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Defense Secretary: Libya Did Not Pose Threat to U.S., Was Not 'Vital National Interest' to Intervene
March 27, 2011 8:16 AM
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that Libya did not pose a threat to the United States before the U.S. began its military campaign against the North African country.
On “This Week,” ABC News’ Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper asked Gates, “Do you think Libya posed an actual or imminent threat to the United States?”
“No, no,” Gates said in a joint appearance with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “It was not -- it was not a vital national interest to the United States, but it was an interest and it was an interest for all of the reasons Secretary Clinton talked about. The engagement of the Arabs, the engagement of the Europeans, the general humanitarian question that was at stake,” he said.
Gates explained that there was more at stake, however. “There was another piece of this though, that certainly was a consideration. You've had revolutions on both the East and the West of Libya,” he said, emphasizing the potential wave of refugees from Libya could have destabilized Tunisia and Egypt.
“So you had a potentially significantly destabilizing event taking place in Libya that put at risk potentially the revolutions in both Tunisia and Egypt,” the Secretary said. “And that was another consideration I think we took into account.”
During his campaign for the Presidency, in December, 2007, Barack Obama told The Boston Globe that “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.”
Earlier in 2007, then-Senator Hillary Clinton said in a speech on the Senate floor that, “If the administration believes that any -- any -- use of force against Iran is necessary, the President must come to Congress to seek that authority.”
Tapper asked Clinton, “Why not got to Congress?”
“Well, we would welcome congressional support,” the Secretary said, “but I don't think that this kind of internationally authorized intervention where we are one of a number of countries participating to enforce a humanitarian mission is the kind of unilateral action that either I or President Obama was speaking of several years ago.”
“I think that this had a limited timeframe, a very clearly defined mission which we are in the process of fulfilling,” Clinton said.
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Humanitarian missions get US soldiers killed. Blackhawk Down is an example. And in Libya, what is our excuse?
Barry will attempt to charm words Monday night but he will rely on the teleprompter [paid Soros think tank for ideas] to sell the waste of defense dollars on a patch of desert in North Africa.
If we have ammo, let's ship it to Afganistan where it might do some good.
Barry will attempt to charm words Monday night but he will rely on the teleprompter [paid Soros think tank for ideas] to sell the waste of defense dollars on a patch of desert in North Africa.
If we have ammo, let's ship it to Afganistan where it might do some good.
POSTED BY: LONGDRYCREEK | MAR 27, 2011 2:15:36 PM
I guess we can't call republicans war mongers anymore unless we call the democrats that too since both parties like to start questionable wars. I exempt afghanistan because they were harboring those that attacked us in 911, so that was completely justified. And Bama and reasonable democrats agree with me on that one. So it is 1/1 between the parties for starting questionable wars. Get some new rhetoric democrats.
POSTED BY: RIGHT_WINGER | MAR 27, 2011 2:14:36 PM
Gates is Absolutely Correct! obama had NO AUTHORITY to SEND ANYONE TO LIBYA. this little skinny fraud thinks he is a one-man government...He should be IMMEDIATELY IMPEACHED FROM OFFICE!
POSTED BY: LINDA | MAR 27, 2011 2:11:38 PM
Hillary looked like a bobblehead when Secretary Gates was talking.
POSTED BY: ROGER THATT | MAR 27, 2011 2:07:55 PM
Frustrated wives like Hillary Rodhman Clinton should not vent her ire on Moammar Khaddafi and have him bombed so the people of Libya will be, like her, miserable too. Hillary, you cannot blame Khaddafi if her two wives are fully satisfied with you know what I mean. You cannot blame Khaddafi if his sons and the people of Libya stand by him because they love him. By the way, the late Gerardine Ferraro of distinguished memory was the first woman to break the ceiling in US politics, not you. You are not named after the first explorer of Mt. Everest. It is reprehensible for mothers to have abortion and for the taxpayers to foot the bill. If you are thinking of becoming President, forget it. You will not be President.
POSTED BY: ANATOLEPUSHKIN | MAR 27, 2011 2:06:13 PM
The Clintons/Bushes have been in cahoots with the CIA bringing drugs into the US since Clinton was Gov of Arkansas. That's why there will never be legalization -- too much competition.
