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Obozo will catch heat if he does this, but it will get him out of this mess he created. What an incompetent idiot he is.
A pardon for Bowe Bergdahl? | Power Line
JUNE 8, 2014
When Bowe Bergdahl was first released, the administrations line seemed to be that he had suffered enough as a Taliban prisoner, and thus that the U.S. would not likely punish him as a deserter even if thats what he turned out to be. But as the deal came in for strong criticism and evidence mounted as to Bergdahls betrayal, the line changed.
We were assured by the military that Bergdahls conduct would be investigated and, if misconduct were found, he would be subject to the military justice system. In the meantime, we should withhold judgment.
But Bill Otis predicts that, regardless of the facts (which so far point unambiguously to the conclusion that Bergdahl deserted), Bergdahl will never face a military trial because President Obama will pardon him. Bill, who worked on presidential pardons in the last days of the Bush 41 administration, has even drafted a statement to accompany the pardon (see below). Its written in perfect Obamaese, which should worry those of us who are close to Bill.
I tend to agree with Bills prediction, though. The advantages to Obama of pardoning Bergdahl seem overwhelming. With no court martial, there will be no investigation into Bergdahls conduct which, in addition to desertion, may include collaboration with the Taliban whom he sought out so earnestly after abandoning his unit. And there will be no investigation into the causal link between Bergdahls walkabout and the deaths of American soldiers who went looking for him.
Finally, and crucially, by short-circuiting an investigation, Obama will likely prevent us from learning how much he knew (or should have known) about Bergdahls conduct and its impact on American lives before he decided to release five Taliban commanders in exchange for the deserter.