I don't even know where to begin here. As you all know the United States is now in the process of dropping bombs on yet another Muslim country, this years lucky winner LIBYA. After a request from the Arab League, and United Nations Resolution 1973, authorization was given to stop the slaughter on civilians, mainly the rebels fighting against Moammar Gadhafi's 40 plus year regime. After initial gains the rebels seemed well on their way to ending Gadhafi's rule, but efforts floundered when the Libyan leader brought out his tanks and aircraft. Then suddenly when Gadhafi's forces were poised to retake the last significant rebel stronghold, the city of Benghazi, a No-Fly-Zone was put in place. Holding a mandate from the Arab League & the U.N., NATO Forces, mainly the United States, Great Britain, and France, began destroying Libya's air defenses, air strike capacity, and hostile armoured ground forces, to stop Gadhafi from "killing his own people". My doesn't THAT sound familiar.
Can someone explain to me the insatiable attraction the United States has acquired for the political quicksand, and military flypaper that is the Muslim world? President Obama has tried to reassure the American people that we will not have a lead role in these operations militarily, (excuse me, I'm laughing very hard right now) and that NATO, and the Arab League will do the heavy lifting. Well we know the major NATO players, so lets look at the Arab League participants who have signed on for military action. Qatar. Yes that little giant of the Arab world, Qatar. I'm not sure you can land 2 planes in that country at the same time?
The next thing I want to know was who lobbied to get us involved here? I understand Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was pushing for it, as well as, our U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice. The question remains, "In Gods name WHY?" ...and what possessed President Barack Obama to TAKE that awful advice? I mean after all the buck stops with him, and he can distance himself in words all he wants, he just bought the ranch... and it's a lovely 10 bedroom, 12 bath, bombed out palace in Tripoli.
At a time when his poll numbers and popularity are on the rise, this will probably become the worst foreign policy decision of his presidency. We are going to hand the lion share of these operations in a matter of days not weeks... to who? Qatar? France? Nobody can bring to the table the military technology needed to maintain an EFFECTIVE No-Fly-Zone except the United States. If this whole situation isn't the biggest bag of snakes I've ever seen, I don't know what is?
Some questions to ponder: Rebels forces have light weapons and are great at shooting them in the air, but the minute a shell flies overhead they get back in their pick-up trucks and drive away. Who is their leader? Who will take over the government if Gadhafi falls? Why are we protecting the most heavily recruited area for Al Qaeda, eastern Libya? What is our mission? What is our exit strategy? If the Arab League is so hot to get rid of Gadhafi, why won't they step up to the plate? In the words of Richard Dreyfus in the classic movie Close Encounters "I want to talk to somebody in charge! I got a couple of hundred God damn questions of my own! Who the hell are you people! What the hell is going on around here!" This entire venture is insanity, why are we constantly getting involved in this kind of shit? Is it possible for us to get out of the quagmires we're already in before we start new one's? I'm stunned, and this is going to come back and bite Obama in the ass so hard he won't be able to sit for a month. Bombs Away!
Can someone explain to me the insatiable attraction the United States has acquired for the political quicksand, and military flypaper that is the Muslim world? President Obama has tried to reassure the American people that we will not have a lead role in these operations militarily, (excuse me, I'm laughing very hard right now) and that NATO, and the Arab League will do the heavy lifting. Well we know the major NATO players, so lets look at the Arab League participants who have signed on for military action. Qatar. Yes that little giant of the Arab world, Qatar. I'm not sure you can land 2 planes in that country at the same time?
The next thing I want to know was who lobbied to get us involved here? I understand Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was pushing for it, as well as, our U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice. The question remains, "In Gods name WHY?" ...and what possessed President Barack Obama to TAKE that awful advice? I mean after all the buck stops with him, and he can distance himself in words all he wants, he just bought the ranch... and it's a lovely 10 bedroom, 12 bath, bombed out palace in Tripoli.
At a time when his poll numbers and popularity are on the rise, this will probably become the worst foreign policy decision of his presidency. We are going to hand the lion share of these operations in a matter of days not weeks... to who? Qatar? France? Nobody can bring to the table the military technology needed to maintain an EFFECTIVE No-Fly-Zone except the United States. If this whole situation isn't the biggest bag of snakes I've ever seen, I don't know what is?
Some questions to ponder: Rebels forces have light weapons and are great at shooting them in the air, but the minute a shell flies overhead they get back in their pick-up trucks and drive away. Who is their leader? Who will take over the government if Gadhafi falls? Why are we protecting the most heavily recruited area for Al Qaeda, eastern Libya? What is our mission? What is our exit strategy? If the Arab League is so hot to get rid of Gadhafi, why won't they step up to the plate? In the words of Richard Dreyfus in the classic movie Close Encounters "I want to talk to somebody in charge! I got a couple of hundred God damn questions of my own! Who the hell are you people! What the hell is going on around here!" This entire venture is insanity, why are we constantly getting involved in this kind of shit? Is it possible for us to get out of the quagmires we're already in before we start new one's? I'm stunned, and this is going to come back and bite Obama in the ass so hard he won't be able to sit for a month. Bombs Away!
