Obama: Libyan mission is in the "national interest" of the USA

**aka:PBS** · 03-24-2011, 05:59 AM

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Obama: Libyan mission is in the "national interest" of the USA

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First aboard Air Force One on his way here from Santiago, Chile, Obama had to make phone calls to British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy to try to clear up confusion about whether the United States is going to be able to hand off responsibility for policing the no-fly zone to key allies.

Then at the news conference here later in the day, Obama faced questions from reporters about whether he adequately prepared the American people before jumping into the difficult mission and whether he could articulate how such an operation is in the national interests of the U.S.

"Where a brutal dictator is threatening his people and saying he will show no mercy and go door-to-door to hunt people down, and we have the capacity to do something about it, it is in our national interest to do so," said Obama.

Clearly aware of the growing disenchantment with the move from fellow Democrats, however, Obama quickly noted it "doesn't mean we can solve every problem in the world."

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/22/obama.libya.poli...

http://www.democraticunderground.com...mesg_id=722185

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1. I think President Obama is confused and overwhelmed

And so am I.

If he is confused and overwhelmed then what in the fuck is he being president? Can he not handle the pressure? very scary.

**djones520** · 03-24-2011, 06:14 AM

He'd do better sticking to the humanitarian aspect, then trying to say it's in our national interests.

But I agree, this whole situation just seems to show how ill prepared he is for that job.

I have been wondering if he's gotten a new found respect for Bush, and the decisions he had to make.

**megimoo** · 03-24-2011, 06:26 AM

Originally Posted by djones520

He'd do better sticking to the humanitarian aspect, then trying to say it's in our national interests.

But I agree, this whole situation just seems to show how ill prepared he is for that job.

I have been wondering if he's gotten a new found respect for Bush, and the decisions he had to make.

Be careful Sargent. Jones you're talking about your commander in chief !

eagleexpress · 03-24-2011, 06:59 AM

It just goes to show he is and was never ready to be in office the next election we need someone with more experience in office

**djones520** · 03-24-2011, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by megimoo

Be careful Sargent. Jones you're talking about your commander in chief !

I'm enlisted, I can say things like that. It's the Officers who are bound by the UCMJ to keep their mouths shut.

**txradioguy** · 03-24-2011, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by megimoo

Be careful Sargent. Jones you're talking about your commander in chief !

He didn't say anything that crossed the line.

**Odysseus** · 03-24-2011, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by djones520

I'm enlisted, I can say things like that. It's the Officers who are bound by the UCMJ to keep their mouths shut.

Originally Posted by txradioguy

He didn't say anything that crossed the line.

Exactly. If I were to say that Obama lacks the experience to run a paper route, I'd be in trouble. :D

**Arroyo_Doble** · 03-24-2011, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by djones520

He'd do better sticking to the humanitarian aspect, then trying to say it's in our national interests.

But I agree, this whole situation just seems to show how ill prepared he is for that job.

I have been wondering if he's gotten a new found respect for Bush, and the decisions he had to make.

The West was not ready for how quickly the opposition would lose. We were the only ones that could stop it from happening. That is the only thing I can account for why Obama did not act deliberately on this.

**Odysseus** · 03-24-2011, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Arroyo_Doble

The West was not ready for how quickly the opposition would lose. We were the only ones that could stop it from happening. That is the only thing I can account for why Obama did not act deliberately on this.

Or, he just didn't care. Obama is a dilletante. Libya isn't important to him, and he wasn't about to do anything until he was shamed into it, at which point he did exactly the least amount that he could to save face. When Clinton was playing with Monica while he had the Israeli Prime Minister on the phone, I thought that it was the worst example of indifference to the job that I had ever seen, but ultimately, Clinton could be persuaded to act when he thought it necessary, while I have yet to see Obama take charge of anything, even his signature initiative, the health care bill. This is a guy who just can't be bothered with his job.

**Arroyo_Doble** · 03-24-2011, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Odysseus

Or, he just didn't care. Obama is a dilletante. Libya isn't important to him, and he wasn't about to do anything until he was shamed into it, at which point he did exactly the least amount that he could to save face. When Clinton was playing with Monica while he had the Israeli Prime Minister on the phone, I thought that it was the worst example of indifference to the job that I had ever seen, but ultimately, Clinton could be persuaded to act when he thought it necessary, while I have yet to see Obama take charge of anything, even his signature initiative, the health care bill. This is a guy who just can't be bothered with his job.

I was being serious. If you just want to do jokester stuff, I can go that route.