Obama Clarifies: I Want Gadhafi Out, But That‘s Not the Coalition’s Goal
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Editor’s note: this story originally contained video of President Obama’s live press conference. It has been replaced by a relevant story.
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday the United States favors the ouster of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi but the international military effort has a more limited goal of establishing a no-fly zone over Libya and protecting civilians against massacre by forces loyal to the longtime ruler.
Obama said the United States would transfer leadership of the military operation to other, unnamed participants within a “matter of days, not weeks,” but he declined to provide a more precise timetable.
“Obviously, the situation is evolving on the ground, and how quickly this transfer takes place will be determined by the recommendation of our commanding officers that the first phase of the mission has been completed,” Obama said.
The president made his comments at a news conference in Chile, the second of three stops on a South American trip that coincides with the beginning of an international effort to create a no-fly zone to keep Gadhafi forces from taking to the air over parts of Libya. The United States has fired close to 150 cruise missiles against Libyan targets in the past three days, including one that hit inside the compound in Tripoli where Gadhafi and his family live.
The destruction within the compound has generated questions about the objective of the military campaign, and Obama described how the United States was leading an air assault with one set of goals while pursuing another objective on its own.
“Our military action is in support of an international mandate from the Security Council that specifically focuses on the humanitarian threat posed by Col. Gadhafi to his people. Not only was he carrying out murders of civilians but he threatened more,” the president said.
“I have also stated that it is U.S. policy that Gadhafi has to go,” he added, noting that the United States has imposed economic sanctions on Libya and frozen assets that the Libyan leader might have been able to use to purchase weapons or hire mercenaries.
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TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:42pmStrutting their stuff in Rio on our dime…Michelle’s festive eyelashes were large enough to fan her cool for that hot night out…it was just a blinding moment, gotta tell ya.
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:41pmWhat did our Friend DASH RIP ROCK say some while ago about Obama?
BAWWWARRRCCCK….BAARRACAK!
CHICKEN!!!! CHICKEN!!! CHICKEN!!!
Obama is SO trying to BACK HIS HAND OUT OF THIS DEAL -
IN CASE Gaddaffi is KILLED – Obama is TRYING to BLAME THE COALTION FOR IT, NOW!
YOU CAN’T ORDER BOMBING AND EXPECT NOT TO HIT/KILL GADDAFFI…
If Obama JUST wanted Gaddaffi to be REMOVED – he could have had Special Ops /Covert to go in and TAKE HIM ALIVE.
Can ANYONE SAY – MURBARCK?
It is said, this man was PHYSICALLY REMOVED & DRUGGED FOR DAYS- BUT HE’S ALIVE…
So, it CAN be done, huh?
EXPLAIN how THAT happened?
Obama is wiping his hands of the deal IF Gadaffi is killed AND IF his son was killed –
Obama ISN’T TAKING BLAME FOR THAT EITHER, HUH?
P.S.
Report Post »Where is our Blaze Friend – DASH RIP ROCK?
Miss ya DASH – miss your wonderful, precise sense of humor.
Mainer forever
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:29pmYeah…where is Code Pink? MoveOn.org, and Ron Paul? All good questions Psychosis
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:28pmbut i bet you wont hear a peep from the obamabots like you did when bush did almost the same thing, albeit he at least did it with congressional approval BEFORE he sent the troops in as per the law
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:07pmObama Attacks Libya, and Where’s Congress?
By J.B. Williams
On the eighth anniversary of the day President George W. Bush ordered U.S. troops into Iraq in 2003, with the full support of the U.S. Congress and majority support from the U.N. Security Council, Barack Obama launched a Tomahawk missile assault on the sovereign nation of Libya with no majority support in the U.N. and without even consulting Congress.
Acting alone while Congress was away on recess, solely at the command of the United Nations and without constitutional authority, Barack Obama dropped over $70 million worth of Tomahawk missiles on Libya — a dictatorial maneuver to force a regime change in a foreign land.
Under what authority did Obama green-light this dictatorial assault? To be certain, Qadaffi is no prize, but what Obama just did is nevertheless unacceptable. Acting all alone in a truly imperialistic fashion, Obama violated his oath of office, Articles I and II of the U.S. Constitution, and the War Powers Act — all in one mindless, knee-jerk decision.
Article II, Section II of the U.S. Constitution identifies the U.S. president as the commander-in-chief and the civilian oversight of the U.S. military. But the clause gives the U.S. president no authority to use military might to enforce his political will upon foreign nations.
