US May Supply Gaddafi Rebels With Weapons

SkyNews ^ | March 25, 2011 | Robert Nisbet

[Polybius]

Western diplomatic sources have confirmed to Sky News that the US is considering the legality of arming the Libyan rebels.

One of the unintended consequences of United Nations' Resolution 1970 was to starve the rebels of the weapons they would need to take on Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

It requires all UN members to "immediately take the necessary measures" to prevent the supply or sale of weapons to the Libyan government - with no exemption for anti-Gaddafi forces.

But Sky News now understands the US is looking at a legal framework to allow limited supplies of arms to the rebels, if they can prove they need them to defend themselves from attack.

[Polybius]

Great!

A "top commander of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan" is trying to kill Americans in order to establish a radical Islamist republic there and we are sending arms to his brother, Abu, so that he can try to establish a radical Islamist republic in Libya and gain control of the Billions of dollars of oil revenue that Libya brings in.

This is the Charlie Foxtrot that happens when the American electorate is dumb enough to elect an Affirmatice Action candidate as President of the United States.

During a break from the fighting, Abu Sultan explained that he is no stranger to bloody battles. He traveled to Iraq in 2003, incensed by the U.S.-led invasion.His brother Hassan blew himself up near a U.S. Marine vehicle, killing the Americans. Abu Sultan called home to tell his mother, and Hassan was celebrated as a martyr in the eastern Libyan city of Ajdabiya. Another brother, Abu Sultan said, has become a top commander of al-Qaeda, and is based in Afghanistan.

[thackney]

Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links (Obama supports Al-Qaeda)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2694625/posts

[Gator113]

Obama arms al-Qaeda.

IMPEACH this bastard.

[Nachum]

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[faucetman]

Obama sent guns to Mexico that killed LOE. Why not arm al-Qaeda?

And Obama’s not a muslim. (sarc)

[skeeter]

Maybe the Pentagon is looking for ways to more cheaply transfer assets from one theater of operations to another.

The only problem with this method is we'll get the bullets back before the rifles.

[Venturer]

Nothing like arming your enemies.

[HollyB]

One big problem with this. The Rebels are back by AQ and given a choice, I have a feeling the rebels would be more loyal to them, then us.

[Sir Napsalot]

>>> US May Supply Gaddafi Rebels With Weapons

I am fuzzy on the legality.

Does it require Congressional consent? Or Congress can only use committees to ‘investigate’ after the fact?

[magslinger]

Disarming Americans and arming Mohammedans. The Kenyan sure doesn’t leave you wondering whose side he is on.

[HollyB]

Reminds me a bit of what happened in Afghanistan when the Russians were there.

[HollyB]

Reminds me a bit of what happened in Afghanistan when the Russians were there.

[Nachum]

You would have thought we learned our lesson after arming “the rebels” in Aghanistan when the Ruskies were there.

[tioga]

what’s he gonna do? smuggle them in?

[onedoug]

Gad save us from this insanity.

[broken_arrow1]

Where is my U.S. Government supplied AK47 and Ammo?

Too bad Lybia didn’t have a Second Amendment.

[sjmjax]

"You would have thought we learned our lesson after arming “the rebels” in Aghanistan when the Ruskies were there."

First thing I thought as well when I saw the headline.

Look how well that worked out for us!

[swarthyguy]

Heck, why don’t we fly in jihadis from Iraq and Afghania too.

Can you imagine the reaction in places like Israel and India, under daily and constant threat from jihadis.

What’s next, arming Talibs directly (without Paki assistance using American money as is the case now) and taking on Karzai?

WowoWOW!

[jwparkerjr]

We know nowhere nearly enough about who these ‘rebels’ are or what they would do with power were they to get it. This is no time to be sending weapons into that country.

[omegadawn]

OBAMA IS ARMING AMERICA’S ENEMIES NOT HIS.

does anyone still had any doubt where obama’s loyalty lies.

This is the reason that our founding fathers required that both parents be American citizens. NO mixed loyalty

[longtermmemmory]

so the serbian christians were left unarmed to die.

DC has no problem arming islam with the rope to hang us.

[omegadawn]

OBAMA IS ARMING AMERICA’S ENEMIES NOT HIS.

does anyone still had any doubt where obama’s loyalty lies.

This is the reason that our founding fathers required that both parents be American citizens. NO mixed loyalty

[omegadawn]

OBAMA IS ARMING AMERICA’S ENEMIES NOT HIS.

does anyone still had any doubt where obama’s loyalty lies.

This is the reason that our founding fathers required that both parents be American citizens. NO mixed loyalty

[rockinqsranch]

“Does it require Congressional consent?”

Not at all. They just have to NOT tell Obama what is going on.

