Way to go, Obama. Well done, you dumb son-of-a-bitch.
"Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was taken captive by the Taliban after abandoning his post in Afghanistan and later freed in exchange for five Guantanamo detainees, will be charged with desertion, officials told Fox News.
The development comes nearly one year after his May 2014 release -- which initially was a joyous occasion, with his family joining President Obama in celebrating the news in the Rose Garden. But that gave way to controversy in Washington as Bergdahl was accused of putting his fellow soldiers in danger by abandoning his post five years earlier. The trade of five hardened Taliban fighters for his freedom raised deep concerns on Capitol Hill that the administration struck an unbalanced deal
The military plans to address the case at a press conference Wednesday afternoon at Fort Bragg in North Carolina."
"Try him. Tie him [to a post]. Then shoot the son of a bitch."
Which one?
"I wonder what will happen to his promotion and back pay."
Depending on what, if anything, he is convicted of, punishment could include being reduced in rank to private, loss of back pay, even prison. Obama, otoh, will retire with a substantial lifetime pension, Secret Service protection, a really spiffy library, and huge speaking fees.
"This is the most lavishly funded and entirely moronic foreign ministry on the planet."~~Mark Steyn's description of the US State Dept.