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NFZ just implemented over Libya.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12794623

Yeah I saw King Barack talking all tough on C-Span. Hey he's got his Homie's, Great Britain, France and several Arabic nations in his little Bush like coalition doing the heavy lifting while he's safe and sound over here puffing out his chest llookin' all "We gonna kick yo ass yo" on TV

IMO the western nations have probably just given Qaddafi Duck enough time to subvert the uprising and stay in power.
 
Remember all the stuff Obama said about Iraq during the '08 campaign? Yeah. Never mind.

Kucinich (D-OH) on Libyan attack: "This is a grave matter" says Obama did not get "constitutional authority."
 
Obama and Hillary say yes, it’s war but don’t worry, we’re not in charge. Like that’s supposed to be a good thing. Obama, Clinton stress U.S. supporting role in Libya Sorta like sending people off to die and voting ‘Present’ at the same time.
 
2008 Obama Q&A

Question: 2. In what circumstances, if any, would the president have constitutional authority to bomb Iran without seeking a use-of-force authorization from Congress? (Specifically, what about the strategic bombing of suspected nuclear sites -- a situation that does not involve stopping an IMMINENT threat?)

Answer: The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.


I guess he forgot to mention its only applicable when the president is on vacation in Rio. Then its ok. <_<
 
Yeah I saw King Barack talking all tough on C-Span. Hey he's got his Homie's, Great Britain, France and several Arabic nations in his little Bush like coalition doing the heavy lifting while he's safe and sound over here puffing out his chest llookin' all "We gonna kick yo ass yo" on TV

IMO the western nations have probably just given Qaddafi Duck enough time to subvert the uprising and stay in power.
No matter what the US did, you would disparage the President for the action or lack thereof.

You are no better than the MSNBC crew during Bush's tenure.
 
I thought that lobbing bombs and missiles at an ME country only helps promote terrorism against us?
 
No matter what the US did, you would disparage the President for the action or lack thereof.

You are no better than the MSNBC crew during Bush's tenure.

Well who do you think I learned the technique from? :lol:

I've long opposed our Imperialistic/Interventionist policies with regard to use of military force without a formal Declaration of War from the US Congress. While I see the logic with Libya, Iraq & Afghanistan what I fail to see is formal authorization from Congress.

We have 6,000+ dead soldiers, if they weren't killed in a war does it make them less dead as it was only a conflict or in support of a UN Resolution?

He Is Coming to us dead


One morning when the office had opened
a man quite old in years
Entered the express office
showing signs of grief and fear
When the clerk approached him
his trembling voice did say
I'm waiting for my boy, sir
he's coming home today

You have made a small mistake
and you must surely know
This is the express office, sir
and not a town depot
If your boy is coming home
this cold rainy day
You'll find him with the passengers
at the station just over the way

You do not understand me, sir
the old man shook his head
He's not a-coming as a passenger
but by express instead
He's coming home to mother
the old man gently said
He's coming home in a casket, sir
he's coming to us dead

Just then a whistle pierced the ears
the express came in on time
The old man rose in a breathless haste
and quickly rushed outside
Then a long white casket
was lowered to the ground
The scene was filled with the grief and tears
of those who gathered around

Don't handle that box roughly, boys
it contains our darling Jack
He went away as you boys are
see the way he's coming back
He broke his poor mother's heart
her saying's all come true
She said, this is the way that he'd come back
when he joined the boys in blue

Six Thousand plus times the imagery of the above song has played itself out throughout the country in cities large and tiny rural towns. For Whom? For What? To have the Patriot Act rob of us if the Very Liberty we hold so dear? To be in debt up to and over our eyeballs?

Run Ron RUN!

 
Blood for Oil: Obama Attacks Libya, In Bed With Halliburton

How beautifully rich... via Yahoo, a list of CEOs traveling to Brazil with Obama:
The list includes the CEO of General Electric, Jeffrey Immelt; Aris Candris, CEO of Westinghouse; John Faraci, CEO of International Paper; Anthony S. Harrington, CEO of the Albright Stonebridge Group; and last but not least, James T. Hackett, CEO of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Director of Halliburton Company.

So where are the anti-war hippies and conspiracy theorists when you need them most?

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Blood for Oil: Obama Attacks Libya, In Bed With Halliburton

How beautifully rich... via Yahoo, a list of CEOs traveling to Brazil with Obama:
The list includes the CEO of General Electric, Jeffrey Immelt; Aris Candris, CEO of Westinghouse; John Faraci, CEO of International Paper; Anthony S. Harrington, CEO of the Albright Stonebridge Group; and last but not least, James T. Hackett, CEO of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Director of Halliburton Company.

So where are the anti-war hippies and conspiracy theorists when you need them most?

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Yeah A real champion of the common man. Notice the deafening silence from 1600 Penna Blvd over Scott Walkers move in WI. Hope and Change my arse.
 
Yeah A real champion of the common man. Notice the deafening silence from 1600 Penna Blvd over Scott Walkers move in WI. Hope and Change my arse.

