[TSgt]

On Monday night he will discuss how the mission advanced U.S interests

This morning CBS news essentially said U.S. interests = oil. I was livid and asked my wife where were all the liberals screaming no blood for oil?

[workerbee]

Shouldn't that be No Blood for Oil for Europe?

I think they're the ones who get Moo-Mar's oil, aren't they? Most of ours is from S.A. and Canada, as I understand it.

[pillut48]

Don't know about liberals 'screaming', but apparently SOME of them 'get it'--from DU: "This war is wrong"
2. War is not a valid alternative to energy independence

At this point the double standard and the reason for it is obvious: our foreign policy is singularly oriented towards maintaining the smooth flow of oil to our shores (unfortunately BP only got part of that memo). That's the only consistent principle which explains US intervention in Libya yet no US intervention in Syria or Bahrain. I suppose if we are to be honest with ourselves and say we will maintain our position relative to the rest of the countries on the planet via force of arms, one might dispute this point. I'm no fan of that philosophy, and I wouldn't imagine there are too many other such fans around here either.

3. Libya is not a major concern to the U.S.

We don't even get their oil, anyway. It's the Europeans that get the vast majority of Libyan oil exports. Have we fallen so far that we now go to war for other countries' oil?

And why aren't the Europeans handling this themselves? There are two nuclear power, UNSC-permanent-member nations in the coalition against Libya. What exactly are we there to do that the English and French cannot do for themselves?

[Thunder90]

[panthermom]

On the Sunday morning shows Hillary said that 10’s of thousand have already been killed. Even the rebels, who are going to exaggerate haven’t even said that! Such a freaking LIAR!!! And NOBODY CHALLENGED HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!