“What happens after the next soldier is kidnapped?”

Bosch Fawstin

Behind the scenes: How the Schalit deal came about   "For now, the entire defense establishment is focused on implementing the deal and getting Schalit home. But after he returns to his family in Mizpe Hila, the tough questions will need to be asked: How come Israel failed for five years to create a viable military option to release him from Gaza, or other means of leverage over Hamas that could have forced it to agree to this deal earlier than now.

"Israel will also have to ask itself what may the toughest question of all: What happens next time? What happens after the next soldier is kidnapped?" 

 Via Legal Insurrection which adds this perspective: ...."But if reports of some of the names included on the list are true, I also can’t help thinking about the families who lost loved ones in restaurants, night clubs, buses, and stores, seeing the killers of their children set free to what is sure to be a celebratory homecoming. Family members of those killed in the notorious Sbarro Pizza bombing (which was celebrated by Palestinian university students) already have petitioned the Israeli Supreme Court to try to stop the release."

http://fawstin.blogspot.com/

Boehner Confronts Obama on Phone Call

Commentary Magazine  (Excerpts) "As The Hill reports, the call was supposed to be a congratulatory one – Obama was pleased the House passed the free trade agreements he’s been promoting–but it quickly turned serious when Boehner confronted the president about his distortions of the Republicans’ jobs plan."  ....

The Speaker reminded the President that House Republicans put forth a ‘Plan for America’s Job Creators’ in May, and noted that he and other members of the GOP leadership team have spoken with the President and his staff about the plan and referenced it on numerous occasions, in letters and elsewhere.

...."By pointing this out during a phone call – and providing a readout to the press – Boehner is making it difficult for Obama to keep claiming Republicans don’t have a plan for job creation. Clearly, the president is now fully aware of this plan, and will have to come up with something legitimate about which to criticize Republicans on the campaign trail."  Alana Goodman
 Here's The Hill's report. ...."By providing a rare readout of the call, Boehner’s office is trying to highlight that Obama is ignoring attempts by House Republicans to address the jobs crisis."

Boehner chastizes Obama for 'forgetting' about GOP jobs bill    "Obama does this kind of thing all the time and the press lets him get away with it: He lies about Republican bills that counter or complement what he himself is proposing."
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"This is how Obama will run for re-election. And since the press won't call him out for his lies, it will be up to the GOP candidate to set the record straight."

A Republican jobs plan  "I’ve explained how I think the Republicans played this one wrong, setting up a perfect scenario for the class warriors to claim that Republicans killed the jobs bill to protect the rich. On top of that, the Republicans in the Senate got hit for the fact that they didn’t have an alternative plan to offer … until now."  Neal Boortz

http://conservativedailynews.com/2011/10/obamas-mop/