Flip-Flop: Obama Admin Sends Signals That Gadhafi Can Stay in Power
- Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:43pm by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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On the Sunday news shows this morning, the Obama administration sent signals that Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi could stay in power–despite earlier statements from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama that Gadhafi must go.
On Fox News Sunday today, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs, said “We’re in a situation now that what we do will depend to some degree on what he does,” Mullen told Fox News Sunday.
“The focus of the United Nations Security Council was really Benghazi specifically and to protect the civilians,” Mullen said.
“Clearly we have taken down the important nodes that remove his capability,” the top-ranked US military officer said.
“This is not about going after Gaddafi himself or attacking him at this particular point in time. It is about achieving these narrow and relatively limited objectives so that he stops killing his people and so that humanitarian support can be provided.”
On “Meet the Press,” Mullen described the campaign’s aims as “limited,“ saying it ”isn’t about seeing him (Gadhafi) go.” Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Mullen was asked whether it was possible that the mission’s goals could be achieved while leaving Gadhafi in power.
“That’s certainly potentially one outcome,” he replied.
Pressed on this point later in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Mullen was more vague. “How this ends from the political standpoint, I just can’t say,” Mullen said. He said it was too early to speculate.
U.S. officials said at the outset of the missile strikes on Saturday that the goals are to prevent Gadhafi from inflicting further violence on his own people and to degrade his military’s ability to contest a no-fly zone. Mullen said Sunday that the no-fly zone was now in place, with Gadhafi having put no aircraft in the sky.
President Barack Obama, on an official visit to Brazil, held a conference call Sunday with top national security officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Army Gen. Carter Ham, who as head of U.S. Africa Command is in charge of the Libya military operation. Ham’s headquarters are in Stuttgart, Germany.
Mullen said he thinks Gadhafi is more isolated than ever as a result of the no-fly zone and an arms embargo. He said the Libyan leader is “going to have to make some choices about his own future” at some point.
Mullen also said he hasn‘t seen any reports of civilian casualties as a result of the coalition’s military operation and that Gadhafi has resorted to using human shields in an attempt to prevent further attacks.
The AP contributed to this report.
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Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:28pmDid anyone find out who approved of the term “we are slowly tightening the noose on Gadhafi” being said by our Black POTUS?
Report Post »QuietTexan
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:27pmI have not been in the military. I do not claim to have knowledge of tactics or strategy. However, how can you protect civilians from their own government’s military without killing people in said military? How do you take out missile / air bases without using air strikes or missiles or troops planting explosives? People were going to die in these attacks on Gadhafi’s military. As far I as I know we have not created a weapon that only destroys materials while leaving humans untouched. With that said, WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND thought we could join the British and French in ANY capacity and not be blamed by Socialists / Islamists / Anti-Western ideologues for the deaths that resulted? WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND thought that we could slap Gadhfi’s wrist, he would throw his hands up and and surrender AND the rest of the world would love us for it? When are people going to wake up and see that we need a leader for this great country, not an armchair quarterback? Like Ive said before this is Clinton 2.0.
Report Post »Non-sequitur
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:12pm“Clinton 2.0.”
Replace that with Bush 3.0 and you’re a lot closer.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:21pmYour job is not to die for your country, but make the other SOB die for his.
Report Post »djeffcoat
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:17pmI would really be ashamed to admit that I voted for BHO. What a spineless worm!
Report Post »Whostolemypig
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:14pmObama is in the middle of a complete mental break down. He’s no longer just a devious little bastard, he’s bouncing off the walls now. He is evidently using a Magic 8 Ball to make decisions for him. This guy is delusional.
Report Post »fishstx777
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:13pmWe have a right to go after kaduffy after his key advisors admission to his terrorist attack. we have a right to brink him back dead or alive to either prosecute him or take him out we owe it to all the families that love ones died on that plane.Just as we went after bin laden, he is a terrorist and needs to be brought to justice.This decision buy this president put him ahead of carter as the worst president ever, and move this country one step closer to becoming a third world nation .They had there chance when his advisors were deserting on him they could have given his location and we could have sent in the cover of darkness a special ops team and took him out. job done. but thats to easy .
