Originally Posted By RoadTrip It's been a month and a half, and now we are trying to assassinate Gadhafi and his family. I can't believe how everyone is giving Obama a pass on this. If this had been done by Bush there would be massive protests across the country. I support Obama, but this is by far the worst decision he has made as president.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip The worst part is that the NATO action is completely failing its stated objective... protecting civilians. Far more civilians have been killed since NATO became involved than before.
Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa and yoU liberals on here finally see why our president cant be trusted. he is republicun in disguise or worse a wOlf in sheeps clothing. there is no change but business as usual
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder This is a NATO-led campaign. Russia has taken exception to it, but the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to do it. To put this solely on Obama might be not entirely correct at this juncture.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Russia has taken exception to it, but the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to do it. >>> Russia has one of the five permanent Security Council seats, and can veto any resolution. So at best, Russia voted for it even though it took exception to it, or perhaps Russia abstained. Regardless of their stance of "taking exception to it," Russia could have easily blocked any Security Council action on Libya if they wanted to.
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 >If this had been done by Bush there would be massive protests across the country< Bush said "I'm going to war anyone else who doesn't is a traitor." The UN said "Hey go help Libya" and Obama said "Yes" That's the difference here.
