Obama to Gadhafi: Leave Libya Now
- Posted on February 26, 2011 at 4:46pm by
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WASHINGTON (AP/THE BLAZE) — President Barack Obama says Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi must leave the country now.
Obama made the comments to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a private telephone conversation Saturday as they discussed the violence in Libya. The White House says Obama told Merkel that when a leader’s only means of holding power is to use violence against his people, then he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what’s right for his country by “leaving now.”
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The comments mark the first time that Obama has called on Gadhafi to step down.
Gadhafi has launched a violent crackdown against protesters demanding his ouster. He has vowed a bloody fight to the end.
Meanwhile, the battle for Tripoli continues:
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Comments (195)
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:22pmA little late for Obama to apply that advice in his administration.
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:16pmObama leave now.
Report Post »JustaThought
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:15pmWell … then that’s that. Can there be any doubt that Moammar is a ‘shakin’ in his tracks? Our Big Mean Wuss-in-Chief told Angela that he has to go and then she told … who? So is this what they mean when they say, “Little ******** have big ears.” ? Another proud moment in the legacy that is Barack Hussein Obama. No wonder he won the Nobel Peace Prize. I bet as soon as the word gets around in Libya the violence will cease. The streets will clear. And all the world will be safe again. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Lord Barry. You’re the bestest President ever. (More Koolaid, please.)
Report Post »notreally
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:15pmAnd why didn’t Obama demand that the Iranian tyrant leave Iran when he was killing demonstrators in Iran in 2009?
Report Post »parmajohn
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:22pmI think he did in a private conversation to Bo the dog Where is he anyway??
Report Post »V-Forge
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:14pmYes. there will be a test on this later big O. For now. good for you finally growing a pair. Now go bomb the SOB and end this nonsense. let them go islamic state and get it over with. Then we will be able to deal with it as a whole when the time comes. We made this nice comfy bed now it’s time to sleep in it. We let down our guard and they won the day there. Either end it or watch them get slaughtered by the big Q. You tossed out the gauntlet, are you man enough to fight?
Report Post »Barb1954
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:11pmOh WAIT, lol. The TITLE to this article should really be:
Obama to Merkel: Hint to Gadhafi I want him to Leave Libya as soon as he gets all his finances worked out and armed all his goons!
Report Post »LibertyUSA1
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:10pmThere is that word “rule” showing up in his vocabulary again…..hmmmmmm…..could it be he believes he is Ruler of Amerca……Obama take note….LEAVE NOW!!!
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:08pmThis will be about as effective as sticking your finger in a glass of water, pulling it out and seeing how big a hole you left……
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:07pmThis president has lost all credibility and should leave now, too.
Report Post »Barb1954
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:07pmtoo bad it wasn’t a “public” statement…..maybe it might have been worth something! We need to REMEMBER this statement for when Obama calls on National Guard HERE which is coming……trust me!
Report Post »Bullwinkle
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 7:08pmYou are so right!!
Report Post »Juan Gault
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 4:17pmTrust me? lol one of the three big lies. As to National Guard, each takes an oath to support and defend the u s constitution,from enemies Both foreign and domestic. That would suggest guardsmen would have to decide what they truly believe in, I am assuming.
Report Post »Laus Deo
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:06pmHey wait… Doesn’t the Iranian government hold on to power through violence against its people. I’ve really had enough of this waffling a** clown some call president.
Report Post »Bullwinkle
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 7:07pmYes, it‘s too bad we can’t all be masters of discernment like you Future.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 9:17pm@Futureorthopod2013
Report Post »I didn’t vote for Bush.
Twice.
I’ve really had enough of this waffling a** clown some call president too.
Stop hanging upside-down. All that blood rushing to your head is not helping you.
