Hagel: It’s ‘Unfair’ to Judge Bergdahl Without All the Facts

‘We don’t do that in the United States. We rely on facts’

Hagel says rush to judgment on Bergdahl 'unfair' (Associated Press)

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday it is unfair to the family of released captive Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to leap to conclusions about his behavior in uniform.

"We don't do that in the United States," Hagel told reporters at a NATO defense ministers meeting. "We rely on facts."

Hagel said the Army will review the circumstances surrounding how Bergdahl left his unit and was captured by the Taliban, and added, "It's not my place as a former sergeant in the Army to decide who's worthy of being a sergeant and who isn't."

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