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Originally Posted by spence
Is that his fault?
What exactly was his mental health problem? Did the military know about it? Did Bergdahl, know about it in his normal phases? Was it being attended to by anybody? If he wanted to leave the Army, having mental health issues would be a much better way than deserting to the Taliban. If going to the Taliban was a result of his mental health issues, he must have been pretty far down the koo-koo path. Certainly, the military should be responsible for endangering the other troops and the mission by allowing a mentally ill soldier to be on active duty in a war theater.
He's not blaming the military for allowing Berghdal to serve, he's blaming the court who served the justice. Trump is completely out of touch.
So, when you said it was laughable that Trump "would blast the very process he's in charge of", were you saying that Trump was in charge of the military court process? In what way would he be in charge of that?
Ahhh, again with the stigma. Perhaps if people wanted to engage openly this could enter into a constructive dialogue about the realities of mental health and war...both going in and coming home.
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I think desertion was a charge, not a stigma, for which he was found guilty. Calling it a stigma would be no different then calling murder a stigma.
Has there not been a constructive dialogue about the realities of mental health and war? Or do you mean in this thread? I suppose you could insert that discussion. But, then, that might be a more laughable discussion than Trump blasting whoever he blasted.