhile how come someone who got a dishonorable is not leaving the military right away ???
Plus I do hope the families sue him for some of those $300,000 that he has received from our tax money ...
for the last 8 years that means $40,000 a year is that how much the military gets now ???
Pathetic.. a disgusting piece of shxt.
I hope - Judge Col Col. Jeffrey Nance and Bergdahl both die one hell of a very slow painful death.
Desertion in a time of war and you get a dishonorable discharge. Fuxking Obama’s military scum.
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