Report Post »Cherynn
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:10pmThe party of lie, cheat and steal strikes again. When none of the above apply, just be indecisive. Confussion has its costs and all of us get to pay for that. I am suprised obummer is doing anything in Libya after kadaffi’s glowing endorsement of him in a speech at the UN 2 years ago. The speech that he called obummer a proud son of africa. Am I the only one that remembers that speech?
Report Post »colonel53
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:09pmTwo Points,
1- When will the families and friends of the Pan Am 103 victims (189 Americans , 271 in total) from December 1988 (22 going on 23 years) finally receive justice, now that we know Qaddafi ordered this action and the Gordon Brown fiasco with one of the bombers, Al Meghari, being released for humanitarian reasons in August 2009? He was allegedly about to die but last time I looked he was still with us. Remembering one of the chants from the Rodney King affair in LA in 1992, a lot of Americans should be roaring “No Justice, No Peace” until Qaddafi and his sons are in the dock!
2- That being said, I have no confidence the current administration to achieve justice for the Pan Am 103 victims given their track record with Major Nidal Hassan of Fort Hood infamy. In fact they seem more concerned with people they know little about (the Libyan Rebels) that what these Americans think.
Report Post »shorthanded12
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:09pmDid Barry have a spineless yellow belly relapse? Louie Louie sure in the hell told Barry “Just who in the hell do you think you are”? Hillery better leave while the gitten is good, shes out there doing Barrys job and getting slammed by the Sunday morning quarterbacks. Spookey Dude has Barry down yonder shoring up campaingn funds from state run Brazil oil company.
Report Post »CaptGregg
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:07pmWWPD — What Would Patton Do?
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:06pmLybia’s Qadhafi made obama/soetoro’s cousin RAILA ODINGA of Kenya – RICH w Oil Money.
Obozo is backing off – bc the deal$ have been made for Qadhafi to stay in power.
Report Post »paulusmaximus
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:01pmSo what is new? The whole administration is the king of flip-flop on world policy. The only one minded policy is U.S. socialism.
Report Post »Hisemiester
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:58pmMullen “This is not about going after Gaddafi himself or attacking him at this particular point in time. It is about achieving these narrow and relatively limited objectives so that he stops killing his people and so that humanitarian support can be provided.”
These attacks by UN forces, should say US because most warplanes are US” have killed more people than the minor war before it. Shame America, Shame US Military forces.
Senario: Protests through out the USA, Protesters attempting to shut down government in all states and DC. Millions of people, some getting out of hand and destroying things, looting and burning. The government starts trying to stop the riots and people are killed, People then turn to their own arms thus it becomes bloody. The military gets involved and starts to shoot people. Over the horizon comes Russia and China in order to save lives, bombing all state capitols and the capitol in DC. Who will you root for then?
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:08pmThe Red Sox
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:41pmNC State!
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:31pmIt is something to think about……………I’m going for the Razorbacks
Report Post »john w. gault
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:35pmda Bears!
Report Post »smokey888x2
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:56pmRemember, there‘s a link of friendship between Gadhafi and Obama via it’s either the right-Reverend Wright or Farrakhan (maybe both) but I‘m pretty sure it’s Farrakhan. The Democrat Party has been totally gutted.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/farrakhan-warns-obama-on-libya-who-the-hell-do-you-think-your-are/
Report Post »ISeeDanger.com
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:56pmSend Casey “The Punisher”….
http://www.ISeeDanger.com
Report Post »GEW
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:12pmNo, you got it wrong. Americans watch Casey and see how you must stand and fight, enough is enough. We all have been bullied enough!