Article I, Section VIII of the U.S. Constitution bestows the power to declare war solely on the U.S. Congress. It requires both the commander-in-chief and Congress to commit U.S. troops to combat, without which any deployment of troops is wholly unconstitutional.
The 1973 War Powers Act was put in place to prevent a U.S. president from doing exactly what Barack Obama just did.
SEC. 2. (a) It is the purpose of this joint resolution to fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution of the United States and insure that the collective judgment of both the Congress and the President will apply to the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, and to the continued use of such forces in hostilities or in such situations.
A U.S. commander-in-chief can order use of military force under only three specific conditions:
1. a declaration of war,
2. specific statutory authorization, or
3. a national emergency created byan attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.
The U.S. Congress has not declared war against a foreign nation since WWII. But when George W. Bush sent troops into Afghanistan and Iraq following the September 11, 2001 attacks on U.S. soil, not only did he consult Congress in advance, but he sought and received specific statutory authorization from Congress before ordering troops into combat. Bush complied with the Constitution and the War Powers Act under conditions (2) and (3). He also had a broad coalition of U.N. partners driven by years of U.N. resolutions defied by Iraq.
In the case of Obama and Libya, none of the three necessary conditions exist.
1. Congress did not declare war.
2. Congress was not consulted and did not give specific statutory authorization.
3. The U.S. was not attacked in any way by Libya, which presented no threat to the U.S. or U.S. assets.
As a result, Barack Obama had no constitutional authority to attack Libya with over $70 million worth of U.S. taxpayer-provided Tomahawks, placing American soldiers in harm’s way in yet another war which cannot be justified even by the pursuit of oil.
Obama has acted alone, well beyond the scope and authority of his office and at odds with the national interests of the United States and the Constitution which he took an oath to uphold and defend.
The Washington Times has it right. Even crook Democrat Charlie Rangel has it right, saying he was angry that Congress was not consulted before the military strikes.
Rangel said that he was undecided on whether the military action against Libya was justified but that he thought that lawmakers and their constituents should have had time to weigh in. “Our presidents seem to believe that all we have to do is go to the U.N. and we go to war,” Rangel said.
Crazy leftist Dennis Kucinich is asking why the missile strikes are not an impeachable offense. As we go to press, he stands alone.
Although the U.N. apparently has command over Barack Obama, this organization has no command authority over U.S. Armed Forces. Obama used U.S. soldiers illegally and unconstitutionally. These are the facts…
But where is Congress?
Antiwar liberal and libertarian politicians like Ron Paul have attacked President Bush for years on Iraq and Afghanistan, even though Bush openly sought and received congressional authority for both military actions.
Here we have a clear-cut violation and abuse of presidential powers, and where are all the Code Pink, MoveOn.org, Ron Paul antiwar types?
Who in the U.S. Congress — specifically in the Republican-controlled House — is going to launch a full-scale investigation into Obama’s dictatorial use of military might and begin impeachment proceedings? Who in the US Congress is going to put a stop to the growing insanity?
We have a runaway government acting against the interests of the United States and beyond its legal authority. Does anyone have the backbone to stop it and hold Obama accountable? Will there be an international war crimes trial for Barack Obama?
Report Post »123gone
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 4:19pmJB Williams – You hit it right on the head !!
I am a hawk, but this POTUS does not represent the will of the United States or its Constitution.
Report Post »He is out of control, and his policies endanger the lives of Americans at home and abroad.
Congress and the Vice President MUST demand his immediate resignation !!
Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 4:57pmWhen I saw “JB Williams,” you immediately got my attention! JB is one of the brightest bulbs around, one of the sharpest knives in the drawer, and absolutely at the top for “dedication.”
If you want to subscribe to his articles, contact him at the email address he provides for this purpose:
Report Post »JBWilliams09@gmail.com.
eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:04pmSomeone MAY NEED to give the Chilian President a “ WetNap” to clean himself-
because he is drooling all over Obama…just as happy as a lark in being LIED TO.
As WE KNOW…that’s ALL Obama does – so NO DOUBT he‘s told Pinera A BUNCH OF EM’.
Report Post »Randyrocker
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:55pmSo based on what Barack Obama has said, the US did pick and choose Libya based on humanitarian issues, when Obama failed to do so for the other Middle East countries that had their troops attack their civilians. If that was the basis of his decision to attack, is the US to be from now on the world’s policeman against any abuse by any leader of any country on the planet? If so, there are many existing right now in Africa as well as places like Bahrain and Yemen, will the US attack there as well? Is this to be the new American foreign policy? Can the United States afford the cost of policing the entire world, and what happens when it comes to the larger nations?