Laus Deo
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 7:04amFuture-
Credibility in what, specifically? My judgement of good and bad is not the subject of scrutiny… I think the frequency of how often you change your bong water should be. I‘m straining to understand the relevance of your reply but it’s my estimation that your conscience is altered.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:05pmTripoli has been crux of conflict since probably before Carthage . Then the spread of that Religion(Political Philosophy) of Peace, Islam . That brought those great guys, The Barbary States. where Beys, Pashas and other peace loving Musselmen (keeping untold Christian Slaves) exacted tribute for Medit. passage rites. Then came The United States Marine’s No more tribute. No more pirates. Then came WWII where Gen IKE and GEN Montgomery kicked Rommel and Armin and the Italians ( while the French waffled between trying to figure out who was gonna win. And the local arabs scavenged the dead of both sides , like Jackals) Now we come to today and Our President is using his laserlike focus 14 DAYS? to figure out which side is gonna win. Cumeon Barry Comeon Barry Who gonna win??
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 12:02pmGood historical overview.
Why did you leave out the colonial period, though, when North Africa was carved up by the British, French and Italians.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 12:56pmOther than the Carthagenians , i tried to use American involvment
Report Post »Juan Gault
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 4:10pmYes then came the U S Marines, Thank you Thomas Jefferson! As to the Marines, Semper Fidelis,
Report Post »Hooooo Raaah!!
HippoNips
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:04pmA comment to Merkel in a private conversation???
Report Post »C’mon now
mrmikejohnson
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:03pmWhat a leader the president is…….he says this only a week after everyone else in America says it.
Report Post »Futureorthopod2013
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:47pmAnd…once again someone shows how little they know about foreign policy. But then again, you probably are not even aware of the political climate outside of your own little town! So maybe I am expecting too much from you (and most others on this site).
Since you have an opinion I am assuming you might be lucid enough to search (on a politically neutral site) for information about our relationship with Libya and how it differs from the one we have with Egypt. You MAY learn something and may figure out why Mr. President was not reckless in his decision just to “say something.”
Bullwinkle
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 7:04pmSo, you are the last word in foreign policy? You probably do have more experience than a community organizer but that doesn’t help much.
Report Post »calijohn
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 9:56pmforeign policy should be set exactly the opposite of what beck or his thugs want.
Report Post »cwbyway102
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:03pmShouldn’t he be telling this to Gadhafi instead of Merkel?I think he has his world leaders mixed up.Or is it that he doesn’t have the spine to address Gadhafi directly?
Report Post »beebacksoon
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:22pmAnd Merkel, like other country leaders, can’t stand BHO. They figured him out a long time ago.
Report Post »I guess he told her, “Shh…don’t tell anyone, but…” SHE’D be blamed if this got “out”. As long as BHO’s hands are clean, he could care less what happens to Gadhafi.
Mister_Bill
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:01pmBoyd Mr Big has finally spoke. Why should anybody follow this apologist. We do not need a follower in the world we need a leader. Does anybody know where our Commander-in-Chief is hiding? We can vote to change that in 2012. Now that is “Change you can believe In”
Report Post »Juan Gault
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 4:02pmThe assumption being,that we the citizens, will be allowed to vote,or martial law prevails,and voting is “temporarily rescinded.” Jes saying.
Report Post »suzpenn
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 4:59pmLook out K-Daffy, our President has publicly – eh, privately said that you need to leave now. Maybe you can catch the ‘red-eye’ to Chicago – Farrakhan has a really nice mansion there with plenty of room (no tents please) and a 24 hour Security Force that rivals any dictator’s. And as a bonus, your other best friend, Rev. Wright is near-by as is America’s favorite revolutionaries Billy Ayers and wife Bernadine Dohrn, plus it‘s close to Obama’s Chicago home.
Report Post »beebacksoon
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:24pmsuzpenn
Report Post »Don’t forget Rahm Emanuel.
Bill Mower
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 4:58pmI wonder if Obama would be for removing Libya from the UN Human Rights council.
Report Post »Mister_Bill
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:04pmNo the Apologist-in-Chief is going to wait for Ghadaffi to make a motion against the rebels in his country after he blames it on the U.S. Then the not-a-superpower follower will vote with that Communist.
Report Post »smartypoop
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 4:58pmIt took how many days of wide spread genocide for the POTUS to say the same thing that he said within hours of Egypt.
