President Obama Should Have Thanked President Bush for His Middle East Vision In His Libya Speech
By Kevin McCullough
Published March 29, 2011
| FoxNews.com
Monday night President Obama took to the airwaves to rebut the criticism and confusion surrounding his decision to send U.S. troops to Libya.
It was an interesting speech, but a lame attempt to make the Libyan circumstances seem unique to his presidency.
Let me be clear: I supported the president's action in participating with the international coalition to stop the genocide of the Libyan people.
Just as I did with President Bush in the effort to stop another ruthless mad man Saddam Hussein.
President Obama's biggest challenge was to attempt to step up to the podium and somehow convince the American people of an idea that even his own Defense Secretary refused to go along with when given the chance to do so on Sunday. (On every network except Fox.)
Put Us in the "Still Confused" Column
March 29, 2011 | By A Line of Sight
Bob Beauprez Blog
Ten days after air strikes began in Libya, Barack Obama finally delivered a speech meant to clarify the mission and answer the plethora of questions he and his administration have invited with the abundance of mixed messages and conflicting information that they have given. Instead of clarity, the President's speech was circuitous, rambling, and invited more questions by what he failed to address than by what he did say. If anything, he left us more confused.
Of note this morning is that the hand off of command for the operation to NATO that he thumped his chest about last night has now been delayed, further adding to the confusion and make-it-up-as-you-go nature of the war, or "kinetic military action" as the White House prefers we call it.
