Obama Preparing to strike in Libya

[falconticket]

Obama asking the UN to approve military force in Libya before the end of today. Do they have WMDs there? Are they a threat to us. Just wondering how all the Obama bots will spin this effort, yet not support the Iraq effort.

[Mikail]

[alienware]

You are retarted, never post a thread with a 2nd grade brain level

[falconticket]

You are retarted, never post a thread with a 2nd grade brain level

What is the meaning of "retarted"? Did you mean retarded? Douchebag

[C-Gold]

Obama was too busy trying to be a celebrity president. He had to go on ESPN and fill out a bracket so all of the unemployed deadbeats that support him can "connect". Maybe he'll ask "tell me who'se azz to kick" because he's clueless.

[wildbill044]

I can't believe that dude's still in charge there. I remember back in the 80's when he was throwing his weight around daring us to fly across his "line of death". Metal Church made a song with that name because of what happened, then again, most 80's metal/ big hair was overrun with political statements.

[Dirty Sanchez]

Obama asking the UN to approve military force in Libya before the end of today. Do they have WMDs there? Are they a threat to us. Just wondering how all the Obama bots will spin this effort, yet not support the Iraq effort.

Have you noticed who's leading this charge? It's not the US, because we don't want to be seen by the Islamic world as the country stomping into another Muslim led country. What the UN needs is our military power plain and simple. There is no other country in the world that could be there tomorrow to take care of business. It comes down to a Tyrant slaughtering is own people while the world sits by and watches.

Also, have you noticed when they show the rebels, people, etc. yelling on TV about what's happening who they're yelling to come save them? It's not England, It's not France, It's not China, it's the friggin US....each and everytime.

[Dirty Sanchez]

Obama was too busy trying to be a celebrity president. He had to go on ESPN and fill out a bracket so all of the unemployed deadbeats that support him can "connect". Maybe he'll ask "tell me who'se azz to kick" because he's clueless.

C you're not exactly telling the whole story...he spent the first few minutes discussing Japan and the USAID website for people to take the time and make donations etc. I'm not an Obama fan, but sometimes we are so blinded by out dislike for a person to not give both sides of the story. He's been doing this spot for the past number of years, the timing sucks, but he did put it in perspective.

[stikymess]

Isnt his 15 minutes up yet?

[falconticket]

Have you noticed who's leading this charge? It's not the US, because we don't want to be seen by the Islamic world as the country stomping into another Muslim led country. What the UN needs is our military power plain and simple. There is no other country in the world that could be there tomorrow to take care of business. It comes down to a Tyrant slaughtering is own people while the world sits by and watches.

Also, have you noticed when they show the rebels, people, etc. yelling on TV about what's happening who they're yelling to come save them? It's not England, It's not France, It's not China, it's the friggin US....each and everytime.

All the articles I read say clearly that the Obama administration is pressuring the UN for authorization to strike by the end of the day today. Are u seeing something different.

[falconticket]

Not strike today, but vote for authorization today. Which is a bunch of BS anyway. The UN

[C-Gold]

Isnt his 15 minutes up yet?

Conservatives don't like him : His views
Liberals don't like him: They felt like he's not staying true/not move on.org liberal enough
Moderates are angry: He doesn't follow the will of the people, he's a liar, bullshit artist

The only base that really likes him is blacks and the only reason they strongly support him at this point is because of the color of his skin.

[Dirty Sanchez]

All the articles I read say clearly that the Obama administration is pressuring the UN for authorization to strike by the end of the day today. Are u seeing something different.

See you're using the word "pressuring"...read the article and look who's sponsoring the resolution. When the Libyan leaders are talking about "cleaning" a city the UN is stepping up the pressure.

