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Obama points finger at Britain, France over Libya chaos
Obama points finger at Britain, France over Libya chaos | Fox News
"President Barack Obama has strongly criticized the leaders of Great Britain and France for their policy toward Libya after the 2011 overthrow of dictator Muammar Qaddafi, saying that he was mistaken to believe the U.S.' European allies would be "more invested in the follow-up" to Qaddafi's fall."
Obama believed in France and the UK's argument for raking Qaddafi down, according to Obama.
He had the opportunity to go before Congress and share that argument, to convince them this was the right thing to do, and then ASK for the authority to use the US Military to join in and overthrow another nation's leader, ending a perceived threat. He refused to do so.
HAD discussions gone on with Congress perhaps those 'post-Qaddafi Libya' issues could have been thought and talked through. Despite their being no immediate threat requiring immediate military action, Congress was never given that opportunity. Obama acted ALONE. Obama, without Congressional approval to do so, took the nation to war and used the U.S. military to help overthrow Qaddafi ... and helping the country slide into chaos and eventually into the hands of Al Qaeida...and now ISIS as well.
And now he wants to blame France and Britain.
No one put a gun to your head and FORCED you to make the decisions you made, Barry. YOU made the call. That's what it means to be President - YOU make the calls, and YOU take all the responsibility for it. YOU made sure there was no one else to blame when YOU took the country to war on YOUR own, by-passing Congress to do so. So put on your 'big boy' pants and take some personal responsibility / accountability. Stop blaming others!
Obama points finger at Britain, France over Libya chaos | Fox News
"President Barack Obama has strongly criticized the leaders of Great Britain and France for their policy toward Libya after the 2011 overthrow of dictator Muammar Qaddafi, saying that he was mistaken to believe the U.S.' European allies would be "more invested in the follow-up" to Qaddafi's fall."
Obama believed in France and the UK's argument for raking Qaddafi down, according to Obama.
He had the opportunity to go before Congress and share that argument, to convince them this was the right thing to do, and then ASK for the authority to use the US Military to join in and overthrow another nation's leader, ending a perceived threat. He refused to do so.
HAD discussions gone on with Congress perhaps those 'post-Qaddafi Libya' issues could have been thought and talked through. Despite their being no immediate threat requiring immediate military action, Congress was never given that opportunity. Obama acted ALONE. Obama, without Congressional approval to do so, took the nation to war and used the U.S. military to help overthrow Qaddafi ... and helping the country slide into chaos and eventually into the hands of Al Qaeida...and now ISIS as well.
And now he wants to blame France and Britain.
No one put a gun to your head and FORCED you to make the decisions you made, Barry. YOU made the call. That's what it means to be President - YOU make the calls, and YOU take all the responsibility for it. YOU made sure there was no one else to blame when YOU took the country to war on YOUR own, by-passing Congress to do so. So put on your 'big boy' pants and take some personal responsibility / accountability. Stop blaming others!