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Libya No-Fly Zone Will Soon Be Run by….‘Political Steering Committee’?
- Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:22pm by
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French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe proposed a political steering committee among countries involved in the military operations in Libya.
“I’ve proposed to our British colleagues, who are in agreement, to create a political-steering operation that would unite the foreign ministers of the states involved as well as the Arab League,” Juppe told lawmakers today in Paris, according to Agence France Presse.
Discussions about such a panel are ongoing and details will not be made public until agreement has been reached, a spokeswoman for the U.K.’s Foreign Office said in a telephone interview.
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Comments (138)
TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:22pmA bunch of dumba## power addicts at it again. Ya just have to laugh at them and pray for us.
Report Post »sbleve
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:19pmRome is on fire, the game in the coliseum is at half time
Report Post »CaptDick
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:18pmSadly looking to the Republicans offers no solution. C. Rove and many others support this no-fly-zone involvement in Libya, they only want to pick at BO over timing, tone, leadership etc. The key issue is we have no strategic interest in Libya. The issue of concern is that we are putting US blood and treasure on the line to ‘protect’ the Libyan people from their govt. Americans, if you believe the polls sited on TV, (which I do not) have incedibly been sold another war. If true the capacity of the American people to be thoughtless is amazing.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:49pmSad but, true.
Report Post »GABBYHAYES
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:16pmGet out now! We can never hand out troops ove to another controlling power, it will only lead to problems. Watch what happens: we’re in this only for a minor role in support of the rebels. Then someone else comes along takes over our forces, tells us what to do and we do it. Only to find out the mission handed us was a set up to turn the middles east against us. i.e. civilians get killed. Everyone points fingers at each other until it’s determined by the U.N. that everything was our fault. This can’t go well.
Report Post »Diamond Girl
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:15pmThis is Insanity Deluxe…not only NO…but hell NO!
Report Post »mildot666
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 7:54pmYour handle made me think of that 70s song…
Report Post »lynnissmart
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:08pmAnd the world continues to laugh…….at us…..This Obamie Commie does not represent the American people. He is a disgrace…..oh how I despise this administration
Report Post »ProgressiveLiberalMarine
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:13pmNot all of America agrees with you, stop trying to make it sound like you are the only “Real Americans.”
Report Post »SFYMP
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 10:03pmWE are, YOU aren’t. You would never have hacked boot camp with an attitude like that, PLM was never in the USMC. You would not have a clue of esprit de corps. Only the true americans will be left after we erradicate s.c.u.m. like PLM and the rest of his trolls in the soros boiler room. You have no idea whats in store for your kind…….if i’m not being too subtle, maggot.
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:58pmthere is NO way I want our military commanded by a non American political steering commity.. heck I dont even want BHO to command them but he is all we have at the moment.. lets just pull ALL our troops out of the area and let the dust fly
Report Post »code green
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:20pmPfc Michael New did the right thing in 1998 when he refused to put on a UN uniform . I don’t think our troops should be under command of other than their own officers.I can’t see a French general being able to give a legal order to US troops Get em out .
Report Post »matt708
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:55pmif we don’t control it then we pull our troops out now.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:14pm“I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”
Report Post »I don’t see the Arab league in there, do you?
code green
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:53pmReguardless of who whips Obummer . John Bolton needs to be the next Secretary of State.
Report Post »Oh he11 yes. Lets let the Arab League be on the deciding committee.That way all the Arab world will know exactly how we roll in this cluster, and Libyan solders will know where to hide.
World order???NOT A total lack of leadership on Obummers part. YES what an incompetent POS.
Impeach now .
teddrunk
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:51pmI heard rapper Chris Brown will be on the committee. Knut the polar bear was supposed to lead the German contingent.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:50pmSo, a political-steering operation, foreign ministers and the Arab League are going to direct U.S. forces? My head is going to explode.
Report Post »Angelacw
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:49pmCall your Senators and Representatives and tell them that you do not approve of the President‘s actions in Libya and tell them they need to publicly come out against this president’s unconstitutional WAR! He has no power to bypass congress and commit our troops and resources to a CIVIL WAR!
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:44pmObama doesn’t have time between vacations and NCAA playoffs to be bothered being Commander in Chief
Report Post »Bullcop34
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:42pmThere are no leaders in washington.
Report Post »Blazer334
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:42pmRemember what was aid years ago concerning committees? The statement was, “A camel…is a horse designed by a committee.”
