Media cheerleads Obama's war for oil

President Obama also conferred with both the House and Senate leaders from both sides on a conference call before this happened.

Photo, I could not agree more. Not our fight. Let the others deal with it. I have heard the french are incharge, there is other countries involved also, let them all deal with it. We are doing enough.

Obama is using the New Rules for Radicals.... when all else fails...#14 BOMB BOMB BOMB and call it a peace keeping mission. LOL LOL

At least Bush and Cheney...called it as it was....a war.

it's always about the oil, no matter the president. until we get our heads out of our asses and realize the world is running out of oil and change the way we do things, every president HAS to make it about the oil.

Wily Weasel wrote: it's always about the oil, no matter the president. until we get our heads out of our asses and realize the world is running out of oil and change the way we do things, every president HAS to make it about the oil.

Yes, it's all about oil. rofllol rofllol rofllol rofllol

navycpo7 wrote: President Obama also conferred with both the House and Senate leaders from both sides on a conference call before this happened.

Not according to Dennis Kucinich-

As Politico is reporting, Kucinich raised the prospect of impeachment during a Saturday conference call, and is just one member of a group of liberal House Democrats questioning the constitutionality of U.S. missile strikes against Libya. The congressman mainly objected to the fact that Congress was not consulted before the air strikes, Raw Story reports. In an interview, he told the site, "And I'm raising the question as to whether or not it's an impeachable offense. It would appear on its face to be an impeachable offense."

And Kucinich is a Democrat, BTW.

Dummy Up wrote: Can you give me a real rebuttal?, or only use my name against me? If GW had done the same would you be whining?

I would have been. I didn't support a full miltary invasion of Afghanistan. And I think the US has been extremely lucky with casualties compared to the USSR and Britain's attempt to occupy this land.

WTFO


France: New political steering committee should oversee no-fly zone over Libya

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/artic ... libya?bn=1

I don't think the media have been cheerleaders for this war and at least one, Shep Smith from Fox has been noting how much the no-fly-zone is costing.

I thought Obama was doing this to protect Europe from thousands of Libyan immigrants, but new info suggests that it was Hilary and others within the administration who thought it should be done for humanitarian regions.

I wonder if the Christian Sudanese who are being driven from Sudan's oilfields are saying why wasn't oil good enough in our case?

OmniScience wrote:

navycpo7 wrote: President Obama also conferred with both the House and Senate leaders from both sides on a conference call before this happened.

Not according to Dennis Kucinich-

As Politico is reporting, Kucinich raised the prospect of impeachment during a Saturday conference call, and is just one member of a group of liberal House Democrats questioning the constitutionality of U.S. missile strikes against Libya. The congressman mainly objected to the fact that Congress was not consulted before the air strikes, Raw Story reports. In an interview, he told the site, "And I'm raising the question as to whether or not it's an impeachable offense. It would appear on its face to be an impeachable offense."

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/03/1 ... -on-libya/

http://www.startribune.com/nation/118243694.html

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 (50 U.S.C. 1541–1548) was a United States Congress joint resolution providing that the President can send U.S. armed forces into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or if the United States is already under attack or serious threat. The War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war. The resolution was passed by two-thirds of Congress, overriding a presidential veto.

Obama's letter to Congress. (I think it is BS, but he did follow the protocol with the War Powers Resolution 1973 act)

At approximately 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on March 19, 2011, at my direction, U.S. military forces commenced operations to assist an international effort authorized by the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council and undertaken with the support of European allies and Arab partners, to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and address the threat posed to international peace and security by the crisis in Libya.

As part of the multilateral response authorized under U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, U.S. military forces, under the command of Commander, U.S. Africa Command, began a series of strikes against air defense systems and military airfields for the purposes of preparing a no-fly zone.

These strikes will be limited in their nature, duration, and scope. Their purpose is to support an international coalition as it takes all necessary measures to enforce the terms of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973. These limited U.S. actions will set the stage for further action by other coalition partners.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 authorized Member States, under Chapter VII of the U.N. Charter, to take all necessary measures to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack in Libya, including the establishment and enforcement of a "no-fly zone" in the airspace of Libya.

United States military efforts are discrete and focused on employing unique U.S. military capabilities to set the conditions for our European allies and Arab partners to carry out the measures authorized by the U.N. Security Council Resolution.

Muammar Qadhafi was provided a very clear message that a cease-fire must be implemented immediately. The international community made clear that all attacks against civilians had to stop; Qadhafi had to stop his forces from advancing on Benghazi; pull them back from Ajdabiya, Misrata, and Zawiya; and establish water, electricity, and gas supplies to all areas. Finally, humanitarian assistance had to be allowed to reach the people of Libya.

Although Qadhafi's Foreign Minister announced an immediate cease-fire, Qadhafi and his forces made no attempt to implement such a cease-fire, and instead continued attacks on Misrata and advanced on Benghazi. Qadhafi's continued attacks and threats against civilians and civilian populated areas are of grave concern to neighboring Arab nations and, as expressly stated in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, constitute a threat to the region and to international peace and security.

His illegitimate use of force not only is causing the deaths of substantial numbers of civilians among his own people, but also is forcing many others to flee to neighboring countries, thereby destabilizing the peace and security of the region. Left unaddressed, the growing instability in Libya could ignite wider instability in the Middle East, with dangerous consequences to the national security interests of the United States.

Qadhafi's defiance of the Arab League, as well as the broader international community moreover, represents a lawless challenge to the authority of the Security Council and its efforts to preserve stability in the region. Qadhafi has forfeited his responsibility to protect his own citizens and created a serious need for immediate humanitarian assistance and protection, with any delay only putting more civilians at risk.

The United States has not deployed ground forces into Libya. United States forces are conducting a limited and well-defined mission in support of international efforts to protect civilians and prevent a humanitarian disaster.

Accordingly, U.S. forces have targeted the Qadhafi regime's air defense systems, command and control structures, and other capabilities of Qadhafi's armed forces used to attack civilians and civilian populated areas. We will seek a rapid, but responsible, transition of operations to coalition, regional, or international organizations that are postured to continue activities as may be necessary to realize the objectives of U.N. Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973.

For these purposes, I have directed these actions, which are in the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States, pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive.

I am providing this report as part of my efforts to keep the Congress fully informed, consistent with the War Powers Resolution. I appreciate the support of the Congress in this action.