Posted on 03/20/2011 8:47:05 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
> But we can’t stand idly by when a tyrant tells his people that there will be no mercy.”
so this means that we can get intervention to remove Hussein?
After what we started yesterday in Libya. If Gadaffi is left in power we can most likely expect to see renewed terrorism coming out of Libya. I think you’ll see Gadaffi quit the war against Al Qaeda and try to appease Al Qaeda with financial support and anything else he can give them. For him it’s survival.
Libya was one of the un-named nations helping in the war against Al Qaeda.
IMO it’s all about the UN, and advancing the World Power of the UN. Nothing else period, and that’s why they are stumbling in explaining this action.
Reagan would have stopped the whole thing in a day’s time...
Reagan had justification back in the eighties.
Kind of reminds me of the first war by Bush the elder when he didn’t take out Saddam and it was left to G.W.
There is always some terrible group or person out there that needs to be taken out.
For example, the 32 year dictator of Yemen is killing scores of protesters every day. Check out the recent videos of Bahrain’s “security” forces repeatedly running over corpses of protester’s and doing drive by shootings.
Do you see that on the MSM?
A non-US airplane will get shot down soon. All the EU/UN people will pull out and the US will be left to hold down the “no-winning-zone” for the next umpteen years all by ourselves.
Guaranteed.
Has Yemen oil?
Under “UN control,” of course.
Only difference was that Saddam had not volunteered to quit his WMD and invite the UK to come and take them away like Gadaffi did. Saddam was appeasing Al Qaeda while Gadaffi had been participating in the war against Al Qaeda.
Of course since yesterday this will change. Thanks to the US action, Gadaffi's military is weaker. He may be forced to appease Al Qaeda in any way he can to maintain his power.
In the meantime, this is too tempting...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/world/africa/20tripoli.html?_r=1
Qaddafi loyalists form human shield around his compound.
Baghdad Bob is still alive?
Naturally. Barry will be in the Bahamas or somewhere playing golf.
BTW, Unlike Bush, Obama NEVER consulted congress on this action.
Chaotic foreign policy. Oh for the moral clarity of GWB.
You’re right. He TOLD them what HE was going to do, in concert with his UN bosses.
Will Congress vote against this illegal action?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.