Report Post »Im guessing that the Lincoln bedroom is being prepared for Gadafi as we type. They can have a reunion, the POTUS, Wright, Farakahn and the G-man. I hope the mowtown groups are still at the WH!
parmajohn
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:49pmHey Ginsberg Watch the news Not mainstream We are not thought of to highly by these ‘Folks” They want to kill us and destroy our way of life that includes the present administration
Report Post »parmajohn
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 6:14pmHey Future Do some home work….
Report Post »Bullwinkle
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 7:01pmIf we‘re all so pathetic I’m surprised you continue to come on this site.
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 10:42pmWhy Ginsberg?
Why not Kerouac or Burroughs or Holmes?
Ginsberg was the most boring of the BEATS
Report Post »parmajohn
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 4:58pmThe Great one has spoken all is well in the world….Time To PARTY……I don’t think Kadaffy really cares what the great one says Just sayin
Report Post »Juan Gault
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:53pmAnd Party they did at the White House. It was Mo town night at the white house this weekend!.Must not miss recreation while Rome burns,as one says!!!
You could not make this stuff up,and be believed.
Report Post »KT37
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 4:56pmHe wanted to be fashionably late.
Report Post »Grasshopper42
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 4:54pm“Obama made the comments to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a private telephone conversation”. Must not have been too private. Doesn’t matter anyway, most people don’t believe a word that comes out of his mouth. I’m sure Gadoofi is shaking in his boots!
Report Post »Non-sequitur
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 6:34pm“I’m sure Gadoofi is shaking in his boots!”
I’m sure he is, but not because of Obama. Several million people after your head who are determined enough to stand up to tanks with sticks and stones and WINNING tends to unnerve most people, or so I hear.
Report Post »obama_binpharteen
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 4:54pmLeave now, or I’ll send you a sternly written letter…
Report Post »111gecko
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:15pmexactly…stop or I will say stop again…..
Report Post »Crowley
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:24pmNo kidding. When I read the headline, I thought maybe he was taking a hard line for a change.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 8:01pmHe was just making a comment to a third party .
Report Post »So the title is wrong , it’s not Obama to Gadhafi .
111gecko
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 4:49pmIt is nice Obama could finally make an appearance on the matter…….
Report Post »Hawt'n'Secksie
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:11pmSpeaking of appearance…that Gadhafi is one sexy mofo. Those luxurious locks and the ample under eye bags are scream sex appeal. He prolly smells like a petting zoo too. It’s a veritable hawtness overload, no wonder Obama is speechless.
Report Post »Tomr
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:16pmWhen a leader’s only means of holding power is to use violence against his people, then he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what’s right for his country by “leaving now.”
Biden should assume office immediately.
Report Post »Futureorthopod2013
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:31pmShows how much you actually know about policy! But then again you have probably been listening to Sean Insanity and that blondie, Glenn Beck. You don’t apply the same approach in dealing with different foreign matters even if they may appear to have general similarities. Our relationship with Egypt is VASTLY different from the one we have with Libya. That idiot in Libya would have outright told his supporters to specifically target Americans (i.e. KILL THEM) had Barack spoke out before ensuring they were safely out that country!
Gosh you are so naive!
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:48pmA new idiot has entered the Blaze.
Report Post »Hey Future
Read and learn
But I have little hope
hifi74
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:57pmFUTUREORTHOPOD2013,
So expecting the POTUS to actually have a clue and to actually show a semblance of interest is too much to ask for to a sycophant such as yourself. The POTUS has shown over and over again that he is not only clueless but that he can’t even follow the will of the people. Personally I think Gecko is well within his rights to start calling for a removal from office, if nothing else for incompetence of duties.
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 6:27pm@Hawt – Danglinbags! I wondered where you had went! Looks like your sabbatical didn’t prompt the growth of a single brain cell unfortunately.
Report Post »Nobamazone
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 7:40pm@future… oh YEA, I remember how SAFE Americans were in Egypt… especially the American media… right! Nobama sure handled that one right. Some day in future… hopefully before 2013… you will figure out that none of them have any respect or care about the safety of American’s in the Middle East already. Perhaps if nobama was trying to be a good American leader rather then a candidate for world leader he might actually get a backbone and actually tell Gadhafi himself to get out rather than tell another leader, “in a private phone conversation”. A bit highschool don’t you think?