GOOGLE & Youtube for hundreds of articles:
"Bush +Clinton +CIA drugs"
"Bush +Clinton +CIA drugs"
POSTED BY: CASEY | MAR 27, 2011 2:03:55 PM
Anyone NOTICE how you cannot post to Washington DC news reports....I DO...And I'll just say it HERE...ENFORCE OUR IMMIGRATION LAWS! ILLEGALS have NO RIGHTS IN THIS COUNTRY At ALL.NONE...ZILCH....NADA!
POSTED BY: LINDA | MAR 27, 2011 2:03:13 PM
No one is mentioning this lightweight reporter or who owns and who loans to... ABC.
We already voted my friends... remember the great supposed flood of new blood that were going to set things straight in the Senate and Congress?
The last group that is... for it never happens and never will .
I know the anger of the Tea Party on that first day that people went to State Capitals with little organization in anger over the Banking Cartel's.. steeling... of a trillion without any oversight... that was Fall of 2008.
NOW IT IS CLEAR THAT THE TEA PARTY... WAS AN INTELLIGENCE FRONT AT ITS CORE AT LEAST... TO BLEED OFF TENSION INTO ZIONISM AND THOSE GOALS TO BE USED BY THE BANKING CARTEL FOR THE PRE-PLANNEDD 'REVOLUTIONS.'
CUT AND BAKE... STRAIGHT FROM THE CIA/FBI MOSSAD.
What is Homeland Security really for? The Suppression of a future resistance in the USA.
Supprised the "American" Left is silent?
The Spigot was turned off.
They never were anything but whor.. of a Banking Cartel run... like any propaganda element... and that especially includes the environmental movement shoved down the collective throats of our children for the last 25 years in our UN directed schools. (imprintation centers)... environmentalism's real purpose was to make children think in terms of being members of the world... rather than Americans ... or individuals.
IF you think the ballot box will help you are so naive that one does not know where to start.
We need patriots still in the FBI and CIA to rat on this Cabal... that runs our country in our names... the trials in public start after. These are capital offenses. Morrally so corrupt that no negative words cover it.
We are talking not just about the events before us now but WW 1 and WW 11, the Cold War, Korea, Viet Nam... the dropping of the bombs on Japan when they were defeated to emotionally bring in the UN. The firebombing of Germany as a ritual at. The Mysterious slowing and then stopping of the armies of the West at the gates of Berlin in WW11 to allow the Soviets to take "Eastern Europe."
An entity... name it if you dare... runs our and every Western government on Earth... it must be torn our root and branch.
POSTED BY: JJ | MAR 27, 2011 2:01:24 PM
As usual I gotta agree with Gates, I just don't see the benefit in getting involved in what appears to be a tribal conflict. At least with Iraq it was pretty obvious Saddam was on a collision course with Iran and an oil-fueled WW3. Does anybody even know if the opposition forces would do a better job than Col. Lockerbie? King Barry and his globalist chums are going to look even stupider if they labored to produce a regime that's even more belligerent than the last one.
POSTED BY: CPPTHIS | MAR 27, 2011 2:00:14 PM
Hillary loves pretend wars to crawl out of the political dumpster. Remember her fake memories of ducking sniper fire and running to the cars in Bosnia in 2004? Video showed Hillary and Chelsea stepping off the plane and giving hugs to 8 year old school kids. She "misremembered..." Now a fake, made up war that isn't a war, but an intervention for reasons they are still trying to conjure up. Hillary the liar and her muslim sympathizing Kenyan leader have got to go in 2012.
POSTED BY: JJ | MAR 27, 2011 1:58:04 PM
Some of these comments are just amazing! People, give up your jobs and start writing fiction! You could very well produce a best seller!
POSTED BY: FOREIGN-BORN PATRIOT | MAR 27, 2011 1:57:49 PM
This can't be good for the Main Street economy, which is barely making it as it is. Where's the money for the war in Libya going to come from? And what if it spreads throughout the Middle East and becomes a full-fledged war with Iraq? Won't that dilute the dollar as more dollars are printed to cover the cost of war? If the part of the plan is to destroy the dollar and send our middle class into poverty, it's pretty clever. I guess the elites will have us begging for a one-world government sooner rather than later.
POSTED BY: BOB | MAR 27, 2011 1:56:55 PM
Send the LITTLE PUNK called seotorro to Libya...WITHOUT AMMO! They are ALREADY stomping on a dummy of him...Let's give them the REAL dummy!!!
POSTED BY: LINDA | MAR 27, 2011 1:56:29 PM
The never-ending slew of FAKE POLLS - ABC, CBS, Pew, etc. - will assure all Americans that 99% of Americans SUPPORT THIS WAR.
