Libya

Say “Ahh,” Mr. President, here comes another dose of reality courtesy of Libya. In the 2008 campaign Obama was big on talking without preconditions to world leaders. Even Hillary couldn’t support that one. Fast forward to 2011: Libya. We don’t consult Congress, a minority of Americans support military actions, we take a “coalition” of 29, and we have no cohesive mission so we logically invade Libya. Did Obama’s daddy have it in for Libya too?

Fast reverse to 2003. Seventeen U.N. mandates, Congressional approval, a strong coalition of that included Syria, and Saudi Arabia, massive slaughter by Hussein with strong suspicions of weapons of mass destruction, and so Bush “illegitimately” invades Iraq to avenge daddy. Hmmm. The elder Bush had Hussein by the throat in 1991 and let him go to adhere to the stated U.N. mission. Seems that daddy could have taken care of this himself after all.

There are always reasons to get into a fight. By Obama’s reasoning of preventing mass murder, he has unknowingly validated Bush’s going into Iraq. Obama cannot get the credit for pushing the envelope in Libya. France had to drag him in. Of course, this is like the Boy Scouts taking the lead in a civil disturbance calling on the National Guard to help.

I cannot wait for Cindy Sheehan to jump in and squat at Obama’s home in Illinois. Code Pink should be all over this and Harry Reid should be shrieking in the hallways of Congress, “We’ve lost the war in Libya!” Why isn’t any of this is happening? Could it be that the opposition to the war in Iraq was (le gasp) politically motivated?

To use Pres. Obama’s reasoning for entering Libya, we should be invading North Korea, China and Darfur. His reasoning for risking American lives in Libya is weak at best. Now we are handing over control of the no-fly zone but we will still have a major say on what goes on at ground level. It is hard to believe that we can depose of Quadaffi (can’t spell that wrong) without boots on the ground.

I say this because Obama said Khadafi (or whatever) must go. So anything short of him being deposed will be a defeat for us. Sanctions and such won’t work- it didn’t with Hussein. I challenge anyone to give a coherent reason for going into Libya, and then explain it to our boys, please?