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Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 06:33 PM

OUR VIEW: Bergdahl Remains A Gutless Traitor Even At The Very End Blaming Trump For His Own Treason, Cowardice

Sadly, instead of respecting the nation he once served and showing remorse at the cost of the six U.S. soldiers who were killed searching for him, as well as the many others who were wounded, Bergdahl confirmed the thought, "once a gutless coward, always a gutless coward. "

In addition to the loss of six U.S. servicemen, five terrorists were released to the Taliban in exchange for Bergdahl by former President Obama, something most military people have said, further endangered U.S. soldiers by setting a dangerous precedent in exchanging hostages.

The "misbehavior before the enemy: charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, while the desertion charge is punishable by up to five years.

"You don't want a Bowe Bergdahl ever walking free in light of what he's done," said former U.S. Army Sergeant Pete Hegsdeth on Fox and Friends this morning. "It is a price that Bowe Bergdahl charged our entire country. The least he can do is serve behind bars for the rest of his life." "This is a treasonous act," Hegseth added.

Hegseth made it clear that some in the military actually believe that Bergdahl should face the death penalty. I tend to agree with that. This man's treason cost the lives of six of his fellow soldiers whose sacrifice was never mentioned by President Obama in 2014 when he held a gala event at the White House welcoming this traitor home.

What made my blood boil even more today were the remarks made by Bergdahl to ABC when he stated the reason he was pleading guilty in the case was his claim he couldn't find fairness in the U.S. Justice system because of, you guessed it, President Trump, conservative media and Fox News.

“We may as well go back to kangaroo courts and lynch mobs that got what they wanted,” Bergdahl said to a British filmmaker in 2016 when asked about trials, according to an interview obtained by ABC News. “The people who want to hang me, you’re never going to convince those people.”

Fox News has reported throughout this travesty that Bergdahl attempted to help the Taliban, rumors that military officials have denied.

And Evan Buetow was suspicious of the Taliban’s improved IED aim after Bergdahl walked off the post:

“The fact of the matter is, when those soldiers were killed, they would not have been where they were at if Bergdahl hadn’t left,” says Buetow. “Bergdahl leaving changed the mission.”

“Following his disappearance, IEDs started going off directly under the trucks. They were getting perfect hits every time. Their ambushes were very calculated, very methodical,” said Buetow.

It was “very suspicious,” says Buetow, noting that Bergdahl knew sensitive information about the movement of U.S. trucks, the weaponry on those trucks, and how soldiers would react to attacks.

“We were incredibly worried” that Bergdahl was giving up information, either under torture, or otherwise, says Buetow.

Buetow further told CNN’s Jake Tapper that intercepted Taliban communications alerted them to Bergdahl’s attempts to contact the Taliban after his desertion.

According to Buetow, within days of his disappearance, according to reports, teams monitoring radio chatter and cell phone communications intercepted an alarming message: "The American is in Yahya Khel (a village two miles away). He’s looking for someone who speaks English so he can talk to the Taliban."

“I heard it straight from the interpreter’s lips as he heard it over the radio,” said Buetow. “There’s a lot more to this story than a soldier walking away.”…

Yet in the face of this mountain of evidence from those directly involved in this fiasco, Bergdahl complained over the weekend that President Trump’s campaign attacks poisoned the court-martial process and left him little hope for justice.

Let's be blatantly clear. Donald Trump did not make it impossible for Bo Bergdahl to defend himself against charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Bergdahl himself make it impossible by deserting and misbehaving before the enemy!
 

Bergdahl waived his right to a jury trial in August, which would have acted to protect him from a court that lacks independence from the commander in chief. On top of that, Bergdahl chose to plead guilty rather than offer a defense against either charge. If this is a “kangaroo court,” why cooperate with it — especially with the potential of using it as a platform to attack a supposedly biased and corrupt system?

He sought to manipulate the media and press when he deserted and he's trying to do the same as he now finds it necessary to admit to it.

We have nothing but disdain and disgust for this treasonous traitor. We have nothing but the greatest respect for those who did their duty to find their fellow soldier, when in fact, he may have been coordinating with the very enemy they were fighting.  Then instead of admitting he was wrong, he chooses to blame the President for the crazy idea he can't find justice in America.

Bo, you better be lucky we don't live in a kangaroo society. You'd be facing the electric chair or firing squad for your treason.

Once a cowardly traitor, always a cowardly traitor.

I hope Bo Bergdahl has a long long long time to etch those statements on his jail cell where I hope from where he never emerges or ever again sees the light of day.

This entire ordeal began as a sick travesty. It ended the same way. I hope Barrack Obama is proud of himself. He sold America down the toilet by exchanging terrorists for a traitor. One thing's for sure. There won't be a White House presser proclaiming Bergdahl a hero this go around. He's a traitor and deserter by his own admission. Case closed.
 

Christopher McDonald, Publisher, Editor in Charge

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