Report Post »Bullcop34
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:40pmOur military generals on the ground need to just say no more. Rescend obamas order as invalid and unconstitutional and just come home. Screw obama!
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 6:37pmCouldn’t agree more. The silence from Code Pink, and the like, is deafening.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:39pmWhat part of COMMANDER in Chief does this POS POTUS not understand?
Report Post »Leadthemtothelight
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:59pmthis potus is FAILURE In Chief. He couldn’t command himself out of a 2×2 outhouse with a neon green flashing sign pointing to the door.
Report Post »drbage
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:37pmEach minute that goes by this whole situation goes from just ridiculous to adsolutely absurd! Perhaps I am not seeing the entire situation with objective eyes, but I do not see anywhere in the Constitution that allows the President to put our American citizen soldiers under the control and command of another country. Has he or anyone else in his government not seen how long it takes the UN or Arab League to reach a consensus or decision? Has he not considered that this committee might decide to put American citizens in the most perilous situations? Has he thought that since this is UN sanctioned and Arab League approved, if any action by our troops is deemed inappropriate, they would demand that the soldier be tried at the World Court or be subject to international law? Could we possibly see multiple cases like the CIA contractor in Pakistan with diplomatic immunity according to the State Department, but not according to Pakistan?
Report Post »Either someone in the Pentagon has to put their career at risk and stand up to this idiocy or someone in Congress has to put a freeze on all spending at the Pentagon. There has to be at least one person left in Washington who has COMMON SENSE!
Mainer forever
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:37pmGet U.S OUT of there!!!!
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:33pmThe cheese eating surrender monkeys are running the show? God help us.
Report Post »Politikellyincorrect
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:33pmYou gotta love Megyn Kelly’s stunned expression as she reports on this…However it doesn’t come close to the look on my face as I watch and listen.
I feel like I’m on another planet.
Report Post »I’d rather be on another planet.
Gonzo
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:53pmI’m with you! What in the heck is going on? Can the American people be obtuse enough to stick with this buffoon for another 4 years?
Report Post »REETZBEE
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:32pmHave you ever notice how much more comfortable Obama is when he’s speaking in another country offering to help. He doesn’t want to be president of the United States he wants to be the global president. It’s getting really tiresome to hear Obama use the “creating jobs” phrase every time he flies out of the country.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:47pmREETZBEE,
Report Post »I honestly think that even liberals have lost faith in this guy, they just can’t admit it publicly.
ILUVAMERICA
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:31pmGlobal Rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is the reason for the invasion of Libya!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:53pmLooks like us “wacky” conspiracy people were right!
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:30pmThe first thing that needs to be steered is our military out of there.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:52pmI agree .. they need to be under command of AMERICAN MILITARY .. PERIOD!
Report Post »Leadthemtothelight
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:55pmAgreed! This is tyranny point blank end of story.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:03pmThis is a disgrace……if Dear Leader wants to abdicate his authority over our own servicemembers during a time of armed conflict, then he should abdicate ALL of his authority over every aspect of our military……this is not another United Nations Girl Scout Cookie Drive……Spongeface Gadhafi is fighting for his life and if Americans are harmed because of our Coward In Chief wanting to make nice with the Frenchies and the Fuzzy Wuzzy Muslims, then he should face IMMEDIATE impeachment!!! WHO VOTED FOR THIS GUY!?!?!
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:29pmHmmmmmmm, sounds like a step to global governance.
Report Post »CaptGregg
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:49pmOffhand, I can’t think of a single UN military action that has resulted in victory. It‘s been proven that wars aren’t won by politicians. Either unleash the military or GTF out!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:31pm@VRW Conspirator
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:01pm
I can’t believe that there is not ONE member of Congress, especially the new 60 member freshmen, that isn’t barking to all that will listen, how it is unconstitutional to committee US troops to a UN action without the consent of Congress. This is not a matter of emminent threat to the US so the President DOES NOT have authority to act without Congress.
Or how about ONE…just ONE member of Congress mentioning that turning over control of our Navy to a Political Committee that doesn’t even include the United States is SEVERELY unconstitutional.
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Think about it — there is no “degree” of unconstitutionality. It is either constitutional or it isn’t.
Congressional members ARE putting their heads together, and something good will come of this. The best thing would be to create some legislation that would tie Obama’s hands…like articles of impeachment. I hear that’s being discussed by Democrats in the Senate. Now wouldn’t that be peachy? The House impeaches and the Senate CONVICTS?!
