Army 'birther' changes course, says he'd deploy

[guruoo]

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — An Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questioned President Barack Obama's eligibility to be commander in chief told a jury Wednesday he was wrong to do so and would now deploy if he could.

Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin of Greeley, Colo. was speaking during a court martial hearing Wednesday at Fort Meade.

He faces up to 3 1/2 years in a military prison and dismissal from the Army after being found guilty of missing a flight that would have gotten him to his eventual deployment and pleading guilty to disobeying orders to meet with a superior and to report to Fort Campbell in Kentucky. He asked the jury to let him remain in the Army when it decides his punishment, and jurors are expected to begin deliberating on his sentence on Thursday.

"I don't want it to end this way," said Lakin, a 17-year veteran of the Army. "I want to continue to serve."

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[nadinbrzezinski]

1. After you have been convicted PRIVATE!!!!!!

I don't think so... and good luck in civilian life in four years or so.

[SidDithers]

2. I hope they say "Sorry, too late."...

and kick him out.

Sid

[malaise]

18. The reality of losing all that money

has finally hit home - too late indeed.

[onethatcares]

19. you nailed it

when he finally realized how much he would lose, his scruples became worthless.

[malaise]

21. 100% correct

He'll probably wind up as a celebrity on Fox or one of the other M$Greedia corporations.

[tsuki]

22. +

[pinboy3niner]

23. He stands to lose more than $ 2 million in retirement benefits...

...according to MSNBC. Something he should have thought about before he volunteered to be a martyr for the birthers, who only egged him on. I'm guessing his relations with his "supporters" are going to be a little strained, now.

[rug]

3. Jerk.

[hlthe2b]

4. wow.. now that's some schadenfreude for ya...

Have you finally realized that the birthers and freepers egging you on had no intentions of risking anything on their own, but were happy to have you give up EVERYTHING. Brother......:eyes:

On the other hand, would you want someone so damned STUPID treating you medically?

[Ilsa]

11. Let's hope the dumb birthers flock to this idiot for treatment

Maybe he's such a bad doc that their numbers will dwindle under his care.

[Lasher]

5. Too late, dumbass.

Now he wants them to let him put in 3 more years so that he can get retirement benefits from the Army. He's got nerve.

[Old and In the Way]

6. Too late for a do over.

You cost taxpayers a lot of money to play this game and now you get to pay the consequences. A real principled birther. How'd he think disobeying orders was going to end?

[Drale]

12. I bet he truly believed that he would win and that

it would come out that he was right and Obama is not a citizen. These people can not think logically, which is a real problem with Americans today.

[Bucky]

7. Do we really want someone this dumb tending to wounded US servicemen?

[sakabatou]

8. This guy is a definition of an asshole.

[RZM]

9. Orders are orders

The military isn't a debating society. Tough shit.

[demosincebirth]

10. Let him work 3 1/2 years at Leavenworth prison hospital

[MiniMe]

13. Only if you write 'Barack Obama was born in Hawaii" 10,000 times

In 1 hour

[Justitia]

16. LOL

[NuclearDem]

14. Fucking coward

When you finally have to answer a court martial, you all of a sudden change your beliefs.

Too late, asshole. Enjoy your time in Leavenworth.

[man4allcats]

15. Too bad, jackass!

If you didn't want to take orders, you shouldn't have joined the Army. But you did join the Army, and you took an oath when you did so. Since you weren't drafted, you can't claim to have taken that oath under duress. You therefore don't even have the ghost of an excuse. The military doesn't care what you think - not then and not now. What it does care about is whether soldiers will follow orders. You didn't, and I'm betting they will make an example of your stupid ass if only to discourage others from behaving similarly.

[Rincewind]

17. Deploy his ass

to prison.

[Anakin Skywalker]

20. Ha Ha! Too Late!

[RSillsbee]

24. Same as Manning

you knew what you were getting into. Now, take the consequences like a man

[SmileyRose]

25. Prison and dishonorable discharge is not enough

someone needs to be looking at whether he still has (or ever had) the good judgment required to be a doctor. Whether they let him cut into soldiers or the general public, the man is obviously not right in the head.

[myrna minx]

26. Well, everyone knows that the Army is rather, yanno, flexable to the insubordination

of their troops. :rofl: The Army is really understanding that way, especially if you call the Commander in Chief a fraud. THese people are such buffoons.

[southernyankeebelle]

27. Throw the book at this bastard. He allowed himself to be used by these crazy people. He needs to

be made an example. Bust him by one rank and make him serve the time and let him finish his 2 yrs.

[Brickbat]

28. Way to stand up for what you believe in! Oh...wait...you didn't really believe it? You didn't

think this through? Huh...imagine that.