tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367019700923216960.post3321293011904385563..comments2024-01-17T13:19:24.071-06:00Comments on Salvation And Survival: Embattled Over BowePam Kohlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678673505358164380noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367019700923216960.post-17679034666330625562014-06-03T15:58:25.487-05:002014-06-03T15:58:25.487-05:00As of this afternoon, we have not heard from Odier...As of this afternoon, we have not heard from Odierno. That combined with all the negative witnesses that are coming out of the woodwork, makes one suspect that the powers that be have overplayed their hand once again. I suspect they thought this would be a positive spin for the Administrative. Instead it looks as though they didn't vet the Army's 2010 investigation, or else they would have seen that their "hero's" image was a bit tarnished. Add all this to the father's questionable actions and it shows that this is one publicity opportunity that is going to backfire.Pam Kohlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678673505358164380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367019700923216960.post-53834679189051018972014-06-03T13:50:03.842-05:002014-06-03T13:50:03.842-05:00You know, I once had a lady call me about the wher...You know, I once had a lady call me about the whereabouts of one my sailors who had "walked away" from the command. She wanted to know if there was a reward, and was very upset when I told her that the "Navy was perfectly willing to bide our time because sooner or later deserters always found their way into custody on their own." Well, by trading 5 terrorists (or was is POWs? -- because that poses a whole lot of other questions via the Geneva Conventions) for Bergdahl, I think we just paid a reward for a deserter. And if I have any faith in the Army performing a real investigation of Bergdahl's action, I can only look to how Maj. Hassan's actions were politically re-aligned into "workplace violence."GreenEyedJinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00995782316684453263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367019700923216960.post-78919487436087539312014-06-02T16:10:57.101-05:002014-06-02T16:10:57.101-05:00So glad to get your perspective on this! As a low...So glad to get your perspective on this! As a lowly civilian, something just smells fishy in this whole mess... from the testimonies of Bowe's fellow soldiers to his father's tweets about trying to free all the Gitmo prisoners. I'm afraid there will be blood on many hands in this affair.Pam Kohlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678673505358164380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367019700923216960.post-89276727597217721032014-06-02T10:39:35.634-05:002014-06-02T10:39:35.634-05:00Huh, the (accused deserter) Bergdahl is officially...Huh, the (accused deserter) Bergdahl is officially categorized as a POW... Rules on POWs are clearly outlined in the various Geneva Conventions. Good thing we didn't "negotiate with terrorists."<br />Of course, that must mean that all the prisoners in Gitmo' need to be officially categorized, too!! Using the Geneva Conventions, it looks like the Gitmo' prisoners fall under the Illegal Enemy Combatant category. And since they were operating in wartime outside of the laws of war, we have a very simple solution to deal with them. Bam! - straight to Paradise on the Military Tribunal Express!!<br />Thanks for sorting that all out SecDef...I'll gladly drop the question of legality for failing to inform Congress if we can just stick to the Laws of War.GreenEyedJinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00995782316684453263noreply@blogger.com