Report Post »Patriot Z
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:54pmobama has no idea in hell what he is doing. he either ignores or maligns the people who are truly fighting for freedom (aka iran and the tea party.) or goes in half assed. Obama is way over his head. he thinks he can just smile and give a speech and the world will do what he wants. these wars we are in are not in the shape they are bedcause they were wong to get into. but because we got into them without a clear and unyeilding objective. both bush and obama think we can have it all. we are freedom fighters, or looking out for our interests? or figting terror or …what? i honestly wish it was blood for oil as the idiot left claimed because then at least we would have a clear objective and know when we are done, winning or loosing. instead we have a mishmash of conflicting goals, none of which are being attained. Im tired of being the world police. the world goes to hel and demands we save it while hating us and fighting us every step of the way. im sick of it. lets look out for AMERICA and our allies interests FIRST, LAST and SOLEY. let the rest of the world goto hell as long and we get what we need. time to be the “imperialists” the rest of the world whats to make believe we are
Report Post »cheezhedsluvtaxes
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:53pmWhen the POTUS can‘t or won’t make a decision, others if not many others will make those decisions. What an empty suit Barry Hussein was and still is.
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 6:19pm@CHEEZHEDSLUVTAXES
Report Post »BARRY DUNHAM knows exactly what he is doing. He is doing what he told all of us he would do when campaigning. He is fundamentally transforming the United States of America.
He took the oath of office because enough of our fellow citizens are spoiled, smug, and ill informed. They decided to give “HOPE” and “CHANGE” a chance.
We the People did this to ourselves! UGH!
“We have met the enemy and he is us”. POGO
Bob1943
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:53pmSounds like Farrakan scared Barry into leaving Gadfahi alone.
A lot of power in Farrakhan’s “Who the Hell Do You Think You Are?” if you are Barry the Usurper.
Report Post »Hisemiester
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:59pmI agree Bob
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:04pmGood point, Bob. Well said.
Report Post »commentkazi
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 6:55pmIf Obama backs up too much, Hillary will steamroll him. She has him right where she wants him.
Report Post »Grandpa Harley
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:52pmWhat the HELL?
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 8:33pm@GRANDPA HARLEY
Well you may wonder Grandpa. You were listening to Admiral(FoghornLeghorn)Mullen. Read Chicken Little’s post.
Report Post »Mullen is retiring. Thank God!
May the next head of the Joint Chiefs have COHONES! Ugh!
cheezhedsluvtaxes
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:51pmWhen the POTUS can’t make a decision others, and many others, will make them for him. What an empty suit you are, Barry Hussein.
Report Post »FTN
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:50pmSpineless, wishy washy bastard, that Obama.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:50pmWho’s in charge? Confusion, that’s who!
Report Post »obama_binpharteen
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:55pmNo, who’s on 1st, confusions on 3rd, I don’t know is in charge
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:02pmI like your flag.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:11pmWell, isn’t it interesting that the avatars are appearing AND Report Post links are in place?!
Report Post »DTOM_Jericho
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:14pm@OBAMA_BINPHARTEEN
Report Post »Ha ha! Masterful.
beboc1
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:48pmLooks like BO is considering Farrakhas admonition. Spineless dweeb is just doing what he always does.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:28pmYeah, gone on vacation. Wish he would stay.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:29pmGood time to CLOSE THE BORDERS … keep Obama out!
Report Post »Deanna in Missouri
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 4:24pmCatB
Report Post »LMAO that was funny and I completely agree. Close the Border now! Wonder where he would go to? Mexico? Ahhhh Kenya I bet.
edubble21
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:48pmThis administration is absolutely clueless. Flip-flopping in the middle of a conflict? This is definitely a first.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:00pmThis administration goes beyond clueless, maybe beyond spineless…A bowl of jello geletin contains more nerves and spine than does the POTUS.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:01pmDidn’t you love the way the MSM said that the “United States led in the strikes against Libya’s government forces” on the news yesterday?
FRANCE LED! France and the UK. The United States wasn’t even in the paragraph of first reports.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:20pm“Let me be clear” cha cha cha “about Gadhafi” cha cha cha
Report Post »Deanna in Missouri
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 4:20pmObama is a pacifist. You are not a leader if you try to please everyone. I have to wonder how this idiot ever got the chance to run for President of the free world. Something is very wrong.
