Libya No Fly Zone

[SB Shock]

Interestingly the Libya No-Fly Zone must be only a no fly zone for NATO aircraft.

What a joke this administration is.

[SB Shock]

Just as I say that the French president takes charge.

[shockall]

President Obummer doesn't want to be the one to be blamed for getting us into another war front, even when world liberty and humanity is at stake. What a guy!

[JohnnieBallgame]

Remember the fly around the world and bow, hand kissing, apology tour BHO did?

IMHO this implied that he thinks we/USA have no moral authority to push for human rights or lead/standup for the rest of the world. This coupled with the fact that he appears to be an arrogant brat who is in way over his head gives him/USA no credibility abroad.

As time goes on he continues to divide this country even further for what he believes is his own political/power gain. Keep in mind this is only my opinion, but I believe this country will rise up against him even further at the next election.

Get ready because he will use fraud, force or any means necessary to further corrupt our way of life, destroy our constitution and further his own agenda. If I sound cynical...I am! BHO has caused my cynicism to turn to anger then to action. I have altered the way I live my life, spend my time and resources, so that I can contribute in as many ways possible to defeating BHO/Reid/Pelosi agenda.

I am just a lowly businessman out here in "fly over country" but I am mad as hell and am not going to let my country go down without a fight! :-x

[1979Shocker]

U.S. launches missile strikes against Libya

[wsushox1]

You guys are complaining that Obama is making sure this is a coalition versus a US only campaign?

What?

[BenWSU]

Amazed how Obama was against Iraq war yet the invasion of Libya is the exact same thing. Saddam killed his own people. Gaddafi killing his own people.

[SB Shock]

You guys are complaining that Obama is making sure this is a coalition versus a US only campaign?

What?

Not all. Frankly I don't care about coalitions. We as a nation should do things that are in our national interest. If other countries want to join fine. That is a definition of being a super-power. It is called leading.

First why are we there? We are against dictators who kill their citizens? Then what about Yemen? What about Bahrain? What about Iran? What about Syria?

Does anybody really know who these rebels are?

2nd if we are going to get involved - we sit around for 2 days saying "you better do what we say or we will overfly you. And don't worry we are not going to send troops in. If your going to wage war you WAGE WAR.

FARRAKHAN: "I warn my brother do you let these wicked demons move you in a direction that will absolutely ruin your future with your people in Africa and throughout the world...Why don't you organize a group of respected Americans and ask for a meeting with Qaddafi, you can't order him to step down and get out, who the hell do you think you are?

Funny how this weekend Code Pink is doing their annual Iraq war protest and Obama and his merry imbeciles are launching cruise missiles.

[JohnnieBallgame]

East Coast,

Don't worry your boy will have focus groups before he makes any kind of decision, principled or otherwise. He will want to know how it will affect him.

It is an absolute shame that this "jug-eared idiot" is the leader of the free world. Or....maybe he's not, he's just a pawn for some dumb ass ayatollah somewhere!

[SB Shock]

MARCH 19, 2011
OBAMA: 'Today we are part of a broad coalition. We are answering the calls of a threatened people. And we are acting in the interests of the United States and the world'...

MARCH 19, 2003
BUSH: 'American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger'...

oh the hypocrisy...

"We're not going to baby sit a civil war."

Now what is Obama doing in Libya?

I didn't think there was an imminent threat from Saddam Hussein.

Does he see the imminent threat in Qaddafi?

Will code pink picket the white house? Will they call Obama a traitor?

[DUShock]

My two cents, Iraq is an American action with European involvement, Libya is a European action with American involvement.

[wu_shizzle]

Liberal Democrats in uproar over Libya action

Reps. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.), Donna Edwards (Md.), Mike Capuano (Mass.), Dennis Kucinich (Ohio), Maxine Waters (Calif.), Rob Andrews (N.J.), Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas), Barbara Lee (Calif.) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.) “all strongly raised objections to the constitutionality of the president’s actions” during that call, said two Democratic lawmakers who took part.

I love it when the loony fringe outs themselves.

That list is a good start of absolute incompetents who have managed to find a constituency either completely ignorant or so blindly partisan that they continue to get elected.

[Maggie]

I have been out of pocket….but:

Since the president has established no clear-cut typology of Middle East unrest as it pertains to his own reaction - e.g., no meddling in Iran, outreach to Syria, pressure on Israel, finger-in-the-wind/so-long to Mubarak and Ali, military force against Qaddafi, silence about Saudi, Bahrain, and Yemeni crack-downs, mum on Jordan, etc. - and since we apparently have lots of reactions, both verbal and military, cannot his NSC and State Department teams come up with something more than an ad hoc policy based on crude guesses that when today’s rebels seem to have a 51 percent chance to win, they deserve our support?

That said (and that query hangs)….why should the U.S.A. not take a back seat in this conflict (putting aside whether the decision for active involvement should have been made earlier)?

[SubGod22]

Obama Pledge to Scale Back U.S. Military Role in Libya Opens Leadership 'Vacuum'

President Obama's pledge to scale back the U.S. military's role in Libya has opened up a leadership vacuum on the world stage, as international partners squabble over who should take the reins once the opening round of missile strikes is over.

The president and his top military officials have been decidedly vague in talking about who will take over for Americans forces currently leading the air assault, though Obama said a transition will occur "in a matter of days."

Some leaders think NATO is the obvious choice to lead, but Turkey has objected and France -- which has been out in front of the crisis -- is making a play for political leadership of the mission.

The confusion, compounded by mixed messages over whether Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi is a target for removal, raises questions about the direction of the alliance and the ability of the United States to step down from its leadership role in the near future.