Edit: Army, Bergdahl shared failure

On Thursday, lawyers for the U.S. Army will appear before a military tribunal seeking to try Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl not just for deserting his post in Afghanistan six years ago, but with the rare offense of misbehavior before the enemy. Conviction on the misbehavior charge could mean life imprisonment for the Sun Valley native. As the Associated Press noted last week, more than 1,900 soldiers have been charged with desertion since 2001 - an offense that carries a maximum five-year penalty. Only a handful faced misbehavior - and the idea of filing both against Bergdahl has military law professor Jeffrey K. Walker wondering if the military is “piling on”/Lewiston Tribune Editorial Board. More here.

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