Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Guilty - Innocent.

       Ya know, there's been a whole lot of people shouting about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's release and the prisoner exchange. Just imagine, five very bad actors released from Gitmo. Taliban leaders that we fear will only get back into the business of trying to kill Americans. And I'll bet that's exactly what they're gonna try to do. Although, I hope our government is keeping a very close eye on them and will strike if they try to do it.
       But what seems to capture the most newsprint and airtime is that Sgt. Bergdahl willingly wandered off his duty station and was captured and that it cost the lives of at least six men trying to free him from captivity. He's just not the kind of person you give up those five Taliban leaders and endanger American lives. There seems to be no question Bowe and even his dad are bad actors. So why would President Obama give up such dangerous men for this guy who is guilty of what may well be crimes.
       The idea that we never leave one of our own on the battlefield is good, but if he did all these things, then how can we claim he's one of our own? Did we give up too much for someone that's just not worth the risk?
       Well, the answer to all these claims and questions is that he's innocent. I absolutely guarantee he is innocent. The reason I know he's innocent in spite of the fact that I think he's most likely guilty, is that in America, everyone is innocent. At least we're all innocent until or unless we're proven guilty in a court of law. So if you believe in our laws, our country, our constitution, then you're gonna have to accept that as an innocent man we could not rightly leave him in enemy hands. Yep, even if he goes on trial and is found guilty of desertion and even if he's found guilty that he aided and abetted terrorists and the enemy. Even then, he's not guilty now.
       Nobody said life would be simple. Even for simple people, life is not simple. So, unless we decide to ignore our laws and treat him like a guilty traitor, he's innocent. And if we do ignore our laws, then perhaps we'd be proving he was right. And then we'd be guilty.