Desertion? Is that bad?

Chuck Todd of NBC said the administration was expecting "euphoria" over their announcement of the release of Bowe Bergdahl. An illustration of how far off the administration was was Susan Rice's statement on television that Bergdahl "served with honor and distinction." Some are speculating over the reason for the White House's gross misreading of what the reaction would be. Here's my theory: Obama and the White House are so ignorant of things military that they didn't understand what a serious matter desertion in a combat zone is. Desertion carries a possible death penalty. That hasn't happened since 1945, and I'm not recommending it for Berdahl, but it illustrates how serious an offense it is. Anyone who's been in the service understands it very well, especially the troops who were there in Afghanistan. Obviously, the White House didn't.