Now is the time to get on the phone with your congressmen in both houses and DEMAND that something be done! Ask them what they need for US to do!! If they don’t hear from us, they won‘t know that we’re out here screaming at EACH OTHER!
And, VRW, they are buzzing like hornets in D.C. They WILL act! They know that We The People understand what’s going on, that we keep up with them, and that we expect them to correct the situation.
Report Post »moreteaplease
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:51pmThat‘s what I’m beginning to wonder about too.
Report Post »bassist237
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:52pmYeah, but @Showtime if we impeach Obama, you-know-who is next in line…….. Where has that shuck been anyway?
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:28pmSo not only is Obama has passed the buck on this operation hes on permanant vaction. War on committee is bad on all fronts there are no winners in this senerio. What a cluster____! Way to lead the world Obama. Hey but im sure you got your golf game down, that pesky operation wont be bothering you any longer.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:43pmObama has washed his hand….LoL….
Report Post »I can see him already blaming Bush….”Let me be perfectly clear, I inherited the UN from the last Administration that got us into this mess with Libya. If I had not acted, Libya would have been worse than WWII….blah….blah….blah….”
BIGJAYINPA
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:54pmThe time has come for our Generals to stand up to the CINC and explain to him how it works. The Military takes an oath to 1) Protect and defend the Constitution from all enemies Foreign AND DOMESTIC and 2) To obey the LAWFUL orders of their superiors. A US President that places the Armed Forces of the United States under the command of a POLITICAL STEERING COMMITEE is not giving a LAWFUL order. This time the President has gone too far and the leaders of our military must take a stand.
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 2:58pmBolton is a brilliant man, and hopefully our next Secretary of State. He nailed it perfectly – this is Obama’s vision of “humanitarian” military intervention. Even liberal bloggers, like those at Huff N’ Puff are calling these “Humanitarian airstrikes”. Yet no one there will ask, how many lives need to be lost before we protect the people of Yemen? Bahrain? Syria?
This goes to show you how much the world relies on American leadership, and what a complete vacuum of common sense is left when America has no leadership to offer.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:01pm@SNOW
Are we still using that “old” document? Doesn’t look so to me. We need someone to stand up and “support and defend” .. we have a lot of people who take an oath on something they obviously know nothing about or have NO intention of following.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:15pm…………..
“The buck didn’t stop here, I never saw the buck.
What buck?”
Could you ever imagine Reagan passing the buck like this?
Report Post »BCNU
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:17pmNot completely on topic ……but the FRENCH are involved….
A long time ago, Britain and France were at war. During one battle, the French captured an English Major. Taking the Major to their headquarters, the French General began to question him.
The French General asked, “Why do you English Officers all wear red coats?
Don’t you know the red material makes you easier targets for us to shoot at?”
In his bland English way, the Major informed the General that the reason English Officers wear red coats is so that if they are shot, the bloodwon‘t show and the men they are leading won’t panic.
And that is why from that day until now all French Army Officers wear brown pants.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:22pmI just called the D.C. office of Representative Walter B. Jones (R-NC-3) and asked if he had had a stroke over this. Katie said in a low, serious voice, “He did.”
She mentioned that Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) was opposed to it, too. I told her, “Yes, I thought he was going to need to change his Depends” over all this.
Walter will not sit on his hands over this. He is VERY pro-military, expecially with Camp Lejeune Marine Base in his front yard. He is highly respected, and he will “shake and move.” You just hide and watch!! He knows he has Democrat support.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:35pmOur military forces have always been under civilian command. It needs to be that way – Under U.S. civilian control. N.A.T.O. can be a real pain, the U.N. is worthless militarily, but this, this “steering committee” is downright dangerous. Military decisions and direction cannot wait for a consensus opinion from a multinational group of politicians. Our two party system can slow things down to a dangerous crawl. I can’t imagine what this would mean to our warriors and their military commanders.
Throughout our country’s history an important military attribute has been the amount of responsibility given to each member in the chain of command. If our company commander, say a Captain, was killed or badly wounded a Lieutenant would IMMEADITLY step in to take command. If he bought it the next ranking member and so on right down to the PFC’s & PVT’s. You don’t have to wait for a replacement or a decision from some distant headquarters. (I.e. in the old Soviet Army if you killed a commander the unit was effectively out of the battle because they had no mechanism for a battlefield promotion or temporary command structure.)