Report Post »Futureorthopod2013
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 8:29pm“hifi74
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:57pm
FUTUREORTHOPOD2013,
So expecting the POTUS to actually have a clue and to actually show a semblance of interest is too much to ask for to a sycophant such as yourself. The POTUS has shown over and over again that he is not only clueless but that he can’t even follow the will of the people. Personally I think Gecko is well within his rights to start calling for a removal from office, if nothing else for incompetence of duties.”
LOL…I’m curious to know what you consider the “will of the people” to be. Here’s the problem…unfortunately if the president completely followed what I consider to be the “will of the people” the outcomes of every decision made would be far worse than with what we are currently dealing….People have a voice, but most who vote truly do not take the time to understand rationale behind specific policies. Rather, they jump on the bandwagon or simply allow their emotional leanings to sway their beliefs/ideology without understanding whether what they are supporting will help or hurt them.
Gecko is definitely well within his rights to call for impeachment; however, his reasoning for doing so is beyond puerile, tawdry, and irrational. In fact, it’s down right dumb!
The current may be clueless when it comes to understanding your political leanings, but who in their right mind would actually have a clue.
Report Post »hifi74
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 11:26pmWell future I must of gone a little too far over your head. Let me try this again and Ill slow it down for you. It isn’t a matter of the POTUS being clueless to “my political leanings”. He is clueless and incompetent in executing the duties of the POTUS period. The oil spill – it took him what two weeks to actually engage in a response (and even that was well below a reasonable response), Iran – it took him 9 days to respond and even then he supports the leadership then finally gives a tepid backing of the Iranian people, then you have Egypt – he took 5 days to respond and he supports Mubarak then the people then Mubarak then the people then Mubarak then the people then the young people (waffles come to mind), then Libya – he took over a week to address Libya then he doesn‘t even address Qaddaffi and leaves no real support for the people until he realizes that the American people don’t care for his weak response then he all of a sudden finds a spine albeit weak spine. And don’t even get me started on his back room dealing and lieing to pass through the completely unconstitutional Health insurance debacle. He is incompetent and unable to properly perform his duties as the POTUS.
Report Post »EP46
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 5:48am@111GECKO
Report Post »Notice the anointed one ONLY says something AFTER his desired results have been achieved. He was THRILLED with the Gulf oil spill so he could shut down drilling and did not speak until the damage was done…but he NUDGED the violence in Egypt until he got what he wanted, now he has waited till oil prices shot up and people are dead before he speaks. Obama is helping destroy not only America, but the world. This is his purpose…but worry not, he is such a small player in the great scheme of things, the real Masters will throw him under the bus when he has completed his tasks.
Muslim in Chief
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 4:49pmAmerica to Obama….leave office now
Report Post »drbage
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 4:56pmQaddafi to Obama: “Is that a left-handed offer of a place of political exile?”
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 4:56pmI hope B.O.‘s comments didn’t include “…and come stay at my house while we get things sorted out.”
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:01pmI hope Obama feels the same way about American citizens! Nah–I doubt it. Not with Napolitano as head of Honeland Insecurity.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:16pmI can see the picture now in the hollywood distortion of reality called a movie:
(Obama, the self annointed one in robes and holding a staff, pointing at quaddafi ” You will leave the people of Libya now!!!”
(Quaddafi “No.”
(Obama: “No, what do mean no, I am the saviour of the world…”
(Quaddafi “No.”
(Obama: “Oh, come on man, get with the program, I need to save the world from itself…”
(Quaddafi (Laughter echos throughout the world)
(Obama: “Hillary, we have a problem…”
(Beck: “Mr President, thank you for calling during the live show tonight…”
beebacksoon
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:17pmAMEN! And don’t forget his partying with bands galore; and b’ball.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:17pm@Cheezwhiz
Good point, and I wish Obama would leave office now…along with the nation.
softballkimberly1122
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:40pmthat was awesome!!!
