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| And Now This: Pentagon denies decision made to charge Bergdahl with desertion |
| 2015-01-28 |
| "As a corporate entity, the Army has decided that they want to pursue Bergdahl for this violation," Shaffer said. Shaffer said there's a "huge battle" going on inside the Obama administration, as some try to "suppress" this development. "This is shaping up to be a titanic struggle behind the scenes," he said. Shaffer said the Army "wants to do the right thing," but the White House "wants this to go away." He said: "The White House, because of the political narrative, President Obama cozying up to the parents and because of he, President Obama, releasing the five Taliban ... The narrative is what the White House does not want to have come out." |
| Posted by:Hupineger Glomomp0027 |
| #8 "I was stupid and immature, I made anti-American actions: I voted for Obama" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-01-28 18:51 |
| #7 Here's a hypothetical scenario: The Army court martial's Bergdahl and in the course of the trial Bergdahl testifies that he was not a POW, but a willing convert to Islam who agreed to the swap so more important members of the Taliban could be freed. |
| Posted by: Chantry 2015-01-28 18:43 |
| #6 Something else is going on here. Probably lots of somethings. I'll wager there's concern that, if one thread is picked at, the whole thing unravels. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-01-28 10:40 |
| #5 Latest rumor from the five sided funny farm: They've decided to train him to fly F35's. (Two birds, one stone.) |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-01-28 07:33 |
| #4 Maybe Bergdahl is forcing their hand on this and not cooperating. Once released to the public he is going to swear his allegiance to Allah. Then what for WH? |
| Posted by: airandee 2015-01-28 06:44 |
| #3 Obama and his ilk with political pressure. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-01-28 03:15 |
| #2 Aside from the terrorist swap, nothing wrong with bringing a POW back home. Nothing wrong with insisting he be held accountable for his actions as a service memeber. Something else is going on here. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-28 00:19 |
| #1 The WH wanted to release the five prisoners and just jumped at the first opportunity without properly vetting the situation. A couple of phone calls, and a email or two would have prevented this mess from happening. The WH screwed the pooch on this one and could have avoided the whole thing by not jumping on the Bergdahl bandwagon. |
| Posted by: Mystic 2015-01-28 00:11 |