Bergdahl charged with Desertion and Misbehavior Before the Enemy, (Iran, drugs, military)
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Except that it was actually Pakistan in which he was hiding most of time after 9/11 (and there was always reason to believe that)--there isn't really much connection between bin Laden and the Taliban.
Look into that Military Legal Term, "Misbehavior before the enemy".
You'll find it has more to it than you infer here.
It's pretty broad. It would include, for instance, throwing down your weapon and running the other way or hunkering down behind cover and failing to go forward. It also includes surrendering when not in command, shooting yourself in the foot, pillaging the civilians, urinating on dead enemy troops, and generally everything other than "charging" when ordered to "charge."
Because it's so broad, the possible penalties are also broad. At the very worse, in can include death...or simple discharge. In some cases where azzhat commanders have insisted on court-martialling troops under this article who merely froze in combat, the court-martial panel just found them guilty and turned them out.
Except that it was actually Pakistan in which he was hiding most of time after 9/11 (and there was always reason to believe that)--there isn't really much connection between bin Laden and the Taliban.
Irrelevant. He went to Pakistan later. At the time we went into Afghanistan he was in Afghanistan. And the Taliban sheltered and protected UBL. They opened fire on US forces just as eagerly as AQ fighters. Therefore they get the horn.
Irrelevant. He went to Pakistan later. At the time we went into Afghanistan he was in Afghanistan. And the Taliban sheltered and protected UBL. They opened fire on US forces just as eagerly as AQ fighters. Therefore they get the horn.
They opened fire on US forces because US forces were infidel, uninvited armed forces in their country.
Irrelevant. He went to Pakistan later. At the time we went into Afghanistan he was in Afghanistan. And the Taliban sheltered and protected UBL. They opened fire on US forces just as eagerly as AQ fighters. Therefore they get the horn.
The same as we would do if another country invaded us.
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