Exactly! An evil Arab dictator has been in power for decades. He personally controls his country's vast oil wealth. A sponsor of terrorism, he has provoked the West to take military action against him in the past. Islamic fundamentalists despise him as much as the West does. When his people rise up against him, he murders them ruthlessly. The United Nations Security Council has passed resolutions condemning him. An American president, intent on promoting democracy in the Middle East, demands that the dictator abdicate. When the dictator fails to leave, the American president authorizes the use of military force. Our "allies," including Great Britain, are asked to help. The endgame for the use of force is unclear.

Sound familiar? No, we're not talking about Moammar Qaddafi and Barack Obama. We're talking about Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush. The difference is this: in almost the exact same set of circumstances, Bush was called "Hitler" by the Left. Leftists wrote plays and stories and movies about killing him. Democratic Party politicians, like Sen. Dick Durbin, likened our troops to "Nazis." Democratic Senators like John Kerry and Hillary Clinton, who voted for the military action, accused the president of lying. Mass demonstrations and protests, sponsored by the communist and socialist Left, broke out in the U.S. and Great Britain. Antiwar groups like Code Pink staged demonstrations at military recruiting stations, and had to be dragged shrieking from the halls of Congress. Opponents of the war shouted that Saddam's Iraq never attacked us, and that our military action was a violation of international law. The Left cried for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney.

The Left's hypocrisy on matters of war and peace is sickening. When the Democratic Party is in power, it routinely commits America to war. When Republicans are in power, Democrats engage in shameless demagoguery and paint the Republicans as bloodthirsty warmongers.
 
Yeah A real champion of the common man. Notice the deafening silence from 1600 Penna Blvd over Scott Walkers move in WI. Hope and Change my arse.
You are killing me.

Here I thought he was an anti-business socialist/marxist/muslim/Kenyan...etc...pick a stance and stick with it.

He is traveling with the CEO coalition he brought together to work on moving the United States economy forward. Brazil, being one of the fastest growing world economies right now, is vital to our success.

What is clear is that in an increasingly global economy, our partnership with these nations is only going to become more vital," the president said.
Brazil stands out for its strategic and economic importance to the United States and a boom that has taken it all the way to South Florida. As the world's seventh-largest economy, it is a member of an exclusive club of influential developing nations along with Russia, India and China, collectively known in economic circles as the BRIC nations. Obama is looking to reset the U.S. relationship with Brazil, an emerging economic power that even without being hostile has annoyed Washington with its independent ways.
After Brazil, Obama travels to Chile, which has established itself as one of the wealthier nations in South America. His third and final stop is in El Salvador.
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Obama's Saturday stay in the Brazilian capital, a city merely 50 years old, is all business. After his meeting with Rousseff he will deliver an address to a meeting of executives from Brazil and the United States.
The chief executive session is designed to illustrate the commercial opportunities for the United States in Brazil. U.S. officials and business leaders point to the opportunities presented by the infrastructure challenges Brazil faces in its role as host of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.
The CEO session will include a number of executives from U.S. corporations, including International Paper, Cargill, Citigroup and Coca-Cola.

And yes, Libyan oil is, and stable oil markets are, necessary to stop the spiking of oil prices from stopping our current economic resurgence.

How socialistic of his administration.
 
They call this mission "Operation Odyssey Dawn" :blink:

od·ys·sey (d-s)
n. pl. od·ys·seys
1. An extended adventurous voyage or trip.
2. An intellectual or spiritual quest: an odyssey of discovery.



Hillary Clinton on Libya attacks: 'We did not lead this.' However compare such statement from Adm. Gortney's briefing on "Operation Odyssey Dawn" Saturday…

The US is in full command
Gortney: That said, the U.S. military has and will continue to use our unique capabilities to create the conditions from which we and our partners can best enforce the full measure of the U.N. mandate. Our mission right now is to shape the battle space in such a way that our partners may take the lead in both – in execution.

Gortney on attack force: "We had one British submarine." Q: "And the rest were all US?" Gortney: "Yes, ma'am." :blink:

The UN Security Council passed a resolution that only one country can enforce. So why say "We did not lead this'?
 
You are killing me.

Here I thought he was an anti-business socialist/marxist/muslim/Kenyan...etc...pick a stance and stick with it.

He is traveling with the CEO coalition he brought together to work on moving the United States economy forward. Brazil, being one of the fastest growing world economies right now, is vital to our success.

Link



And yes, Libyan oil is, and stable oil markets are, necessary to stop the spiking of oil prices from stopping our current economic resurgence.

How socialistic of his administration.

Maybe this has something to do with it?

Obama Underwrites Offshore Drilling
Too bad it's not in U.S. waters.
August 2009​


You read that headline correctly. Unfortunately, the Obama Administration is financing oil exploration off Brazil.

The U.S. is going to lend billions of dollars to Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petrobras, to finance exploration of the huge offshore discovery in Brazil's Tupi oil field in the Santos Basin near Rio de Janeiro. Brazil's planning minister confirmed that White House National Security Adviser James Jones met this month with Brazilian officials to talk about the loan.

Which is a direct payback to Obamas overlord....ahem...

Soros Hedge Fund Bought Petrobras Stake Worth $811 Million
August 2008​

Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire investor George Soros bought an $811 million stake in Petroleo Brasileiro SA in the second quarter, making the Brazilian state-controlled oil company his investment fund's largest holding.
 
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