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Clinton Denies Obama Administration Is Dragging Its Feet While Gaddafi Crushes Rebels
CNS News ^ | 3/17/11 | Patrick Goodenough

Posted on 03/18/2011 11:31:04 AM PDT by Nachum

(CNSNews.com) – As the son of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi crowed Wednesday that government forces would defeat rebels in their Benghazi base “within 48 hours,” the head of a U.S.-based group promoting democracy in Libya voiced frustration and regret at the international response to the crisis.

He singled out for criticism the Obama administration, which he said had given “not a whimper of support” to the provisional council representing the anti-Gaddafi rebellion.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a series of interviews in Cairo Wednesday spoke of a new “urgency” and expressed the hope that the U.N. Security Council could vote as early as Thursday on a draft resolution authorizing actions including a “no-fly zone.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: administration; clinton; denies; obama
'Oney... wee don' know nothing from nobodee
1 posted on 03/18/2011 11:31:08 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum
Then why did it take 3 weeks after Gaddafi started fighting back? The “Rebels” were literally in his front yard and Obama did nothing.
2 posted on 03/18/2011 11:34:36 AM PDT by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill
So we're sitting around waiting for the UN Sec Council to vote on something ?

Wonderful. This must be the smart diplomacy Hillary was talking about..

3 posted on 03/18/2011 11:36:46 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Nachum

4 posted on 03/18/2011 11:36:52 AM PDT by Emperor Palpatine (Tosca, mi fai dimenticare Iddio!!!)
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

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5 posted on 03/18/2011 11:37:07 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum
Her days left for covering POTUS are numbered.
6 posted on 03/18/2011 11:38:59 AM PDT by AU72
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To: Nachum

Cairo?????? Why are we hauling that worthless lump of Fat around the Arab World? She has NO, that is NO respect there, misspeaks as in Lies and is more of a joke than a representative of this country,Bent Bill and her BOTH should have got the Chair for giving Military technology to the Chinese.


7 posted on 03/18/2011 11:43:56 AM PDT by Cheetahcat ( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
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To: tobyhill

“Then why did it take 3 weeks after Gaddafi started fighting back? The “Rebels” were literally in his front yard and Obama did nothing. “

There’s the question of the week.


8 posted on 03/18/2011 11:46:46 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Nachum
Shadow President Palin called for a no fly zone 3 weeks ago while Barry diddled and dithered. Following Sarah's advice would have saved thousands of lives.
9 posted on 03/18/2011 11:51:42 AM PDT by JPG ("2012 Can't Come Soon Enough" - Sarah Palin)
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To: Georgia Girl 2; tobyhill
“Then why did it take 3 weeks after Gaddafi started fighting back? The “Rebels” were literally in his front yard and Obama did nothing. “

There’s the question of the week.

Not really... Muslim Brotherhood sticking together.


10 posted on 03/18/2011 1:01:25 PM PDT by hattend (Obama got his 3am call about Egypt. The call went right to the answering machine.- Sarah Palin)
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