Posted on 06/05/2014 5:55:46 PM PDT by ckilmer
President Obama explained that he traded the Taliban 5 for Bowe Bergdahl because it’s what great men do.
“This is what happens at the end of wars,” Obama said, speaking in Poland. That was true for George Washington, that was true for Abraham Lincoln, that was true for FDR.”
He forgot to add “then it is true for me”. Much is plain to those who walk in the footsteps of giants. Except it’s little hard to remember when exactly Washington, Lincoln or FDR sent conquering heroes straight into mental asylum to shut them up for years. Time Magazine explains that “Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is just days into what could be months or years of recovery”. Bergdahl could see the outside of a fence around the time president Obama ends his second term.
You’d think Obama was hiding something. Even MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski notices that nothing about Bergdahl adds up.
The question about his health, it’s a controversy. Why, then, also given his background and everything that we are finding from people who served with him and people who have covered this story and letters that he’s written home — why would Susan Rice be sent out, Susan Rice, be sent out repeatedly to say he served honorably and really push that as one the fundamental reasons behind this swap? And thirdly, with the White House contending they consulted Congress — am I correct, that happened, right? Yes? Yes? They said they consulted Congress. And members of Congress saying they weren’t consulted. What’s going on here? What is going on here? Seriously, I don’t understand it.
“I don’t understand it.” Here Mika, let me explain.
It’s all about Gitmo, all about sending goodwill gifts to the Taliban and al-Qaeda. In fact, Chuck Todd, Mike Murray and Carrie Dann of NBC headline their story precisely that way: “What the Bergdahl Story is Really About: Gitmo”.
The real causality runs thus: Obama didn’t use the Taliban 5 to release Bergdahl. Obama used Bergdahl to release the Taliban 5. The false narratives about his poor health, his heroic record and the supposed consultation were all manufactured to fit this requirement. Obama really didn’t give a rat’s a** about Bergdahl. What he really wanted was to find some way to spring those five Taliban gentlemen.
Obama’s strategy to “bring a fitting end” — in the words of Todd, Murray and Dunn — to the War on Terror has been to pay them off. He never intended to beat the enemy. He never even tried. All the stuff in Afghanistan, well that was just for show, for optics, to look tough.
Recently “Congressman Steve Stockman (R-TX 36) transmitted a letter to President Barack Obama Thursday asking if the Obama administration authorized any payment to the Haqqani Network terrorist group in exchange for U.S. Army Spc. Bowe Bergdahl.”
“The Haqqani Network generally does not release Westerners unless they receive a large payment. It would be hard to believe they would release Bergdahl in an exchange that does not directly benefit them,” said Stockman.
The Taliban don’t do something for nothing. Neither do the Boko, the Shababs, Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran, North Korea or for that matter Putin. It’s cash on the nail. The Taliban are certainly acting like they are eager for more. Time Magazine’s Aryn Baker reports, “asked whether the Taliban would be inspired by the exchange to kidnap others, a commander laughed. ‘Definitely.’” The terms of art for paying off terrorists are “engagement” and “flexibility” or “negotiations”.
You need a derived dictionary to understand the Lightworker. Just put words and actions into one-to-one correspondence. Whenever you hear ‘engagement’, ‘investment’, ‘reconciliation’ and ‘confidence-building’ from Obama remember it means “bribes”. Essentially Obama regarded all the assets acquired in the Bush years — Iraq, Afghanistan, Gitmo — as liabilities to be liquidated or traded off to pay for his new strategy of ‘engagement’.
Right now what Obama wants is a “responsible” end to the war, which he means he has to offer al-Qaeda a bribe so they won’t give the impression that he’s surrendered to them. He wants a “decent interval”. Clearly Bergdahl is not enough. For the president to achieve his goal, more bribes are necessary.
Washington (AFP) – Moves to free detainees from the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay are gathering pace as the administration works to close the notorious jail, a top US official said Thursday.
“There are a significant number of transfers in the pipeline at various stages and I think you’re going to be seeing substantial progress this year,” the senior administration official said, amid a furor over the release of five Taliban prisoners for a captured US soldier in Afghanistan.
Congress knows this, and so they want to be in on the consultation, for whatever reason.
