‘Senior Defense Officials’ Are Undermining Army’s Prosecution of Bergdahl
Be sure to go to the original article. The tweets make it really interesting.
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.
Be sure to go to the original article. The tweets make it really interesting.
I will be surprised if he gets any jail time. No way bam lets that happen while he is in the WH.
Standing with the moslems
sounds like Bergdahl’s defense is just grasping at straws with this ‘explanation’ to avoid life in Leavenworth, hes gonna take a deal.
But this is supposedly coming from the Defense Department, not his lawyer.
doesnt the military have to provide him counsel?
0bama needs plausible deniability to avoid impeachment. He is responsible.
Bergdahl sent his clothes home.
The dua?
‘Senior Defense Officials’ Are Undermining Army’s Prosecution of Bergdahl
Be sure to go to the original article. The tweets make it really interesting.
To undermine the prosecution of Bergdahl.
In other words, civilian appointees are undermining the actual military chain of command?
He walked off his base to report problems to the Taliban?
0bama and pal Val’s lapdogs are circling the wagons for deserter Bergdahl attempting to wipe some of the egg off 0bambam’s face.
Leni
correct, the optics of that Rose Garden press conference now look really really bad.
0bama cannot be seen to be guilty, which he is. High crimes and misdemeanor.
He also does not want to pay benefits to the families of the dead and injured.
He needs to be held unaccountable for the money transfer of $5 Bn to Qatar and the release of the 5 terrorist leaders.
This is about 0bama. His need to win. His need to make the military a joke.
It was a very good interview.
“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”
So Bagdad Bergdahl walked off base went to a local Village and asked them to find the Taliban for him. I guess he went to spill his guts to the enemy about his supposed incompetent comrades. The more likely story is that he was told no, he could not perform his ballet moves for the Platoon.
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