Report Post »jackeric61
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:47pmJust as expected from our great administration, wait until someone pushes back and then change the story. Does anyone in Washington on both sides tell the truth anymore or are we just a bunch of dopes that continue to put up with their crap.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:50pmMullen also said he hasn‘t seen any reports of civilian casualties as a result of the coalition’s military operation
Report Post »———-
Ofcourse not !
Lets just wait for the jihady recruitment videos to come out
13th Imam
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:56pmQuote of ADM Mullen
“We are in a situation now that what we do will depend on what HE , does. If , HE , is OBAMA this could take weeks. If HE , is Khadify, , this could take years.
FLIP FLOP < FLIP FLOP Present
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:56pmOoooohhhhh- the great Farrakhan has spoken and B.O. must obey!
Okay, so now that Daffy has declared war on the West, we can be mealymouthed and withdraw.
Thanks, B.O. 671 days and 23 hours until January 20, 2013….and counting.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:58pm“Oh why should we….expect any differently…
“For the lies they say…are the same every day…
“They fail to see…we the People know differently…
With apologies to the music world; and total disdain for the administration.
After all, if they have in the case of the fallout from Japan on one hand say nothing to fear while the Surgeon General says obtaining the Potassium Iodine is a good idea, it shows they not only do not have any credibility with anyone, they have no coordination at all or trust among the people of the nation.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:58pmThings would improve if (1) this “administration” knew what the truth is, (2) could tell the truth if they knew what it was, and (3) “resign” comes to mind!
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:59pmDon’t want to piss-off Hugo Chavez
Report Post »pugsly84
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:00pmThe COOTUS (community organizer of the united states) has no clue what he is doing, for gods sake this mans resume couldnt get him a sift managers job at mcdonalds! And now hes running the free world. My god .
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:00pmWell come on people, Obama wouldn’t want to offend Farrakahan, CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood, et al….now would he? He’s only willing to go SO FAR! The one thing I will say is, What are the Libyan people going to do when the regime is toppled? Who takes over? What structure is there behind it? A lot of unanswered questions…seems to me that there has been plenty of time for an interim government to be planned…surely the people realize the need…however, that wouldn’t be in the best interest of furthering the Caliphate now would it? Glenn explained the Soros drive for “The Open Society”…what other outcome could there possibly be but to keep Gadhafi in power to further the Soros plan?
Report Post »CaptGregg
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:01pmNo surprise here. The only balls the Wimp-In-Chief uses are golf balls. He doesn’t have spine to carry through and win a military conflict. If we had “leaders” like this in 1945, we would have turned Germany back over to Hitler.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:02pmJust heard on the radio about the Arab Leauge and Russia:
“They want protection for the civilians, not bombing being done. The West is to blame for each and all deaths commited among civilians in Libya.’
How typical.
Report Post »home_of_the_brave
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:04pmI guess Obama does listen to Farrakhan. Seems pretty transparent now.
Farrakhan
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Rev. Wright Gadhafi
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Obama
GEW
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:08pmMes, thinks we are the dopes that will put up with anything. Look at this Union mess, how many who were against the thugs, now have changed their mind. Watch when the food prices begin to rise and how meek and timid the great masses in the TEA Pty get. It is strange how the Americans have become bullied and will not stand up for their rights anymore, our elected officals who do stand up, are finally pushed to the back from the vary people that sent them to do something. A time is coming, and there will be a line drawn in the stand, wondering how many will stand and fight for “good”.
Oh well, war is hell aint. And Americans wont change leaders during a war…Right!