[scooby321]

Isn’t this what Jimmy Carter did in Afghanistan? These idiots are alike for different reason.

[dainbramaged]

Not the first time, since Condi Rice and W handed millions of dollars worth of weapons to the Palestinians a few years back.

[Polybius]

We know nowhere nearly enough about who these ‘rebels’ are or what they would do with power were they to get it. This is no time to be sending weapons into that country.

Exactly. Or getting into the "Let's overthrow Gadhafi" chess game at all unless you have thought out the moves beyond "Pawn to King 4".

Barack Obama has not thought out the chess game beyond the extremely naïve notion that you can:

1.) Topple Gadhafi so that

2.) America can then Cut & Run so that

3.) The Democracy Fairy can wave her Magic Wand and everybody lives happily ever after

That goes for Sarah Palin too:

"So what our president said at first, that our mission is to see Qaddafi go, he's got to go, but then we're told by one of his top advisers, the president's top advisers, saying, Well, no, really, Qaddafi is probably going to prevail on this. He's probably going to prevail over the opposition. And then our president changes the tune again, saying, Well, it's not our mission to oust Qaddafi. A lot of confusion. I would like to see, of course, as long as we're in it -- we better be in it to win it. And if there's doubt, we get out. Win it means Qaddafi goes and America gets to get on out of there and let the people of Libya create their own government.".... Sarah Palin

"(President Obama / Governor Palin), what about the fact that al Qaeda has been flooding Libya with radical Islamist fighters in order to be the only warring faction with the necessary "boots on the ground" to secure the final control over Libya? You specifically expect to "get out" and leave a power vacuum in Libya that al Qaeda is already mobilized to fill? It will turn over Libya and it's oil wealth over to the Islamic radicals just as surely as Jimmy Carter's blundering with another dictator turned Iran over to the Islamist fanatics."

"Umm ... What do you mean by "boots on the ground"? What's an "Islamist"? What does al Qaeda have to do with any of this and the Democracy Fairy?"

[rockinqsranch]

They are of the Left. The Left is comprised of idiots, and morons that believe they can make something work that has failed to work thousands of times throughout history for reasons anyone NOT of the Leftist impaired mentality can easily understand.

There was a time “intellectual” did not come with the word “challenged” permanently attached.

[isthisnickcool]

What we should do right now is cut a deal with MO-AM-R that we will drop this thing and go away in exchange for all the $15.00 a B oil he can provide us.

We will never never ever change the moslems. There will never be a representative republic or democracy in any of those countries so why waste our time? There is no reason to fund or arm so-called “rebels”.

If this does not work step on them all very hard and take their oil. Including the Saudi family. Screw them! Take away their cash flow and stop them from spreading their stupid butt sniffing “religion” (it is not a religion) around the world.

Still not work for ya? Then lets pave paradise (starting with mecca and medina) and put up a parking lot.

[Venturer]

This is the reason that our founding fathers required that both parents be American citizens. NO mixed loyalty
.........................................................
Amen.

Obama has a lot of Mixed Loyalties, Political ideologies,Hatred of Britain,Hatred of his mother and her race.

[DannyTN]

I don't like it when we sell weapons to Islamists, I like it even less when we give them weapons. There should be at least two conditions:

• The rebel leaders should sign a statement promising to respect the rights of people of all faiths and to protect people of all faiths and to treat them equally.
• They should give the weapons back after they capture Qadafi's.

[DannyTN]

I don't like it when we sell weapons to Islamists, I like it even less when we give them weapons. There should be at least two conditions:

• The rebel leaders should sign a statement promising to respect the rights of people of all faiths and to protect people of all faiths and to treat them equally.
• They should give the weapons back after they capture Qadafi's weapons.

[Kenny Bunk]

Affirmative Action Candidate

Imagine what would have happened if Jackie Robinson couldn't play ball.

[driftdiver]

Didnt Reagan have some issues with his program to arm rebels. And those were folks who liked America.

[Cronos]

Obama arms al-Qaeda.

IMPEACH this b***

Yes, we spent $1 billion already -- and we're deep in debt and we're spending money to HELP AlQ?? IMPEACH the .....

[Cronos]

I have a feeling that God will help us — the actions of Ohbummer are galvanising conservatives across the country. See the near decimation of Dimocrats in 2010. We have to keep up the momentum for 2012. My allegiance is already plain (see my tagline), but it’s even simpler “Obummer OUT, first”

[Cronos]

the serbian christians were left unarmed to die.

Yes, Clintoons cigar war. And now we see the Kosovar Moslems paying us back (Frankfurt....).

[Cronos]

They’ll say yes to both and then not do them (Taqiyyah — lying to infidels like us is not lying... and not a sin in the Moslem’s eyes)