What Should Obama Do About Libya?

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Once Americans were unified keeping here politics on our own shores, but now all every last pundit and two bit politician wants their own foreign policy, ready to undermine our own government at whim.
We need to get behind the President and NATO to rid the world of another ruthless terrorist dictator. Forget all the shrill gutless weenies.
We entered into treaties like NATO that the president has to support our NATO allies. Talk about , this GOP house has decided it can throwing our allies under the bus and can flipflop on anything for partisan gain and hateful agenda.
Gaddafi is a terrorist, no question about it. Reagan knew it and would be the staunchest defender of Obama supporting the fight against Gaddafi. but pressures from oil companies like BP pushed the Bush Administration to coddle a terrorist like Gaddafi to get his oil.
Now Boehner and the House are taking sides with a terrorist against the US Govt and NATO. Whatdoyouknow Gaddafi, who just happens to be best buddies with oil companies like BP who just happen to own the House GOP, could be spreading around lots on campaign money for the GOP, for all we know now that the Citizens United Supreme Court decision allows unlimited anonymous campaign contributions which Gaddafi could easily be taking advantage of, especially for the pro-Gaddafi House GOP.
http://www.mediaite.com/online/muammar-al-gaddafi-wrote-a-thank-you-note-to-congress-for-criticizing-obama/

Frank of KS 6:32PM June 16, 2011

ARE WE IN THE SAME PAGE OF UNDERSTANDING?
INDEED OBAMA ADMINSTRATION IS AIDING ENEMIES OF ISRAEL AND ENEMIES OF THIS COUNTRY
TAX PAYERS MONEY ARE DIVERTED – BY THE CURREN TADMININSTRATION – TO AID TERRRORIST FACTIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
So how in the solar system this admininstration should be allow to continue this garbage?
And for heaven sake,don’t give me the “comment awaiting moderation” thing- (so nobody will be able to read it),…for the following segment is all over the NET and everyone knows about the insidious and nefarious practices of the current admininstratin regarding teaming-up with terrorist groups.
So here we go (if the so called ‘moderator ) has the courage or the guts to post is…it really does not matters.
Care to know a thing or two? Very well. Everyone knows the absurdity of Mr Obama in regards the Israel-PLO (and the rest of the jihaddist assassins there int he middle east) problematic…right? everyone knows.
Now there is a reson for that…a reason on why and how our taxpayers money is distributed by Mr Obama and his partners there in Washington.
THE CURRENT ADMININSTRATION IS AIDING OUR ENEMIES AND THE ENEMIES OF ISRAEL!
Is that pathetic or what?….AAhh!! some of you did not know about this?…well there is a lot on this….by bags!….but let’s be brief…just a thing or two,..shall we?
WHERE THE TAXPAYER MONEY GOES?…HOW IS USED? …OR MISUSED?
It goes to BRIBE, EXTORTION, INTIMIDATION,…goes to ‘agencies’..and / or ‘oraganizations’ of questionable integrity and ligitamcy…(ACORN, for example)…goes to TERRORISTS GROUPS AND TERRORISTS-HEAVEN COUNTRIES.
Curiousity ensues?…start here;
May 12, 2009
The risk of giving money to Hamas
Ed Lasky
The Obama administration has been promoting a Palestinian unity government between Fatah and Hamas. The administration has asked for 900 million dollars in additional aid for the Palestinians to help rebuild Gaza (ruled by Hamas).
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/05/the_risk_of_giving_money_to_ha.html
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Rebuilding Hamas’ killing machine
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Posted: March 18, 2009
1:00 am Eastern
By Jamie Glazov
© 2009
The image is a disturbing but totally expected one: Islamofascists doing the Nazi salute and Western leftists prostrating themselves before them and, sadder yet, sending them money.
There’s been a long and ugly tradition of the left romancing tyrants and terrorists, and the Obama administration has now picked up the torch – flirting with Hamas and planning to hand over $900 million of American taxpayers’ money into its blood-soaked hands.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=92080
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
Neutrality on Iraq-Syria: Obama Administration Betrays Ally and Doesn’t Even Defend Its Own Soldiers
http://rubinreports.blogspot.com/2009/09/neutrality-on-iraq-syria-obama.html
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FROM WND’S JERUSALEM BUREAU
Obama opens up billions in business for Syria
Damascus gets crucial deal without promising to drop alliance with Iran
Posted: October 09, 2009
10:26 am Eastern
http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=112435
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Obama’s General Says: Syria Allied with Al-Qaida, Attacking U.S.; White House Says: Is that a Problem?
Sunday, 22 November 2009 06:27 Barry Rubin Blog
http://www.reformsyria.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3694:obamas-general-says-syria-allied-with-al-qaida-attacking-us-white-house-says-is-that-a-problem-by-barry-rubin&catid=95:blog&Itemid=298
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May 12, 2009
The risk of giving money to Hamas
Ed Lasky
The Obama administration has been promoting a Palestinian unity government between Fatah and Hamas. The administration has asked for 900 million dollars in additional aid for the Palestinians to help rebuild Gaza (ruled by Hamas).
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/05/the_risk_of_giving_money_to_ha.html
Were the money goes?…now you know (just a bit)
So,how the blazes this adininstration should be allow to continue this garbage?
Now, anybody interested can go into details.
Daniel Cabrera
Merrillville,Indiana
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/05/24/tax-cheats-among-recipients-of-stimulus-money/#ixzz1NJvpZOrm
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/05/25/president-obama-is-not-israels-friend/#ixzz1NaD7QzOm