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:15pm“And a no fly zone won’t buy a victory for the “rebels”…These “rebels” seem pretty poorly led, poorly trained and poorly armed . No way will they win without actual air attacks upon the Libyan Army vis-a-vis UN forces (which usually means the U.S.).. .This is all about the EurAbian oil supply so let the Europeans engage the fight…They’ve got plenty of jet fighter-bombers…Democracy ?? Hasn’t anyone learned ANYTHING since 9/11 ?? Islam and Democracy don’t mix …like OIL AND WATER…We need to drill drill drill here at home!
Every time we stick our noses into the affairs of the Islamo-Arabic people, we get bit…Look what happened in 1991…We fought on Saudi Arabia’s side, and what was our reward? September 11, 2001…
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:30pm………
So, we just shot 112 Tomahawk missiles into Libya at $1.4 million each.
Now we tell old Mo that we take it back? Sorry, our bad.
Let’s get right to re-building Libya
from the damage we did yesterday and eliminate the wait.
Ever wonder what it would be like to have high school kids running the country?
Report Post »Not any more.
Obama Bin Lying
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:31pmAgain, the Peace Prize Prez strikes
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:34pmYep! The pretender-in-chief is scared of Farrakhan! The little whiner-pseudo-potus is scared of upsetting his African and Islam brothers. Right here, obama has as good as admitted that he‘s not an American Citizen and that he’s a Muslim. His lies just keep come’n around to bite him in the backside, don’t they? He doesn‘t even know where he’s standing anymore. Someone needs to go around in front of him putting chalk marks on the floor. If it wasn’t so darn serious, it would be funny.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:36pm@GEW ~
The TEA Party is not timid. The TEA Party is quiet and civil. The TEA Party is THE REASON we got control of the House and the reason we gained seats in the Senate. In 2012 we will get control of the Senate. Hopefully, we will get control of the White hosue in 2012, too. Why do you think the MSM ridicules the TEA Party? Because the Leftists FEAR us!
Don’t make the mistake of underestimating the TEA Party.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:37pm@Obama Bin Lying
Report Post »Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:31pm
Again, the Peace Prize Prez strikes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Again, the Peace Prize Phony Phails!
tobywil2
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:39pmAre the Keystone Cops now responsible for our foreign policy? Now, this is “Change you can believe in!” http://commonsense21c.com/
Report Post »BCNU
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:48pmPLEASE research the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and ALL dots will get connected….this has been/is carefully orchestrated.
PLEASE READ
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/12/15/jb-campbell-our-domestic-enemies/
A paragraph:
Report Post »“The CFR is in fact the Club of Death, a private ministry of war. All wars and revolutions since World War I and the Bolshevik bloodbath were planned within those walls at the corner of Park Avenue and 68th Street in Manhattan. That would include the Second World War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the War against Islam, plus many other lesser known slaughterhouses, such as the terror war in Rhodesia. The Chinese bloodbath of 1949 was the biggest of them all, which created the perfect slave-labor gulag for American corporations chaired by CFRs. A year before that, the CFR put some crazy Russian Jews in power in Palestine. All of these disasters came from the CFR. The wars were designed to destroy resistance to them, the world conquerors, and to steal our wealth.”
WhiteTeaParty
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:49pmHey Showtime
The Tea Party doesn’t control anything. Never has, never will.
Report Post »If the Tea Party did control Congress, there would of already been a shutdown of the government.
The Republican’s control Congress, get that thru your thick skull.
Cemoto78
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 2:51pmYour right, neither side tells the truth, and yes, we are the sad dopes who let them CONTINUALLY get away with it.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:01pmOH MY G O D .. pick a “side” and stick with it .. he is going to our service members killed with this kind of thinking and action! Enough!
Report Post »chickenlittle
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:19pmMullen has a recent history (you can check) of being Obama’s “yes man” even if it means being detrimental to our own military. Be very careful of ANYTHING this guy says. Obviously Obama is trying to please everybody, as usual.
Report Post »john w. gault
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:22pmHeeding the orders of Farrakhan…the POTUS is scary and dangerous! He should be impeached!
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:26pmPathetic and weak.