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:46pmbaf, barf, barf with our friends. barf, barf, barf against kaddafi. barf barf barf with coalition forces. I think I got all of it correct.
Report Post »eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:46pmObama can run, but he can’t hide…from his failed presidency.
Destroy U.S. economy – check
Report Post »Launch unprovoked attack against Libya (for some reason) – check
Violate U.S. Constitution – check
Go on vacation – check
Judge Miss Chile Beauty Pageant (or something) – check
J.C. McGlynn
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:57pmYou forgot one. Picking his soccor (futball) bracket picks.
Report Post »Semper Fi Drum
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 5:25pmYou forgot – Lower handicap – still in progress. Another 20 -30 rounds a year should do it. FOUR!
And should have been, recorded setting number of Presidential Vacations – Check
BTW, what the fuel cost alone of Air Force One? Forget about all the support that goes along with it.
Report Post »redneck
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:45pmWhat is US policy on Gadhafi that he must go, and go where? What is the United States Interest?
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:44pmObama is STILL HIDING BEHIND THE UN COUNCIL –
TRYING TO SHIFT BLAME – SO HIS HANDS CAN BE CLEAR.
WON’T WORK!
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:40pmI PRAY that Obama WILL RETURN TO THE US…
AND BE CHARGED WITH SEDITION & TREASON, TO NAME A FEW.
Hillary may have started the fire to burn – BUT- she is NO SAINT either-
Report Post »HER HANDS ARE DIRTY, TOO!
Randyrocker
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:30pmA Rah, Rah, handshaking, backslapping, love fest for the camera’s, to fool everyone into believing Barack Obama is still a popular figurehead. Isn’t PR (public relations) something to behold, now Barack smile for the camera’s, say cheese.
Report Post »Phantom2487
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:28pmI listened to this for 10 minutes and learned nothing what a waste of time, perhaps Obama should be having a press conference with US.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:09pmGo up to Lynda1276 and carefully read the part about the Alliance for Progress underneath. Says all you need to know regarding what this is all about..
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:25pmOh never mind Chile is where hes at today. Well yesterday was about the post i made previously.
Report Post »JoeAverage
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:24pmGreat , the skunk is taking to the airwaves!
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:23pmI honestly dont care what Obama says. This speech isnt going to resolve the jobs issue here in the US. As a matter of fact this speech is more about getting Brazil to make up for what Japan can no longer do at the moment. Buy up our debt by buying US Bonds. This speech is more shallow than the kiddie pool at the Four Seasons.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:52pmYou can afford to go there?
Report Post »JoeAverage
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:20pmGreat , amateur hour… Our presidential skunk is embarrassing this country again!
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:18pmSo Sheikh Hussain will be spitting on our country from Chile….yiiippppeeee!
Report Post »Can’t wait
CatB
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:02pmDon’t forget the apology that always accompanies it!
Report Post »id-look-fat-in-a-burka
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:17pmDon’t wanna watch!! He makes me sick!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:31pmI’ll wait for the “blooper reel” .. lol …
Report Post »lynda1276
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:15pmdon’t care
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:29pmI heard the woman say “Alliance for Progress.” I looked it up. Wikipedia says this:
~~~~~~~~~~~
In March 1961, President Kennedy proposed a ten-year plan for Latin America:
“ …we propose to complete the revolution of the Americas, to build a hemisphere where all men can hope for a suitable standard of living and all can live out their lives in dignity and in freedom. To achieve this goal political freedom must accompany material progress…Let us once again transform the American Continent into a vast crucible of revolutionary ideas and efforts, a tribute to the power of the creative energies of free men and women, an example to all the world that liberty and progress walk hand in hand. Let us once again awaken our American revolution until it guides the struggles of people everywhere-not with an imperialism of force or fear but the rule of courage and freedom and hope for the future of man.[1] ”
The program was signed at an inter-American conference at Punta del Este, Uruguay, in August 1961. The charter called for:
an annual increase of 2.5% in per capita income,
the establishment of democratic governments,
the elimination of adult illiteracy by 1970
price stability, to avoid inflation or deflation
more equitable income distribution, land reform, and
economic and social planning.[2][3]
First, the plan called for Latin American countries to pledge a capital investment of $80 billion over 10 years. The United States agreed to supply or guarantee $20 billion within one decade.[3]
Second, Latin American delegates required the participating countries to draw up comprehensive plans for national development. These plans were then to be submitted for approval by an inter-American board of experts.
