Rational Nation USA

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Reserving judgement until all the facts are known is always the most prudent and therefore rational course of action. Retired General McCrystal agrees. TPM - Retired Gen. Stanley McCrystal on Wednesday said it was too soon to "judge" Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and the Obama administration's decision to negotiate for his release from the Taliban. "I think we're going to have to wait and talk to Sgt. Bergdahl now and get his side of the story," McCrystal told Yahoo News about the soldier, who has been characterized as a deserter by some of his platoon members. “One of the great things about America is we should not judge until we know the facts. And after we know the facts, then we should make a mature judgment on how we should handle it.” The retired general defended efforts to return Bergdahl after he left his post in Afghanistan. “We did a huge number of operations to try to stop the Taliban from ...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth It certainly didn't take long. Here's what Paragraph 1 of Article II Section 2 of The Constitution of the United States says... The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States; he may require (emphasis mine) the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment. Senator Graham is referring to the National Defense Authorization Ac t in which Congress built into the NDAA provisions requiring the President to give Congress a 30 day notice prior to moves such as the Bergdahl Gitmo 5 prisoner swap. Considering the wording of the above article and se...