Report Post »http://guerillatics.com
Eliasim
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:42pmWhat a disgrace to America; the Founding Fathers and everything the uniform services are supposed to stand for.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:50pmThey are getting practice for defending the unions in America, in my opinion.
Report Post »JoeBtfsplk
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:56pmHas America become the land of the special interest and home of the double standard?
Let’s see; if we lie to the Congress, it’s a felony and if the congress lies to us its just politics; if we dislike a black person we’re racist and if a black dislikes whites, it’s their 1st Amendment right; the government spends millions to re-habilitate criminals and they do almost nothing for the victims; in public schools you can teach that homosexuality is OK, but you better not use the word God in the process; you can kill an unborn child, but its wrong to execute a mass murderer; we don’t burn books in America, we now rewrite them; we got rid of the communist and socialist threat by renaming them progressives; we are unable to close our border with Mexico, but have no problem protecting the 38th parallel in Korea; if you protest against President Obamas‘ policies you’re a terrorist, but if you burned an American flag or George Bush in effigy it was your 1st Amendment right.
You can have pornography on TV or the internet, but you better not put a nativity scene in a public park during Christmas; we have eliminated all criminals in America, they are now called sick people; we can use a human fetus for medical research, but it’s wrong to use an animal.
We take money from those who work hard for it and give it to those who don’t want to work; we all support the Constitution, but only when it supports our political ideology; we still have freedom of speech, but only if we are being politically correct; parenting has been replaced with Ritalin and video games; the land of opportunity is now the land of hand outs; the similarity between Hurricane Katrina and the gulf oil spill is that neither president did anything to help.
And how do we handle a major crisis today? The government appoints a committee to determine who’s at fault, then threatens them, passes a law, raises our taxes; tells us the problem is solved so they can get back to their reelection campaign.
Now more than ever we have to have confirmation from the United Nations. America – GET THE US OUT OF THE UNITED NATIONS NOW !!!
What has happened to the land of the free and home of the brave?
JoeBtfsplk
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:57pmI just wanted to repeat this e-mail I received yesterday.
Has America become the land of the special interest and home of the double standard?
Report Post »Let’s see; if we lie to the Congress, it’s a felony and if the congress lies to us its just politics; if we dislike a black person we’re racist and if a black dislikes whites, it’s their 1st Amendment right; the government spends millions to re-habilitate criminals and they do almost nothing for the victims; in public schools you can teach that homosexuality is OK, but you better not use the word God in the process; you can kill an unborn child, but its wrong to execute a mass murderer; we don’t burn books in America, we now rewrite them; we got rid of the communist and socialist threat by renaming them progressives; we are unable to close our border with Mexico, but have no problem protecting the 38th parallel in Korea; if you protest against President Obamas‘ policies you’re a terrorist, but if you burned an American flag or George Bush in effigy it was your 1st Amendment right.
You can have pornography on TV or the internet, but you better not put a nativity scene in a public park during Christmas; we have eliminated all criminals in America, they are now called sick people; we can use a human fetus for medical research, but it’s wrong to use an animal.
We take money from those who work hard for it and give it to those who don’t want to work; we all support the Constitution, but only when it supports our political ideology; we still have freedom of speech, but only if we are being politically correct; parenting has been replaced with Ritalin and video games; the land of opportunity is now the land of hand outs; the similarity between Hurricane Katrina and the gulf oil spill is that neither president did anything to help.
And how do we handle a major crisis today? The government appoints a committee to determine who’s at fault, then threatens them, passes a law, raises our taxes; tells us the problem is solved so they can get back to their reelection campaign.
Now more than ever we have to have confirmation from the United Nations. America – GET THE US OUT OF THE UNITED NATIONS NOW !!!
What has happened to the land of the free and home of the brave?
docvet
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:58pmLeft hand, right hand. Left hand, right hand. Left hand, right hand. I’m so confused!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 3:58pmTypical Obama… make some vague statements, then check the polls…. Then take a vague stance on an issue, and check the polls…. then give only minor clarification, then check the polls… Once your power base starts to dmand answers, trot out one cabinet member after another to take different positions, and see which one gives you the best chance to not pi$$ off your voting public.