Third, tax codes had to be changed to demand “more from those who have most” and land reform was to be implemented.[2]
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:39pmThe Al;liance for Progress is Socialism. No misunderstanding here!
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:15pmI wish whoever is in charge of his teleprompter would write the speech in Spanish!!!!
Report Post »varptr
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 11:52pmMultiple advantages: we don’t have listen to him, the Chileans get a little humor, the S.American leftists swallow their Cuban cigars, and the food vendors know what to put in his taco. “Viva Santiago”!
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:13pmRun while we still can.
Has anyone locked the WH and thrown away the keys??????
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:25pmI don’t know. Good idea.
Cheez, is — who is our VP? — it‘s been so long since he’s spoken up with an idiotic comment that he hasn’t been in the news– is someone keeping an eye on him?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:30pmSecure the border
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:39pmUnfortunately, the Secret Service won’t do that favor for us.
Report Post »teachermitch32
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:39pmShowtime,
Regarding Biden not being in the news lately….1/3 of the country can’t name him as VP.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 4:39pm@teachermitch32
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:39pm
Showtime,
Regarding Biden not being in the news lately….1/3 of the country can’t name him as VP.
Report Post »~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And I don’t refer to Obama as “president,” either.
Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:13pmI want him to go to Libya where he can raise his hand and say, “Let me be perfectly clear. The United States is not attacking you in any way, shape, form, or fashion. It is all a misunderstanding of the facts due to poor communication.”
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:29pm@SHOW
Target verified.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:55pmRaise his hand and say, “Let me make this perfectly clear’. Isn’t he going to be stoned there for swearing?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:07pmWhat’s he going to do? Pick the winner of some Chilean soccer tournament?
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:08pmThe ONLY thing with Obama I want to see anymore is when he leaves office, after resigning or being impeached; and nothing else.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:09pmI doubt I’ll watch this if Obama moves his lips.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:13pmI never, ever, as in I have never been that drunk!! Thought these words would come out of my mouth:
I am glad that Hillary Clinton is our Secretary of State.
She is the closest thing to an adult we have in high (civilian) office. She is a tough old bird and is merciless. Just the thing if you happen to be fighting a war or three.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:14pm@ GONZO ~~~ Not with his moves, he’s not.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:15pm@Snowleopard, Amen to that! Could not have said it better myself!
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:19pmBHO is so full of Pig Squirt, the brown is showing..
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:19pm@82dAirborne
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:13pm
I never, ever, as in I have never been that drunk!! Thought these words would come out of my mouth:
I am glad that Hillary Clinton is our Secretary of State.
She is the closest thing to an adult we have in high (civilian) office. She is a tough old bird and is merciless. Just the thing if you happen to be fighting a war or three.
Report Post »~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Heeheehee _
There is a word for a woman like that!
Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:22pm“We (of Chile) have had open, frank, and fruitful .. from Obama.”
Glad someone has, because the United States has surely missed out on all three!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:27pmObama is doing a heck of a job … HERE ….
A Labor Department index measuring the actual cost of living, known as the chained consumer price index, hit 127.4 in February, beating a previous record high 126.9 in July 2008, just as the housing crisis began to tighten its grip, CNBC reports.
That’s bad news for most Americans, especially considering the record comes at a time of weak economic activity and high unemployment rates.
Read more: Cost of Living Hits Record, Tops Pre-Crisis High
http://www.moneynews.com/StreetTalk/us-economy-Cost-of/2011/03/21/id/390161?s=al&promo_code=BE66-1
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:28pmOMG! This speaker must be: A) A huge progressive, or B) In love with Obama, C) Both.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:30pmI have it on the TV, Fox News. Back in the day we had a term for this kind of thing: A circle jerk.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:31pmObama is reading his teleprompter. Listen to his pacing.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:35pmGonzo, don’t be silly. Obama wants to show us that even though he is on the bottom side of the Earth he somehow is not falling off.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:43pmTo 82ndAirboure: Called it the same thing in the Navy.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:45pm@Showtime
In response to your post answering 82nd Airborne:
Yes there is actually TWO names for women like that…
One is very impolite and inappropriate to use in public.
