There is a breach in the fiduciary arrangement that is our national chain of command.

Bowe Bergdahl left his post.  There has been testimony and investigation as to why.  A report has been written based on that testimony and investigation.  That report now sits in a drawer of Maj. Gen. Kenneth Dahl, who is apparently under orders from his commander in chief to keep it there.  He is technically under orders, for he serves the commander in chief.  It is his duty.  Yet the commander in chief, in turn, is obligated to serve the People.  And the question arises: who is being served by this delay?  The answer is obvious and not in keeping with the notion of “serving the People.”

Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said in November (2014) that the work on the investigation was complete and under review.

The general is now hip-deep in politics, for the information that may be revealed by the Bergdahl report about the Obama administration could cause substantial political damage.

Were five terrorists traded for a deserter?  Oh, for the sunlight and transparency so promised.

In WWII, men were executed for leaving their posts.  Now we await whether, by the Obama administration’s lights, such dereliction falls under the Susan Rice accolade of “serving with honor and distinction.”

One might ask, doesn’t the general also serve the People?  If this report is not released in a timely fashion, a convenient leak may be in order.  That would be nothing new in Washington, or in the game of politics.  The Obama administration has leaked a few things over the years when it served its purposes.

There are no national security concerns here, only Obama administration imagery concerns.  The general apparently is being ordered to play politics.  Who could fault him or some subordinate for a little insubordination, the refusal to play politics?  It would be a stinging response to a president who chooses not to serve the People in this matter.

At least the general isn’t holding an umbrella, but he might as well be.