We do not have a statesman in the White House, we have a politician. His policy will be based on polls for the remainder of his term.
Report Post »Deanna in Missouri
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 4:18pmJoeBtfsplk
Report Post »Well said. I agree…lets get out of the UN and send them packing. They are a disgrace. A joke.
Tnredneck
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 4:29pmThe days of us putting up with this crap are short. The sooner we rise up, the sooner our leaders wise up. I am prepared to do whatever it takes to rid this country of these morons. I’ve bout had it!
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 4:56pmAlso, just to clarify…this was reported yesterday, BEFORE the strikes were made…
“The West says that the goal of military operations is not to overthrow Qaddafi. U.S. Vice Admiral William Gortney said that the objective is to “deny the Libyan regime from using force against its own people.” French President Sarkozy said regime change is not being sought but Qaddafi must “allow the Libyan people to choose their own destiny.” The apparent goal is a ceasefire as Sarkozy stated the “door to diplomacy will reopen when the fighting will stop.”
Farrakhan, Gadhafi’s son…they are simply trying to “stir up the usual hatred for America”…Ghee Obama…I thought your appeasements and weakening of our stand in the world were all intended to make you the “King of the World” and assure that the world would continue it’s unrelenting fawning over you and your policies? Too bad…so sad…What an idiot!
Report Post »democratgirl
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 5:17pmHuh? Typical of a Democrat, talking out of both sides of his mouth….very typical. Did we expect anything other than this?
Report Post »MCAinSTL
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 5:25pmBHO probably got orders from Rev. Wright and his bud Farrakhan to not hurt brother Mommar. The spineless Mullen is just following orders.
Report Post »Glenn in Virginia
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 5:49pmObama (mis)Administration: the gang that couldn’t shoot straight.
Report Post »drbage
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 6:03pmSo, Qaddafi must go has become he might stay.(Of course, no one would ever contemplate what would happen to the rebels once all the forces leave.) The Arab League and the Useless Nitwits approve the no-fly zone, but now they are against it since missiles have been used to take out SAM sites.(Did they expect the planes would just fly around in the sky?) There were multiple opinions in the regime, but now they are all on the same page.(No one would dare march to a different drummer than the O) The progs were against “Bush’s war,“ but now are for ”Obama’s war.”(To cite the new favorite phrase of Pope Pelosi, “We do it for the morality.”) I feel like I am watching the fish in a well-stocked pond that has been suddenly drained.
Report Post »avenger
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 6:06pmdude..we are not the dopes…it is the aholes in washinghton.time clean house in 2012 !
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 6:24pmto Obama Bin Lying -
Thanks! I was LOL!
Report Post »ihveit
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 7:12pmi wonder what happened? did kadafi call obamas wright or maybe fartacan and get them to call obama?
Report Post »REVerse
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 9:03pmReading about the Obammer administration is like watching re-runs of I Love Lucy. I just want to cover my face with my hands and say,”This can’t be happening!”
Report Post »Mikeyyy
Posted on March 20, 2011 at 11:45pmYou know, I’m not part of the decision making process, but it feels like we are making the same mistake we did with Iraq where we didn’t dislodge an evil dictator the first time. So it cost us triple in time and resources, and most importantly, it cost many more American soldier’s lives.
Report Post »blue_collar_man
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 12:40amShould our Felon in Chief be found guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors, shouldn’t our distinguished Admiral Mullen be found guilty of being an accomplice? The chain of command is in disarray and breaking down. Isn’t there one officer in the corps other than LTC Lakin who will stand up against the fraud in chief? God help us.
Report Post »shutch4251
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 1:26amthe later ..
Report Post »Jackers
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 6:33amGadhafi must go… Well, we’re not actually after Gadhafi… Which on earth is it? What is the exact mission? Can we believe anything this confused administration says? More bumbling by this bumbling President…
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