Report Post »Old Truckers
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:42pmAfter hearing those stern words, I bet old Qaddafi can’t wait to get out as soon as possible. The fear of O’s rage is too much to bear.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:44pmEverytime one of these Tinpot’s gets xed from their country, Switzerland ( Bank Thieves ) jumps immediatly to freeze their personal accounts. Their coffers expand just like they did when they Stole all the Jewish property after WW II. Democrats of a hilly little country
Report Post »chazman
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:49pmSooo … is the German Chancellor now suppose to CALL G. DAFFY and tell him that OBAMMY said you should leave Libya?
Report Post »jzs
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:55pmI don’t see any comments about the President of the United States trying to pressure Qaddafi to leave and save the lives of Libyans. Only trying to outdo each other with cutesy remarks of hatred toward the President. Real class. Patriotism, Blaze style.
Report Post »booger71
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 6:11pmBarry can put a cot next to his desk in the Oval Office
Report Post »Welcome Black Carter
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 6:17pmLeave? I’m sure he wet himself when he heard Barry came out with santions. More empty from B.H. will mean nothing to him, or anyone else …
Report Post »Think4yourself
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 6:34pmAfter such stern words, I’m sure gadhafi is already packing and begging for forgivness!
http://www.unsalvageable.org
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 6:40pm@Jizzum or whatever your name is?
He said it in a private phone call with Merkel according to the White House? Think it needs some clarification, don’t you? Pretty sure he is waiting to take credit for something, sometime here!
Report Post »hifi74
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 6:52pmJZS, You don’t see them because people have been asking him to do it for a week now. They are tired of reminding themselves of not only Obamas complacency but his incompetence. The man is not capable of doing his job, as he has shown over and over again. So you can take your tired rhetoric right back to the bus stop because your “nothing but a puppet” routine is getting old.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 6:54pmDon’t you understand that calling on Obama to do something about Libya is what they want?
They agitated like they usually do, and now we call on them for help?
Top down, people! Wake up!
I want Obama out, and I don’t want him to do anything until he is, because that lends credibility to his claim to the Presidency, which was based on a false oath, since he intended to violate the Constitution from the start.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 7:03pmUsing IRS Agents to enforce compliance with Obamacare through penalty of incarceration if you refuse to pay the fine – which law is unConstitutioal – is a use of violence.
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 7:12pmGadhafi must be laughing his butt off at Obama.
http://www.americasteapartynews.com
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 7:14pmTaquoshi
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 4:56pm
I hope B.O.‘s comments didn’t include “…and come stay at my house while we get things sorted out.”
—————————————————————————-
They could become golfing buddies.
http://www.americasteapartynews.com
Report Post »ccthatsme
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 7:54pmWell said ! Amen !
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 8:13pmI am man hear me roar!
Report Post »DisillusionedDaily
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 8:14pmWow! He can’t even run this country but he is telling others how to run theirs? What a guy!
Report Post »AKMIIKEUS
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 8:22pmObama to the Tea Baggers:
Make me!
Report Post »jadedinkc
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 8:41pmI bet Gadhafi is shaking in his sandals right about now. What with all the stern talk from obama.
Report Post »Rice Water
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 9:07pmFor all the haters: Despite what your Reagan-revisionist masturbation fantasies tell you, The US and Qaddhafi (sp?) have actually had an uneasy alliance for the past twenty some-odd years. This situation would be a diplomacy nightmare for ANY administration.
As far as I can see, Obama is being very, very careful, and deliberating his options before acting. Given that saturation-bombing Libya probably ISN’T the solution, I’m okay with that.
DashRipRock
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 9:08pmGadhdafi is just holding out
until he gets a spot on
CURRENT TV
Report Post »moonpeace
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 9:14pmObama to Qaddafi: Chicago oofers you residence here.
Report Post »cnsrvtvj
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 9:18pmI would like to suggest that Obama leave America now. He doesn’t listen to the people either, so what’s the difference?
http://www.donsmithshow.com – see the Society in Decline video
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 9:29pmis that the pot calling the kettle black or what ?
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 9:43pmWhen Obama speaks, everyone listens! Does that make Obama His excellency Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Anti-Christ?
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 10:00pmBMartin to Blazers: be warned this site removes ppl’s posts FOR NO REASON!!
