You don't think Begdahl's a defector? Splain this.

Proof positive Bergdahl is a defector

Other than Bergdahl, how many other captives did we negotiate to get back from the Taliban?  None.  They were all freed quickly after falling into enemy hands by friendly forces – like the Lone Survivor – or they were murdered by their captors.  How in the world did Bergdahl last five years?  Why is he the only one?

How to spot a dumbazz

He will keep doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result.  Meet dumbazz wannabe Gen. Famous Amos CMC.  Famous Amos was credibly accused of undue command influence into the criminal proceedings surrounding the Marines who foolishly photographed themselves urinating on dead Taliban.

Amos was accused by LtGen Waldhauser of demanding that the guilty, uh, make that the accused be “crushed.”  Amos doesn’t “remember” that, but he does agree that his conversation with LtGen Waldhauser could have been perceived as an effort to taint the outcome of the legal proceedings.  So what to do?  Well if it’s a civil case you look for a friendly court.  If you have an environmental case, you want to get before the 9^th Circus.  If you’re the Commandant trying to influence a case and the three star won’t play ball, you get a new three star who will.

That’s what Amos did.  LtGen Waldhauser might have told Zoomie Amos to get bent when Amos tried to influence the case, so Zoomie got a new guy who would.  That, in and of itself, is undue command influence.  It’s like a crooked contractor who wants to cut corners on the electrical work.  The real electricians won’t play ball so the contractor hires his brother-in-law to do the shady work on the weekend.

Then the whole thing blew up when LtGen Waldhauser went public with his allegation.  So after going public none of the Marines are “crushed” and Zoomie uses that as proof positive he didn’t influence the process.

Hey dope!  The fact that you couldn’t influence the process does not mean you didn’t try.  The crime is trying.  The fact that you can’t find a subordinate to play ball with you is another indication of the command climate in today’s Marine Corps.

Fast forward to today.  Zoomie’s at it again.  King SFB demands that sexual assault cases in the military be dealt with more harshly – undue command influence if ever there were any – and Zoomie tries to get his head even further up SFB’s butt by trying to influence the sentences of those accused of the crime.

Here’s the thing.  It would appear that none of the accused in these cases are innocent.  By running his mouth, Amos has given the accused an out.  Advise to Amos:  As short as the list may be, stick to things you know something about.  Hint, legal matters ain’t one.

Chrome

CA Chrome’s owner, as in artfully as it was stated, yeah I know Lex is one to talk about such things, is absolutely correct about owners entering the last race of the triple crown with a fresh horse.  It’s not fair.  But none the less, those are amazing animals.  Uh, the horses not the owners.