Obama shows great leadership regarding Libya

[CMike]

Obama US will turn over control of Libya effort - Road Runner

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - Obama liberatin' the Libyans...

Obama: ‘We Have Already Saved Lives’ In Libya
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - President Barack Obama, speaking from El Salvador, said that lives have been saved in Libya because of the U.S.-led military intervention there.

“I just want to emphasize to the American people, because of the extraordinary capabilities and valor of our men and women in uniform, we have already saved lives [in Libya],” Obama said on Tuesday. “In Benghazi, a city of 700,000 people, you had the prospect of [Muammar] Qaddafi’s forces carrying out his orders to show no mercy,” the president said. “That could have resulted in catastrophe in that town. Qaddafi’s forces have pulled back because of this timely intervention.

“Obviously,” Obama said, “there are always risks involved in this kind of operation, but for us to be able to structure something where we bring our unique capabilities to bear, to fulfill a mission that is supported by the international community against somebody who was about to direct his armed forces against his people in the most vicious of ways, is something that I think the American people, and certainly our American military, should be proud of.”

Britain’s Daily Mail reported yesterday that six Libyan villagers are in the hospital after being shot by U.S. soldiers charged with rescuing the American pilots whose plane had crashed in a field outside Benghazi. “A handful of locals who had come to greet the pilots were hit – among them a young boy who may have to have a leg amputated because of injuries caused by a bullet wound,” the Daily Mail reported.

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Obama Rules Out 'Land Invasion' in Libya
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Washington (AP) - President Barack Obama Wednesday categorically ruled out a land invasion to oust Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as coalition forces launched a fifth day of air strikes against government military targets in the North African nation.

And Obama said the U.S. this week will be pulling back from its dominant role in the international campaign aimed at preventing Gadhafi from attacking civilians. In international attacks early Wednesday, missiles from F-15 fighter jets destroyed Gadhafi missile sites around Tripoli. In two cities where pro-Gadhafi troops have besieged civilians, the international force struck a government ammunition depot outside Misrata and other planes hit ground forces outside Ajdabiya, officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information. Residents in Misrata said coalition attacks forced government troops to withdraw tanks there.

Obama was asked in an interview with the Spanish-language network Univision if a land invasion would be out of the question in the event air strikes fail to dislodge Gadhafi from power. Obama replied that it was "absolutely" out of the question. Asked what the exit strategy is, he didn't lay out a vision for ending the international action, but rather said: "The exit strategy will be executed this week in the sense that we will be pulling back from our much more active efforts to shape the environment."

"We'll still be in a support role, we'll still be providing jamming, and intelligence and other assets that are unique to us, but this is an international effort that's designed to accomplish the goals that were set out in the Security Council resolution," Obama said. Obama had said last week that he had no intention of sending ground combat troops into Libya, and his statements in the interview served to reinforce that point.

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[Avatar4321]

Leadership?

We have very different definition of that word.

BTW exactly who are we turning this over to? Who on earth wants to control this hot potato? And why, if Obama is doing such a good job, does he want to turn it over?

 

[M14 Shooter]

Great leadership - expecially the part where He exercised a power that He said He does not have.
THAT"S leadership. folks.
[puke]

 

[ekrem]

Leadership?

We have very different definition of that word.

BTW exactly who are we turning this over to? Who on earth wants to control this hot potato? And why, if Obama is doing such a good job, does he want to turn it over?

NATO will take over when the attacks on Libyan Army (ground-forces) stop.

And France needs to be sent home, I totally agree with today's NYT editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/opinion/24thu1.html?src=twrhp

That the international consensus through the UN resolution is causing so much trouble within NATO is France's fault. Ego issue.

 

[Dutch]

I am sick of wasting good American lives on these people. I am as liberal as they come, but to send my son to fight for these people who would just as soon dance in the street during 911 it makes me sick.

 

[hipeter924]

Britain’s Daily Mail reported yesterday that six Libyan villagers are in the hospital after being shot by U.S. soldiers charged with rescuing the American pilots whose plane had crashed in a field outside Benghazi. “A handful of locals who had come to greet the pilots were hit – among them a young boy who may have to have a leg amputated because of injuries caused by a bullet wound,” the Daily Mail reported.

Yeah, great leadership. He has Obama to thank for only having one leg, considering thats a civilian child , and that and the other civilians shot were locals trying to help, Obama has probably conducted a war crime already just a few days into it. Then again children don't matter to the US government, after the half a million killed due to the Iraq sanctions.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Arab/Islamic world starts writing up Obama's war crimes, and in an ironic flip flop the people who supported this intervention actively condemn it.

 

[Maple]

Obama US will turn over control of Libya effort - Road Runner

Leadership??? Really?? He let the U.N lead on this with our money and our troops without congressional approval. He has yet to lead on anything, he let Pelosi and Reid ram through the 787 billion dollar stimulus bill that still is not working and the massive health care bill all WITHOUT his leadership. He is NO leader. Never has been. Never will be.

 

[ekrem]

France doesn't want to retreat and give command to NATO.

Turkey and France clash over Libya air campaign | World news | The Guardian

 

[ekrem]

It's either to be NATO or NATO stays out.
Not NATO operating side-by-side of France, who itself is NATO member.

 

[ekrem]

Parliament has given Authority to Government to participate in No-Fly zone.
The Washington Post

Yesterday, 4 Frigates, 1 sub and 1 auxillary ship has been put under NATO's command.

What's the problem with France?
They're NATO member, but they object for NATO to assume command.
They want to brew their own beer in Libya under disguise of UN resolution. Pursuing national interests.

 

[LibocalypseNow]

Gotta "Protect those Civilians." Wink Wink. Oil aint got nothing to do with this War. Wink Wink. What a scam.

 

[ekrem]

Gotta "Protect those Civilians." Wink Wink. Oil aint got nothing to do with this War. Wink Wink. What a scam.

UN resolution didn't go through photocopy-machine, French Aircrafts were already in the air.

Meanwhile reporter from MSNBC-Turkey says from Benghazi on TV, that Aircrafts have attacked Libyan Army positions around weapon-depots and as a result the rebels have looted those depots.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Obama US will turn over control of Libya effort - Road Runner

You call this leadership?

NATO will not get involved unless all members vote to do so, Last time I looked Germany was pulling its military out of the area so that they could not be called on as part of any NATO operation. Did that change?

France wants to put some sort of political committee in charge, which should make Libya go something like the defense of the Maginot line in WWII.

Just as a benchmark for your future reference, leadership is not trying to set someone else up to take the fall when the shit hits the fan.

 

[High_Gravity]

I reallt think the man has NO IDEA what he is doing in Libya.

 

[B. Kidd]

When NATO takes over, who does the U.S. Military report to?

 

[3DG4life]

Leadership? That would've been to stay out of a Civil War in the first place. At least we now this isn't an open ended thing, though. Like.. Ahem, two other wars that were started not under Obama.

 

[Charles_Main]

Obama US will turn over control of Libya effort - Road Runner

Leadership? Dithering for 3 weeks and waiting until the rebels have lost most of the country, then following the UN into action is not leading.

If he were a leader he would have gotten the UN to act sooner.

Leadership? wrong he displayed followershio this time.