To enforce the mandate of the United Nations Security Council.
To protect the Libyan people from Qaddafi’s forces.
To put in place a no fly zone and other measures to prevent further atrocities.
The role America plays in this effort is limited. NO ground forces will be used in this operation.
Leadership will be handed over to NATO.
“As I pledged at the outset, the role of American forces has been limited. We’re not putting any ground forces into Libya. Our military has provided unique capabilities at the beginning, but this is now a broad international effort.
Our allies and partners are enforcing the no fly zone over Libya and the arms embargo at sea. Key Arab partners like Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have committed aircraft. And as agreed this week, responsibility for this operation is being transferred from the United States to our NATO allies and partners.”
Bush's War;
Send our sons and daughters to Iraq based on DEAD WRONG INTELLIGENCE to look for Weapons of Mass Destruction that without body armor that were NOT there and without an exit plan.
American Military Casualties in Iraq
Date Total In Combat
American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4441 3504
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03) (the list) 4302 3396
Since Handover (6/29/04): 352 2871
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 213 99
Since Operation New Dawn: 23 10
Government Shut Down? Bring it On!
With the president trying to deal with three wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, bitching and moaning among our allies in NATO, a nuclear crisis in Japan, unrest in Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Jordan, and Syria, an escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, and a delicate situation in Egypt, now is probably not the right time for the Republicans to add a government shutdown to his list of worries. But that's exactly what it looks like the Republicans are going to do. With budget negotiations at an impasse, it's time for finger-pointing and name-calling.
Psst President Obama, instead of fighting for freedom in Libya, how about fighting the gop over here so we won't have to fight them over there? You want to fire up the base? How about some investigations? How about restoring integrity and justice in the United States? How about fighting for health care reform and labor? How about fighting for the voting rights act? The American people are under attack by the gop.
Country first. Remember?
2 comments:
Maybe we need Larry Flynt again.
Flynt shut down the $5B investigation failed impeachment of Bill Clinton by threatening to publish the extra marital affairs and bizarre sexual appetites of the businessmen and Senators who were behind that effort.
Larry Flynt's job offer to Anthony Weiner may be more substantial and more influential than it seems.
Flynt knows where those bodies are buried. Hustler - I don't care for it, so I don't buy it. Larry Flynt - I revere him as a great, imperfect, and brave American.
Good idea Susan, and they can start with the private lives of the media/Talking TeeVee Pundit Heads.
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