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"When our actions do not, our fears make us traitors" - William Shakespeare

In the BBC's latest article post, "Bowe Bergdhal spared prison time for US Army desertion" the news blog discusses the Bergdahl case and commentators who expressed their opinions on his imprisonment accommodations.  Bowe Bergdahl was a private in the U.S Army who deserted his Afghan outpost in 2009, leaving many of his fellow militants in risk for his search when he had an unauthorized absence (UA).  Master Sergeant Mark Allen was one of the people injured while trying to find Bergdahl, resulting to his injuries in a somatic death like state.  President Trump has made many comments on this subject, tweeting that the resulting case was a, "total disgrace". Trump also believes Bergdahl is a "traitor" and cut the Obama Administration to bits when they agreed to a prisoner swap compromise.  Bergdahl was served a lesser sentence just this week, one that could issue him to 14+ years in federal prison, or life, which many seem to favor. Bergdahl wi