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To: Thehammer who wrote (71405)	3/23/2015 10:52:58 PM
From: greatplains_guy	1 Recommendation Recommended By Thehammer Respond to of 71588

You have got that right. "The Leader of the Free World, Bibi!!" The countdown is on the see how much the Republicans care to use their control of Congress to stem the destruction of the US being perpetrated by Obama and his minions.

To: Thehammer who wrote (71405)	3/25/2015 8:52:56 PM
From: greatplains_guy	Respond to of 71588

Bowe Bergdahl, once-missing U.S. soldier, charged with desertion By Dan Lamothe March 25 at 2:00 PM Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who was recovered in Afghanistan last spring after five years with the enemy, has been charged with desertion and misbehaving before the enemy, Army officials said Wednesday, setting the stage for emotionally charged court proceedings in coming months. Eugene Fidell, Bergdahl’s attorney, told The Washington Com-Post that his client was handed a charge sheet Wednesday. Army officials said in a statement that Bergdahl has been charged with desertion with intent to shirk important or hazardous duty and misbehavior before the enemy by endangering the safety of a command, unit or place. His case has been referred to an Article 32 preliminary hearing, which is frequently compared to a grand jury proceeding in civilian court. Under the misbehavior-before-the-enemy charge, Bergdahl faces a maximum punishment of confinement for life, a dishonorable discharge, a reduction to private and total forfeiture of pay and allowances since the time of his disappearance, Army officials said. The desertion charge carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison, a dishonorable discharge, a reduction to private and a total forfeiture of pay and allowances. Desertion has historically been punishable by death, but the Army will not pursue that in Bergdahl’s case. That’s hardly a surprise: No soldier has been executed for desertion since Pvt. Eddie Slovik, who was killed by firing squad in January 1945 for abandoning his unit in France the previous year. Sen. John McCain (RINO-Ariz.), who has been critical of the Obama administration’s handling of the case, said Wednesday that the Army’s decision is an important step in determining the accountability of Bergdahl. “I am confident that the Department of the Army will continue to ensure this process is conducted with the utmost integrity under the Uniform Code of Military Justice,” McCain said. Bergdahl ... went missing from his base in Paktika province on June 30, 2009. He was a guest of the Haqqani network, an insurgent group allied with the Taliban, until the White House agreed to swap him for five Taliban officials, held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in a deal brokered through the government of Qatar. The charges come after a lengthy investigation launched last June and a review by Gen. Mark A. Milley, the commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Bergdahl has faced a slew of accusations from his fellow soldiers that he abandoned them on the battlefield, triggering a manhunt that diverted resources from the war effort and put lives in danger. ... Bergdahl’s case has prompted questions over whether the Obama administration handled the prisoner swap legally. ... washingtonpost.com

To: Thehammer who wrote (71405)	3/25/2015 9:57:23 PM
From: greatplains_guy	1 Recommendation Recommended By lightshipsailor Respond to of 71588

Mr. Obama, Bibi Netanyahu is here to stay. It's time to grow up By Douglas E. Schoen Published March 20, 2015· FoxNews.com Two days to make a phone call. U.N. threats. A recommitment to the Iran nuclear deal. And that's just the way Mr. Obama says congratulations. In the three days since Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection, the Obama administration has made a concerted effort to further distance themselves from the Israeli prime minister, his policies and positions. To this end, it’s actually hard to believe from the way administration officials have been talking about Israel, that they’re actually discussing our strongest democratic ally in the Middle East. Three examples are illustrative. Obama himself told Netanyahu that the United State would have to “reassess our options” after his “new positions and comments” on the two state solution, the White House’s preferred policies. (Netanyahu has since backtracked on his commitment to a single state solution). White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said at a press conference, “The United States and this administration are deeply concerned by divisive rhetoric that seeks to marginalize Arab-Israeli citizens. It undermines the values and democratic ideals that have been important to our democracy and an important part of what binds the United State and Israel together.” And State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki struck a similar tone. “The prime minister’s recent statements call into question his commitment to a two-state solution. We’re not going to prejudge what we would do if there was a U.N. action,” she said. I remain incredibly confused by the administration’s attitude towards Israel and its leader, who can surely be difficult, but who boldly represents the interests of Israel and Jews in the region and around the world. At a time when ISIS’s power is growing and other terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah are wielding control across the Middle East, it seems like the absolute worst time to be giving an ally the cold shoulder. We don’t have enough friends to be treating Netanyahu this way, even if he did advocate a single state solution in his campaign. And considering that just this week, we saw two horrendous acts of terrorism in the Middle East in Tunisia and Yemen, the reasons that Obama should firmly commit himself to Israel and Netanyahu continue to mount. Further, the fact that just a few days ago John Kerry (who has a history of shooting himself in the foot) said the U.S. would be willing to negotiate with Syrian President Bashir al-Assad – who is responsible for the deaths of over 200,000 of his own people – while Netanyahu has to wait two days for a congratulatory call from Obama is completely out of whack with everything I know about diplomacy and politics. All this is to say that it’s high time President Obama put aside his personal animus towards the Israeli Prime Minister. Netanyahu has a strong, convincing mandate to govern and there should be no doubt that we will need his friendship as the Iranian nuclear negotiations continue and beyond. The prime minister is here to stay. It’s time for the Obama White House to grow up and make the relationship work. Douglas E. Schoen has served as a pollster for President Bill Clinton. He has more than 30 years experience as a pollster and political consultant. He is also a Fox News contributor and co-host of "Fox News Insiders" Sundays on Fox News Channel and Mondays at 10:30 am ET on FoxNews.com Live. He is the author of 11 books. His latest, co-authored with Malik Kaylan is "The Russia-China Axis: The New Cold War and America’s Crisis of Leadership (Encounter Books, September 2014). Follow Doug on Twitter @DouglasESchoen. foxnews.com