It says plainly that we're "suggesting"....so if you want to stir the pot and make it look like the US is starting a war...do your thing

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T2

[falconticket]

No I wasnt referring to that article. I don't use cnn much, but there are some intense debates about it going on on c-span earlier and a briefing by the UN ambassador. Here's the video http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...es-urged-us-un

[Dirty Sanchez]

No I wasnt referring to that article. I don't use cnn much, but there are some intense debates about it going on on c-span earlier and a briefing by the UN ambassador. Here's the video http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...es-urged-us-un

And the article says..like I said "reflects a significant shift by Washington, alarmed by the speed at which the uprising is collapsing and concerned at the possibility of a massacre in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi."

When people are going to get massacred what do you want Obama or the US to do? Wait for another country to step up? Name the country? Who will do it? I'll answer for you.....NO ONE. There's not another country on the face of the earth that has the balls to do it, so they ask the US...PERIOD. Whether it's Bush, or Obama, someone has to be the bad guy whether you or anyone else likes it. Any if the US does nothing and thousands die...who do you think will be in the cross-hairs for not helping? I'll give you one guess.

[falconticket]

I support the strikes myself, as long as they finish the job. Pussyfooting around is not working. Take em out swifty and deeply.

[Dirty Sanchez]

I support the strikes myself, as long as they finish the job. Pussyfooting around is not working. Take em out swifty and deeply.

I can tell you from first hand experience that it's easier said than done. You're dealing with miles of sand and trying to figure out who's friend from foe is extremely difficult. Very easy to see on the ground when you're staring at a tank, it's a whole different issue at 10,000 feet. Also, when you have Libyan military and rebels in the fight that both have equipment. Of course you know that "Their killing innocent civilians" news story is already in production...it's the standard argument in that part of the world. It's a "no-win" situation for the US, we kill them and the muslim world starts the "Western Evaders" crap, we don't kill them and we hear "The great almight US let innocent people die" stuff.

[rsnnh12]

I can tell you from first hand experience that it's easier said than done. You're dealing with miles of sand and trying to figure out who's friend from foe is extremely difficult. Very easy to see on the ground when you're staring at a tank, it's a whole different issue at 10,000 feet. Also, when you have Libyan military and rebels in the fight that both have equipment. Of course you know that "Their killing innocent civilians" news story is already in production...it's the standard argument in that part of the world. It's a "no-win" situation for the US, we kill them and the muslim world starts the "Western Evaders" crap, we don't kill them and we hear "The great almight US let innocent people die" stuff.

I agree with this 100%

Bush and Obama were both in no-win situations regarding the Middle East. If Saddam did have WMDs like he said he did, and he used them, Bush is the bad guy for ignoring all of the signs/intelligence. Turns out Saddam was bluffing, Bush is called a liar. Same for Obama now. Either let people get massacred, or be called an aggressor by other countries.

Maybe we should go back to being isolated from world events, other than trade/business. Being the most powerful country just screws us when we get involved

[Emily_Haines]

you would think 3 wars would be enough

but these people are just plain insane

[Dirty Sanchez]

I agree with this 100%

Bush and Obama were both in no-win situations regarding the Middle East. If Saddam did have WMDs like he said he did, and he used them, Bush is the bad guy for ignoring all of the signs/intelligence. Turns out Saddam was bluffing, Bush is called a liar. Same for Obama now. Either let people get massacred, or be called an aggressor by other countries.

Maybe we should go back to being isolated from world events, other than trade/business. Being the most powerful country just screws us when we get involved

Not sure...but I can tell you there's a price for being the "Worlds Policemen" as you always hear. No one is sitting with a cash register to reimburse us for every bomb, meal, and blanket we distribute. Also, everything we get involved in costs $$....and that gets into the whole deficit debate I used to tell my buds "remember..every missile that leave's the rail is a million dollars...like it or not...make it count"

[N.O.S.]

Another war??? Hey, more power to him! I'll say: go for it One of these wars are going to backfire on us, sooner or later.

[Emily_Haines]

Another war??? Hey, more power to him! I'll say: go for it One of these wars are going to backfire on us, sooner or later.

