Bowe Bergdahl, once-missing U.S. soldier, charged with desertion
By Dan Lamothe March 25 at 2:03 PM
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who slipped away from his patrol base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held in captivity for five years, has been charged with desertion and misbehaving before the enemy, Army officials said Wednesday, setting the stage for emotionally charged court proceedings in coming months.
The charges were announced by the service at Fort Bragg, N.C., hours after the 28-year-old was handed a charge sheet, according to one of his attorneys. Bergdahl will next face a preliminary Article 32 hearing, which is frequently compared to a grand jury proceeding in civilian court.
Why did Obama trade 5 Taliban commanders for one lowly American deserter?
Because 8:12 he thought he could get a free pass on the release. He tried to promote it as trading them for an american hero. What a sham. A disgrace to all who have served in the past and present.
Because he desperately wants to keep good on his promise to close Gitmo. The problem is, many of the remaining prisoners are really, really, bad guys, and he’s stuck with them. He saw this as an opportunity to solve a problem, or at least, 5 problems.