Blaze staff I want an answer my all my posts are being removed!!!
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:16pm
I second that! Do us all a favor and leave the WH. The world has no respect of FEAR of the US anymore. The headline the other day is we are no 3 as far as largest economies… we are slowly going down guys!
As bad as it is over there we cannot get involved. Iraq Afghanistan is more than enough, and IMO we need to pull out with whats coming down the road over there. BHO needs to keep his mouth shut at this point and let the UN handle it. Not that they will, since they are so inept, but the US cannot play a role in this. Maybe provide air support but thats it. It could be looked at very badly by other nations since we are already in Iraq and Afghanistan, our presence alone at this point in another muslim country will probably be considered an act of war by the radicals viewpoint!
All these sanctions they are trying to put in place are a bit too late too IMO. Now that Qadhafi is shooting ppl in the streets with heavy machines guns and anti aircraft guns (Ive seen the vids and pics you would not believe it until you see the bodies and carnage) they missed that train on the effectiveness of sanctions. Let them fight it out its their civil war….
http://www.SavingtheRepublic.com
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 10:19pmRicewater
Report Post »Barry’ response has been as transparent as ,,,,,Ricewater. This buffoon has been licking his finger ,holding it up in the wind, looking for a sign, how do I spin this so I look great, all knowing, and can stick my pretty jaw in the air. Do me a favor, envision Barry Barack Hussein Obama Soetoro, in any of your friends jobs and honestly see him doing it. He has never had a job, a real job, Has never run ,a business, been involved in a business, never met a payroll (one that someone else didn’t pay for) As Rush pointed out He is the most unqualified for any job , of any person in the room. He truly has risen to the level of his incompetence
1TrueOne55
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 10:59pmUntil he makes it in “PUBLIC” he lies.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 11:04pmhifi74, you need to watch the news. You and Sarah Palin and other TPs where calling for strong words from the President a week ago, with Sarah saying in effect we should declare war on Libya. But the President’s priority, which he said right at the start had you been paying attention, was first to protect Americans. That’s his job HiFi.
He was was rightfully being very careful about he said and didn’t say in order to protect American citizens and diplomats in Libya. If Qaddafi perceived this as a battle between himself and the US what would he have done? Hello? Killed Americans or taken them hostage. You and Sarah aren’t thinking that far ahead, but thank God the President is.
But we got a lot of Americans out, Americans who would likely have died otherwise. And now things have changed. Once that was done, the UN announced sanctions against Qaddafi, his and his families’ assets frozen, the US closed it’s embassy and Obama has called for Qaddafi to leave the country or face the consequences. It’s not a coincidence that all those thing happened immediately after Americans got out of the country.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 11:21pmTo JZS -
Your points are well taken. Getting all our people out safely was Priority #1. And I personally don’t want to see the nation of Libya running red with blood. I don’t think anyone does. But at the same time, I think that whatever is going on in Libya is something that Libya has to solve on its own.
Having B.O. telling Quadaffi to leave sounds very imperialistic to me. And it begs the question of if he leaves, exactly where will he go? At this point in time, the families of Lockerbie crash are lining up to sue and claim some of Quaddaffi’s wealth – as they probably should. So, I don‘t think he’d be very welcomed here.
I hear northern Greenland is nice this time of year.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 11:46pmTaquoshi – Good post. I think the US learned a lesson when they let Shah of Iran come here for medical treatment, although, as I recall, he left soon after to Panama. Personally, I don’t think Qaddafi will leave the country. But if he were rational, and decided to leave the country one thing is for sure: he ain’t coming here. I’m not sure that any country would take him in. That may be part of his defiance to the inevitable.
Report Post »ricklap
Posted on February 26, 2011 at 11:54pmGadhafi to O’Bama, you go first!
Report Post »Rice Water
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 12:16amThose are good points also, 13th Imam.
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:16amObama to Gadhafi……leave office now or I’m going to send in my union thugs to protest at your door.
Report Post »Devil Dog 7175
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 8:31amYou tell em BO… I’m sure hes just quaking with fear now. By the way… do you have his tent set up and ready on the white house grounds yet?
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