Bergdahl (of prisoner swap fame) charged with desertion. Right or wrong?

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held five years after being captured by the Taliban when he left his remote post in Afghanistan, was charged Wednesday by the Army with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.

Evan Buetow, 28, who was a sergeant and team leader of Bergdahl's unit, said he was pleased to see the charges brought. "The whole reason we came forward last year when they released Bowe, we knew he needed to answer for what he did," he said. "We knew he was not a hero. … He had to answer for why he deserted, and that's what happened.''...

The second, more serious charge alleges that Bergdahl endangered the safety of troops at Observation Post Mest in Paktika Province by walking away and causing the military to launch "search and recovery operations." That charge carries a potential life sentence.