Report Post »Two is a simple one “Grandmother” or “Grandma” in which they are tougher than nails and know how to think, and to fight like a insame bee stung bear.
home_of_the_brave
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:53pmWhy the hell is he holding a press conference in Chile and taking questions from Chileans when he won‘t hold a press conference here in the country over which he is president and won’t take questions here? Why aren’t we demanding he come back here and answer to his own republic FIRST? OBAMA, you are not the president of the world, you are the POS President of the United States of America, you answer to the American people and believe me we have a lot of questions for you.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:00pm@SNOW -
I stand corrected! Agreed.
Report Post »What’s a “circle jerk?”
If the “circle” refers to — umm – well,…
Never mind. I think I figured that one out.
Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:01pmOh, Jesus. They both went to Harvard and both played basketball. Does that mean they have a license to rob us blind?
What the hell does “democracy” have to do with FREEDOM in this day and time?
Report Post »redneck
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:04pmDid Sebastián Piñera just elude to possibility of being swingers with the Obama’s
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:06pm82dAirborne
Report Post »Don’t feel bad Obama has lowered a lot of peoples standards. McCain looks like a conservative now.
exdem
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:29pmI watched this live and one of the reporters asked Obama if he would apologize to Chile. WOW!!!
Report Post »You could see Obama formulating what to do
1. Bend over in an elaborate bow and gush sorries for what they suffered at the hands of the horrible oppressor America or
2. Say, “don‘t blame me I’m from Kenya”
when the Chilean President answered the question in such an evasive style , it could only have been learned from Obama himself and then skillfully said , time for one more question and went to a different reporter. At the risk of embarrassing our Nation once more, I really wanted to hear Obama answer it himself.
kryptonite
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:36pm@Snow & Airborne
Ditto!
I have war malaise, i.e., us getting into another war is making me feel like sh*t. I don’t even find the jokes funny any more. What was this effing idiot thinking when he got us into another war? Arab support? Are you freaking kidding me?
I am also terribly disappointed in Glenn. He always claimed he didn’t have an agenda, yet he refuses to update Blazers on the situation in Japan, which is dire. Those people are going through h*ll, because of a nuclear disaster they have not been able to bring under control. Have you guys considered that nobody will want to buy their food now?
Sorry, having a cr*ppy day.
Report Post »RSHLUVER
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 4:03pmCan we please impeach this idiot?
Report Post »drbage
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 4:30pmMany people feel that being the chosen one of the O is a kiss of defeat! Was just waiting and hoping that one of the reporters would have asked the O why he left the country and then started a war.
Report Post »democratgirl
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 4:47pmIll-fated US foreign policy a prophetic instrument?
President Ronald Reagan bombed Libya in response to a terrorist incident. When President George HW Bush initiated Operation Desert Storm, it was in response to a specific request to prevent Saddam Hussein from taking over Kuwait. When President George W Bush attacked Iraq, it was after Hussein said he was developing weapons of mass destruction and intended to use them against America and her allies–such as Israel. When he attacked Afghanistan, it was in response to the export of terrorism that resulted in the 911 attack on American soil. But now an American president is attacking Libya, which in of itself may have prophetic significance pointing to the coming of the Day of the Lord.
The White House decision to bomb Libya is a strange one. First, this president’s ties to the Libyan dictator go back to the years when the president-to-be was attending Jeremiah Wright’s church in Chicago. Wright, who is tight with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, is also a friend of Libya’s Muammar Qadhafi. Qadhafi even called the American president “our son” in a letter pleading that the US stay out of the Libyan conflict. Farrakhan, who once referred to the American president as the “Messiah”, has angrily rebuked the president saying, “you can’t order him to step down and get out, who the hell do you think you are?”
Qadhafi claims, and there have been media reports to confirm the claims, that al Qaeda is behind the rebellion in Libya. Qadhafi told the American president in his letter: “Al Qaeda is an armed organization, passing through Algeria, Mauritania and Mali. What would you do if you found them controlling American cities with the power of weapons?” We have an American president, who strongly criticized the Afghan and Iraqi war efforts against terrorism, bombing his friend in Libya, as al Qaeda waits in the wings to take over. In other parts of the Middle East, the US is assisting in toppling longstanding governments with al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood waiting in the shadows to take over.
