After lawyering up and having months to noodle on it, thanks to the Obama administration, which has dragged its feet on expediting his case, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl appears to have come up with a defense for why he deserted his post and abandoned his brothers in arms.
And it’s a doozy.
According to CNN, Bergdahl shipped all his belongings home and walked away from his unit intent on walking to the nearest U.S. military post to report wrongdoing in his unit.
An unnamed senior defense official told CNN that Bergdahl has issues with “order and discipline” in his unit and did not trust his own commanders to make them aware of it.
CNN: Army report: Bergdahl intended to walk to nearest base http://t.co/R0PzpNE6Mq from @barbarastarrcnn
— CNN NationalSecurity (@NatSecCNN) March 27, 2015
Bergdahl was planning to report what he believed to be problems with “order and discipline” in his unit, a senior defense official tells CNN
— CNN NationalSecurity (@NatSecCNN) March 27, 2015
All this time he has been seen as a deserter, when in reality he’s just a misunderstood whistleblower — surely there’s some federal provision to protect whistleblowers, right?
Too bad Bergdahl sent his computer home or he could have emailed his concerns to the appropriate individuals. And those concerns must have been staggering to risk wandering around the mountains of Afghanistan — mountains teeming with enemy combatants eager to kill Americans.
Social media users were skeptical when the news of Bergdahl’s excuse began to filter out. Some even pointed to the Obama administration as being behind the “leak.”
It appears the Obama admin is leaking info in an effort to minimize Bergdahl fallout https://t.co/hM5nVnU3DK
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) March 27, 2015
Why is a “senior defense official” undermining Bergdahl legal process, repeating defense attorney talking points? https://t.co/2e4NEWh97Y
— Aaron MacLean (@AaronBMacLean) March 27, 2015
Here’s a sampling of additional responses as seen on Twitter:
@NatSecCNN @barbarastarrcnn Sounds like Bergdahl lawyers are leaking their defense. — Max Boot (@MaxBoot) March 27, 2015
@RBPundit “He was just trying to report wrong doing…to the Taliban.” -Bergdahl Attorney @NatSecCNN @barbarastarrcnn — John DeWitt (@Shanghaibeast) March 27, 2015
@NatSecCNN @barbarastarrcnn He reported the wrongdoing to the enemy instead cutting out the middle man and causing the deaths of several USS — Abandon2PartySystem (@Abandon2PartySy) March 27, 2015
@NatSecCNN @barbarastarrcnn The road to hell is pave with good intentions. — Conservative in SC (@RCornelius2160) March 27, 2015
@NatSecCNN @barbarastarrcnn Are you saying Bergdahl’s platoon members are all liars? Yes or no? pic.twitter.com/4uO2h5jqbp — HeisenbergHattie (@HBergHattie) March 27, 2015
@NatSecCNN @barbarastarrcnn Total bullshit. — Sunniedlt (@Sunniedlt) March 27, 2015
:)) not one person with any actual understanding of our military would believe that. Not. One. @NatSecCNN @barbarastarrcnn — TangoFoxtrot (@TFinn82) March 27, 2015
@NatSecCNN @barbarastarrcnn He was in civilian clothes and stopped at a Afghan tea room, while on the way to another base? — ted scott (@tedscott4) March 27, 2015
Seems, the problem with good order and discipline was Bergdahl himself. @NatSecCNN
— TheGunny (@Gunny_Says) March 27, 2015
What self-evident Bullshit! Why not blame a video while you're at it?
I'm not sure if @NatSecCNN is a joke or just a punchline?
— ➪ MBC (@MoonbatCatnip) March 27, 2015
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