Libya probably too tough for them anyways.

Need to take down a notch and pick on those small island nations so the wars don't last 10+ years.

[roninchow]

Obama Nobel peace prize?

[N.O.S.]

What have we learned from Iraq war? absolutely nothing!

price of oil skyrocketed (instead of going down)

EU is on the brink of collapse

our economy is on life support

unemployment is worse than ever

housing market in shambles

US debt surpassed 14 trillion mark (4.13 billion per day since September 2007)

Patriot Act overnight turned us into a police state

[Dirty Sanchez]

Whatever dude....there are some haters in this country that aren't happy unless they're bitching....and you two makeup that obligatory 20% that is always around. You find it in your daily lives that being miserable, and bitching about practically everything, is the only thing that makes you happy. That is your right....just remember there are great people in this country whether it's a military person, police officer, etc. that were never part of your bullcrap hatred of the government or its politics. They did it for another reason, because they saw it as a calling and respect of their country. They used their time to try and make a difference. People like you think that you're making a difference because you bitch. If bitching was converted to money, it's people like you that would of made this country the richest country on Earth.

[Emily_Haines]

Neocons everywhere are rejoicing. Remember – war is evil unless it’s sprinkled with the magic pixie dust of UN endorsement and “humanitarian” rhetoric, in which case the dead bodies, the terror, and the screaming children are all worth it. The fact that Libya is the richest oil nation on the entire African continent is a mere coincidence. Go back to sleep – basketball is on the TV. Soon you’ll be able to crack open a 6 pack and enjoy the air strikes like you would a Dwyane Wade slam dunk.

[treece]

if the u.s. invades libya expect another 9/11 or lockerbie.

[aceking]

Obama asking the UN to approve military force in Libya before the end of today. Do they have WMDs there? Are they a threat to us. Just wondering how all the Obama bots will spin this effort, yet not support the Iraq effort.

USA only invades countries with oil .

North Korea ? no thanks .

[pronk]

Libyans had it made, Gaddafi wasn't bad comparing to other dictators like Stalin, Castro, Kim etc., sharp dresser, flamboyant and little eccentric?

[RubberKettle]

The people in Benghazi will all be "cleansed" before anything happens through the UN.

[Dirty Sanchez]

The people in Benghazi will all be "cleansed" before anything happens through the UN.

If anything started happening to that extent England and France can be their pretty quickly, as well as a US aircraft carrier in the area. Many countries will try and dip their hands in this as a token effort to show they were part of it. Watch for countries like Spain and Italy to throw a few aircraft at the effort, and the US, UK, and France to do the heavy lifting. The US, UK, and France have the surveillance aircraft needed, as well as NATO. Germany has already said they're not participating...which shouldn't shock anyone as they reluctantly went to Afghanistan and want out ASAP.

[N.O.S.]

Whatever dude....there are some haters in this country that aren't happy unless they're bitching....and you two makeup that obligatory 20% that is always around. You find it in your daily lives that being miserable, and bitching about practically everything, is the only thing that makes you happy. That is your right....just remember there are great people in this country whether it's a military person, police officer, etc. that were never part of your bullcrap hatred of the government or its politics. They did it for another reason, because they saw it as a calling and respect of their country. They used their time to try and make a difference. People like you think that you're making a difference because you bitch. If bitching was converted to money, it's people like you that would of made this country the richest country on Earth.

Libyans are trying to overthrow their Government!!!!! Are they better than us americans because in 1970 our students were killed by national guardsmen during anti-government uprising at Kent State and no one rushed to help the rebels. It's all about OIL baby.

[Snowball]

France led the way with this.
France will be attacking.

http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn&q=france%20libya

[Emily_Haines]

Funny how the government in Yemen can mow protesters down with machine guns and UN don't do shit.

[falconticket]

Hope France does lead the charge. We got so much going on already.