Did Obama Forget to Have a Gaddafi Meeting 'Without Preconditions'?

The American Thinker ^ | 3/29/2011 | Monte Kuligowski

[Lakeshark]

Of all the disturbing and problematic aspects of Obama's post-American military odyssey, what fascinates me is that Obama would rush to half-hearted war with Moammar Gaddafi -- of all people.

After seeing the dreadful force of the U.S. military unleashed on his fellow ruthless dictator Saddam Hussein, Gaddafi was crying uncle before George W. Bush could twist his wrist. In December of 2003, Col. Gaddafi announced to the world that he would be voluntarily abandoning his nuclear weapons program. "Libya has said it will give up its programmes for developing weapons of mass destruction and allow unconditional inspections," reported BBC News in 2003.

Gaddafi was no Saddam Hussein in the stubbornness department. The colonel saw the light rather quickly and became an instant convert in support of democratic nation-building. The Libyan dictator assured Tony Blair and Bush that he wanted to be a partner in making the world a safer place.

[Lakeshark]

Watching this unfold on Bambi's watch has a fun side to it.....the irony while we watch the ultimate war critic explain why he did this tonight is going to be simply mahvelous......

[tsowellfan]

Even his Vice-President Biden was opposed to Libya. That explains why he did not hog the cameras when the war started and Obama was in Brazil

[SMARTY]

I picture a guy on stage, wearing a tuxedo and yanking a rabbit out of a top hat!!

[Lakeshark]

I look forward to the deconstruction of his explanation(s) tonight. I haven't been able to watch him since he (w)one.........

I look forward to those leftists who defend him even more. The irony of the peaceniks putting themselves into ex-peacenik/hawk pretzel positions is going to be wonderful.

[Lakeshark]

"Nuthin up muh sleeve"

"Oops, wrong hat......"

[tsowellfan]

This guy is dangerous. I can see that he IS what he accused Bush of. He must have really believed that’s how Americans are suppose to act and he’s acting out the part of how he thinks Americans are.

This guy is going to get us in a lot of trouble. He could get us in a place where a draft would be required. I don’t trust. I trust him much less now than I did 2 weeks ago and I had no trust in him then.

[SMARTY]

I remember that!!! Too funny, it's what I imagine about “O”, just a cartoon clown who can amuse everyone under the age of 9.

Unfortunately, all of us here are a little older than nine.

[FrankR]

[Lakeshark]

He’s so dangerous I can only half enjoy the schadenfreude of his making a fool of himself tonight.....

[tobyhill]

This is simple. Obama needed a “Wag The Dog” moment to distract from the lack of jobs, crumbling economy and soon to be hyperinflation. He also wants a condition to say that the GOP doesn't care about the troops in harms way if the GOP decides to shut the Government down.
We have no vested interest in Libya and they were not even a threat to us, unlike in Iraq where Saddam shot at our jets, held our pilot hostage and had plans to assassinate a sitting President.

[PapaBear3625]

Implicit in Gaddafi's termination of his weapons program, was the understanding that the US would not attack him as long as he refrained from getting WMDs and refrained from attacking the West.

BamBam violated that understanding. Now dictators know there is no incentive to playing nice.