Perplexing as it seems, there is some clarity. WikiLeaks released documents indicate the US has been involved since 2008 in destabilizing Middle Eastern governments in hopes of replacing them with democratic governments. This strategy was proven dangerous by the Palestinian Authority–where terrorists were elected. The current White House appears to have accelerated this strategy despite obvious indicators that the Muslim Brotherhood and its terrorist allies are powers in waiting. Ezekiel 30 talks of how “even as the day of the Lord is near” Egypt’s “foundations shall be broken down,” and Libya, “and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.” America may be instrumental in bringing this about.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Report Post »Bill Wilson
Word of Life Ministry
http://www.dailyjot.com
nptden
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 4:58pmBoy, he sure learned his lessons in ‘commie-speak’…He’s good…
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 5:01pmWhat’s he going to do? You expect somebody to actually have a clue?
First he says that Qadaffi must step down.
Then he says that Qadaffi has a right to stay.
Then he sends our military to attack.
Next he deploys the Illinois National Guard to refuel in mid-air.
He’s worse than a woman in a shoe store!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 5:02pmOr a man with the remote watching five football games.
Report Post »sleazyhippo
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 6:11pmI understood our President’s points in the speech, I was not confused.
Report Post »drbage
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 8:35pmI am so confused as to where Obama stands on the issue of Libya that I am beginning to feel like Confucius. He wants Qaddafi out, but that is not the goal of the coalition. What is the goal of the coalition? Who set the goal for the coalition? The Arab League wanted the no-fly zone, but once the bombs started falling they didn’t. Obama wants to hand over the lead in this action to an unnamed country or organization and allow them to command American troops! Really, given their past track records, if your child or grandchild was in the military would you really want them under the command and direction of the Arab League or the U(seless) N(itwits)? NATO can’t take it over since Turkey has introduced a resolution forbidding it and they have veto power. Italy, who is the largest beneficiary of Libyan oil, feels that they should be in command. Obama said that we would have no boots on the ground nor any long term commitment. Gee, I guess the air force must have found some friendly rebels to activate the beacons so the laser guided missiles could hone in on them. If the commitment is short term, why is the administration talking about having US forces under the command of a foreign entity.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 10:33pmDEMOCRATEGIRL, are you Bill Wilson. Why the DEMOCRATGIRL username signed by
Bill Wilson
Word of Life Ministry
http://www.dailyjot.com
To me, that’s a red flag right there. DEMOCRATGIRL are you quoting Bill Wilson, or are you Bill Wilson, posting under the name of DEMOCRATGIRL? In the latter case at least I‘d say that’s pretty weird, although, as the liberals say, “to each his own”. In the former, I’d say you should use quotation marks.
The best I can tell you are making an arcane connection between the Apocalypse prophesied by the Bible and current events. Sorry, but you’ll have to do a lot better than that to convince me. People have been using Biblical quotations for the last 2000 years to claim the end of the world is near. Doomsday predicitions have come and gone since then, although there was a peak at the year 2000 and now again as 2012 approaches.
You know what? Every single one of them has been wrong. Every single one. So tell me DEMOCRATGIRL or Bill Wilson, how you know that “this time it’s for real.” Tell me how you know this is the end of the world. Tell me why I should be afraid.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 11:05pmCome on guys, you’re not stupid, that much I know (you just hate Obama). We would not have gone into Libya without the consent of the Arab League. We and they both want stability in the Middle East. They and we (IMO) agree that we won’t have stability until Gaddafi is removed from power. But Gaddafi has fiercely loyal followers and he may be able to hold out for a long, long time.
So the coalition took a shot at him in his Presidential compound, and everyone says in unison that we’re not trying to kill him. The coalition has attacked and destroyed his troops and his armory, and everyone says in unison that we’re only protecting Lybian citizens.
My opinion, but it’s hard for me to avoid the conclusion that the Coalition and the Arab League have only one goal and that is to remove Gaddafi from power. As they say, “actions speak louder than words.”
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 11:34pmI’m sure that if Barry from D.C. offered up the Lincoln Bedroom it would be a done deal.
Report Post »avenger
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 6:21amwhat are we going to do with the morons that elected this marxist…..
Report Post »Jackers
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 6:43amGadhafi must go, but our goal is not to make Gadhafi go… Talk about a confused mess of an oxymoron!
President Obama must go!
Report Post »VApatriot2
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 9:23amdon’t give him any ideas!!
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 6:49pmIt‘s a good thing President Reagan wasn’t this wishy-washy. Pick a side, already. It’s either Moammar Gadhafi, or the rebels, with whom we do not know their affiliations. That’s a tough choice. I guess you shouldn’t have been encourage revolutions so vehemently.
Report Post »VegasGuy
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 7:56pmObama punted, Libyan rebels got hunted.
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