Daniel Cabrera of IN 3:58PM May 27, 2011

It is a complicated question. So let's see:
On the one hand, America stands for truth, justice, democracy, good guys with white hats... and the American Way. So, after weighing the costs/benefits, if there is a net benefit to intervening, we should intervene on the side against tyranny and for truth, justice, et.al.
On the other hand, we are broke, and getting broker (by the minute). Our country's infrastructure is decaying and falling apart. We have massive unemployment, which is grinding down the lives of too many Americans. Our Federal Debt is skyrocketing. Our Federal Deficit is spiraling out of control, as we are unable to curb our spending ways, and, more important, the number of our citizens needing Federal aid is increasing exponentially (No matter what you say, America won't let its citizens waste away, homeless, and despairing).
And the 2 Middle Eastern wars we started (now 3 since Obama started bombing Libya) are causing death and sucking Trillions of dollars from us.
Bottom line is: it is nice to stand up for truth, justice, et. al. but we need to do it when the benefit manifestly outweighs the costs. Right now, we are so broke, we should limit our foreign intervention to only those instances where the immediate benefits are manifestly clear.
Which also means we should immediately pull out of the 3 wars because the benefits are not so manifestly clear.

steve of PA 3:54PM May 03, 2011

It seems that we are now in a period of never ending wars: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan (quasi-war), and now Libya. We're going bankrupt, wearing down our defense capabilities against real threats to our national security (i.e., a modernizing/militarizing China), and scarring a generation of veterans who are plagued with injuries; mental health disorders; and substance abuse issues. The mind-set that we can or should involve ourselves militarily around the world is bringing us nothing but ruin. However, and even more importantly, is the ill-informed and misguided notion that the President alone is empowered to enter our nation into conflict. It is bad enough that 535 people may make that decision for over 300 million people, but to leave it to the judgment of one man runs completely contrary to both the letter and spirit of our Constitution. Yet, it seems that the vast majority of Congress is once again willing to sit idly by as the executive usurps even greater power, and the media gives it little to no attention.

J. Skehan of NY 4:04AM April 26, 2011

Ppl seem to think that if they rant, criticize ,mock, “lynch mob”,“punish, threaten impeachment ,or veto,that somehow its going to change the REALITIES of what are happening in Libya .Congress's fixed ways of doing things just dont “fit” into the Realities of 2011.They hinder & accomplish little.They & you all have to adjust UR thinking now . We're now in the midst of something very,very serious Congress & Western countries are being duped by the smokescreens of the Russians & the Chinese.It is THEY whom are trying to keep GHDAFI in POWER.While they “condemn” NATO on one hand ,it is THEY whom R defying the bans & sending arms to Tripoli thru Algeria,Chad and Mali and its some of Serbias own mercenaries whom are being sent to Tripoli.Pay back time to the US for the Kosovo crisis.NATO pulling out would be a deadly mistake for ALL of us .Gripe all you want but U have to face what is.The US should've jumped in much earlier ,but unfortuately , ppl were trying to dot the i's & cross all the ts, like they are used to doing & having a perfectly prepared plan b4hand , in a world that is now changing b4 our very eyes,but many still had yet to have their eyes opened to .Well , like it or not, now we all have to adjust-including Congress. Smear campaigns or blaming have no place in it.We, along with all those committed to the Nato mission now have to go to the NEXT , more difficult phase whether we like it or not & get much tougher & be more willling& take greater risks.If that means boots on the Ground, so be it . The US will be under a great threat if Ghdafi remains..We have to start thinking like Ghdafi now unfortunately, if we're 2 win.

JEANNIE of MD 7:57PM April 25, 2011

Obama who?
Man, the dude's in campaign mode full time. He barely had any time to be prez before he was in flat out in huckster overdrive.
You know what you get when you've got a glib, dogmatic, Green-Socialist, "it's all about me" guy chillin' in the White House?
High energy prices, international chaos, massive inflation, intractable unemployment, businesses fleeing America and buck passing.
What's the gripe? You voted for "change" - now you got it.

R.L. Schaefer of CA 5:37PM April 25, 2011