It's a France + UK wanted operation, then : operation "F - UK Libya" would be good too.Obama approved arms sales to Libya after he took office. His Secretary of State is now worried about "unspeakable atrocities" in Libya.
The citizens of Iran took to the streets against a brutal regime and were "beaten, imprisoned, and in some cases killed". The Obama administration responded by stating America did not have the right to interfere in other countries affairs. Two days ago he responded to the Libyan people's uprising by stating, "Innocent civilians were beaten, imprisoned, and in some cases killed. Peaceful protests were forcefully put down. A campaign of intimidation and repression began.” Then he began bombing parts of Libya.
Obama has decided some wars are "wars of choice" and some are "wars of necessity". He defined "wars of choice" as a war against a people who are not a threat to America. Since Libya gave up its weapons of mass destruction after witnessing America's action in Iraq that cannot be a threat to America so this must be Obama's "war of choice". And if Obama can engage in a "war of choice" because he is concerned about "unspeakable atrocities" shouldn't he also be concerned about the "unspeakable atrocities" happening in Iran, Lebanon, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Darfur? He actually campaigned on ending violence in Darfur, which has gone on much longer at the level of actual genocide, then anything in Libya.
And what about his campaign statements about "restoring America's standing in the world"? Is that what he is doing in Libya? Again, what about Darfur?
And what about Afghanistan? He has stated that the War in Afghanistan is a "war of necessity" and other "wars of choice" are a distraction from the "war of necessity".
Last week the DOD reported that Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Meis, 20 , of Bennett, Colo., died March 17 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Travis M. Tompkins, 31, of Lawton, Okla., died March 16 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained on March 15, when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade. Pfc. Arturo E. Rodriguez, 19, of Bellflower, Calif., died March 12 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
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