This kind of top heavy command can be disastrous to those poor souls actually doing the fighting!
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:39pmObama and his administration are a joke, a very dangerous joke. Congress had better do something fast.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 4:17pm“Run by ‘Political Steering Committee’” but enforced by the United States Airforce, no doubt.
Report Post »avenger
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 4:26pmsteering com….these are the guys that created the camel trying to create a horse back when…
Report Post »APatriotFirst
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 4:29pmIf I could walk, I would hold my sign up high in front of congress………IMPEACH NOW!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Gas137
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 4:39pmThe so called “committee” may just be a dummy that Obama will use to take the verbal flak for this operation while he authorizes the US military to coordinate the action.
Report Post »DirectlyUnPCman
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 4:44pmThis is my take on this folks. Obama is trying to lay precedent on how America will defer to the UN on matters of importance, even so much as war. If he can do this, and get away with it, then guess what else he can do.You pick it, he can then do it all in accordance with the UN. Try, say, gun control? Its a set up boys.
Report Post »docvet
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 4:53pmIf the socialists, unions, etc. stir up the U.S. population or if hyperinflation occurs and our military and law enforcement agencies have to stop violence with firearms, can we expect to see foreign cruise missiles crossing our shores to stop the “government from attacking its own people”?
Report Post »jnobfan
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 5:50pmWay more to this than meets the eye. Maybe its “One world” UN command over U.S. forces or maybe its the Saudi’s calling the shots – maybe Russia likes $105 oil. I don’t know but I do know this has nothing to do Gaddafi or the “rebels”.
Report Post »Way bigger things in play here – hopefully it comes apart and somebody squeals
TXPilot
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 5:50pmAwwww…..a “steering committee”????…and here I was hoping for some serious whoop ass, like a “blue ribbon panel”…..I have an idea, why dont we start carpet bombing Libya by dropping liberals, community organizers and all the other other no-goodniks….they have already proven here, that they are highly destructive, and we seem to have a neverending supply of them almost everywhere in this country.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 6:34pmThe job of Commander-in-Chief of the military was apparently too much for our Community-Organizer-in-Chief.
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 7:13pmIt’s the PC thing to do, don’t you know. We can’t have a winner or loser, might hurt some ones feelings.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 7:35pmLet Barnknee Franco run it……He did such a bang up job with Freddie/Fannie
I’m boycotting Massachusetts just because of this doofus
Ditto for Wisconsin No more cheese orders (After 25 years of ordering from one certain cheese company)
Report Post »psycodad36
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 10:14pmThis is NWO.getting the powers that be to confer on any action taken?bulldunkies! I don’t need the french.or goodness sakes ‘ even the Brits ,to decide for myself or fellow American how to present themselves to the rest of the world.(THANK YOU VERY MUCH)
Report Post »dont fall for the everyones in agreement bullscizen, they are trying to train you to (think) that you just don’t understand and thaty they will tell you what to think.It’s O.K. .just relax,the fed would never do anything to your detriment
Cemoto78
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 10:19pmPlease someone explain something to me. Obama made it a point to say the US is not taking the lead in the actions in Libya. Now Obama is telling everyone within the next couple of days he will be giving control over this operation to the other coalition members. Am I missing something here as it sounds like if were giving control to someone else then we were leading it in the first place.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 12:26am@BCNU
Report Post »Posted on March 22, 2011 at 3:17pm
Not completely on topic ……but the FRENCH are involved….
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When I can stop laughing, I’ll tell you — no, after I wipe my eyes of the tears of laughter, I’ll — no, after I go pee…
Showtime
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 12:44am@DirectlyUnPCman
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 4:44pm
This is my take on this folks. Obama is trying to lay precedent on how America will defer to the UN on matters of importance, even so much as war. If he can do this, and get away with it, then guess what else he can do.You pick it, he can then do it all in accordance with the UN. Try, say, gun control? Its a set up boys.
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That thought has been cooking in my head all afternoon.
Also, I cannot fathom that the putative POTUS has turned control of the U.S. military to FOREIGNERS! I am simply in shock.
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 2:25am‘Political Steering Committee’
Isn’t that what we used in Vietnam? And we know how successful that was! We lost waaay too many good lives in Vietnam because of “PSC’s”!
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Longshot35
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 3:46amWTF is a ‘Political Steering Committee’?! Vive La France. No wonder we had to bail them out in a military action some of us call WW2. . .
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