Now there’s nothing invalid about surrendering or paying terrorists to leave you alone, just so long as you know that’s exactly what you’re doing. The United States did exactly that to the Barbary Pirates in the early history of the nation. But in those days it was unnecessary to “look tough”. They just paid and hoped for the best.
Obama probably learned this model of doing business from Chicago, where the dictum is treat the “players” with respect (and gifts) and tell the civilians to “suck it up and salute”. How voters thought a Messiah pure as driven snow would arise in the City of the Big Shoulders will always puzzle the thoughtful person. That’s the next conundrum Mika can tackle. If you grow up in a cathouse, it’s unlikely that you’ll learn Gregorian Chants. If you grow up in Chicago Democratic politics you ain’t going to be no Messiah.
This is the Chicago way taken to an international scale. Obama arguably has a mandate from the left wing of the US voters to do exactly that: bribe terrorists from The Man’s stash. Unfortunately the other voters, who were taken in by his high flown promises to “reach out” or “reconcile” with the Muslim world — all that “I’ll buy the world a Coke stuff” — didn’t quite get the drift. Eventually they’ll catch on.
I hope it’s clear now.
If this is what the left wants, they are welcome to it. And one hopes they reap the rich harvest they have sown, to the full extent of the whirlwind, though unfortunately everyone else is likely to be blown around.
One only wishes they’d be honest about it, as with the other high flown terms they like to use “a world without nuclear weapons”, “nuclear zero” and “no future combat systems”. Really, those restrictions apply to the US only, don’t they? Just so long as we keep things clear. Just so’s we know what we’re talking about. Hope you have the answers to those three questions now Mika.
Have a nice day.
Can’t this jackass ever compare himself to another president besides Lincoln? James Buchanan and/or Warren G. Harding come to mind.
Anyone talking to a Liberal needs to ask 2 questions:
1) Why are you such a blatant liar?
2) Why do you think the American people are totally stupid and beneath you?
And these 2 questions need to be repeated endlessly until the Liberal responds:
"I'm sorry. You caught us. But we lie so much we thought we could get away with it. I guess American aren't as stupid as Obama says you are."
Bergdahl was a convenient pivot to give Obama an excuse to return top Taliban to the field in time for our major withdrawal from Afghanistan.
When was the last time Obama’s actions in and around the Islamic world were not aligned with the objectives of the Muslim Brotherhood? Never.
The American electorate elected a Muslim Brotherhood asset to the highest office in the land. Twice.
High crimes and misdemeanors....
intentional and willful felonies even
Impeach and prosecute . No mercy .
There is no comparison to Harding. Harding slashed the size of government and brought the country out a deep depression. Obama, not so much.
Maybe we could trade Obama for the Marine stuck in Mexico.
At this point, you really can’t believe anything Obama says. Not anything. In fact, if you were undecided on a factual issue, just wait to see what Obama says, and the opposite is undoubtedly true.
When will George W. Bush open his GD effin’ mouth. Quit painting, say something you prick.
Bergdahl was a convenient pivot to give Obama an excuse to return top Taliban to the field in time for our major withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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His plan was more limited. He wants to fulfill a campaign promise to empty gitmo.
I agree. Why are the Bushs the only ones who stand by quietly while everyone trashes them?
I just saw a former General on Megan Kelly who said never in the history of this country has such a bad trade been made. This whole thing is beyond belief!!! The bastard has put us all at risk.
Yes exactly.
George W. Bush stood on top of that 9/11 rubble and swore those that did it wouldn’t go unpunished. Where are you, George? Eff you. Speak out, bitch.
Bergdahl was a convenient pivot to give Obama an excuse to return top Taliban to the field in time for our major withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Obama’s plan was more limited and superficial. He wants to fulfill a campaign promise to empty gitmo.
da winnah !!!!
WISE UP,EVERYBODY!Bergdahl is Nothing More Than A DISTRACTION!!Obongo is in the process of”De-Populating”Club Gitmo...A Retreat From The Stress of Jihad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob Bergdahl also instructed his son to trust his reintegration team. Does daddy know more about this team - were the members of team hand selected and fluent in the local dialect Bowe prefers?
I have always believed that this is about closing Gitmo. Bergdahl is just a useful tool. How much easier would it be to release the minions after the really dangerous leaders were out there? Once the worst was done, the rest would be a breeze.
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