POSTED BY: CASEY | MAR 27, 2011 1:56:19 PM
So I guess he will pay the American people back for the money it cost to lob 130 missiles at the sand box. And the jet that got shot down by the rebels along with all the fuel,ships etc.
POSTED BY: NOMOREMRNICEGUY | MAR 27, 2011 1:55:27 PM
So I guess he will pay the American people back for the money it cost to lob 130 missiles at the sand box. And the jet that got shot down by the rebels along with all the fuel,ships etc.
POSTED BY: NOMOREMRNICEGUY | MAR 27, 2011 1:55:25 PM
Because obama, barry soetorro, is NOT an American,he WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RUN IN 2012!!!AND, should be thrown out of the WhiteHouse by our Military,Congress, CIA, AND the FBI for breech of the Constitution of the United States of America.The CIA, AND, the FBI, SWORE in To PROTECT AND DEFEND this Constitution...NOT THE FRAUD in the WhiteHouse!
POSTED BY: LINDA | MAR 27, 2011 1:53:44 PM
I used to dismiss David Geffen's allegation that the Clintons are the greatest liars he has ever encountered and they can stare at you and lie at you just like that. I considered it a Gay Man's Tall Tale. Now we know that even gays like Geffen can tell the truth as it is, plain simple and unadulterated, most especially if they talk about it out of experience, the best and the most expensive teacher. Hillarry, it is quite obvious now, is a serial liar. Her tales of Bosnia were not a "misspeak," it dawns on me now.. She did it to win the primary and to embellish her vacuous exploits. Putin is quite right that headless people should not be heads of state. That bonzai dictator of North Korea had the reason to advice her to stick to her shopping sprees. Hillary does not care if our children are sent to this kiknd of unnecessary war. She is pro-choice in the first place. I think she completely lost her head after that Monica Lewinsky drama that, by quirk of fate, turned her into an overnight martyr. Now she is parroting her husband's fallacy of "it depends on what the meaning of 'is' is." True to his campaign slogan, President Barack Hussein Obama should stop this drama. Hillary should be dismissed as secretary of state and replaced with Secretary Gates. Send her to the kitchen to bake cakes.
Posted by: anatolepushkin | March 27, 2011 at 01:50 PM
POSTED BY: ANATOLEPUSHKIN | MAR 27, 2011 1:53:41 PM
These two clowns make excuses for everything!
POSTED BY: RICH | MAR 27, 2011 1:50:58 PM
used to dismiss David Geffen's allegation that the Clintons are the greatest liars he has ever encountered and they can stare at you and lie at you just like that. I considered it a Gay Man's Tall Tale. Now we know that even gays like Geffen can tell the truth as it is, plain simple and unadulterated, most especially if they talk about it out of experience, the best and the most expensive teacher. Hillarry, it is quite obvious now, is a serial liar. Her tales of Bosnia were not a "misspeak," it dawns on me now.. She did it to win the primary and to embellish her vacuous exploits. Putin is quite right that headless people should not be heads of state. That bonzai dictator of North Korea had the reason to advice her to stick to her shopping sprees. Hillary does not care if our children are sent to this kiknd of unnecessary war. She is pro-choice in the first place. I think she completely lost her head after that Monica Lewinsky drama that, by quirk of fate, turned her into an overnight martyr. Now she is parroting her husband's fallacy of "it depends on what the meaning of 'is' is." True to his campaign slogan, President Barack Hussein Obama should stop this drama. Hillary should be dismissed as secretary of state and replaced with Secretary Gates. Send her to the kitchen to bake cakes.
POSTED BY: ANATOLEPUSHKIN | MAR 27, 2011 1:50:37 PM
Gates is throwing out disinformation, in my opinion. It's the good cop, bad cop routine that is supposed to make it look like we have a diversity of opinion in our government. However, at the top, I think they're all puppets and they're all on board with invading Libya -- and will later invade Iran.
POSTED BY: BOB | MAR 27, 2011 1:49:50 PM
OF COURSE obama had NO AUTHORITY to send ANYONE to Libya....An impeachable offense. We can no longer ALLOW this muslim terrorist to RENT our WhiteHouse...He has to be out BEFORE 2012! And THEN, put on trial.
POSTED BY: LINDA | MAR 27, 2011 1:49:36 PM
I can still remember when Bob Gates had a brain. At least, I thought so.
POSTED BY: ARCHY CARY | MAR 27, 2011 1:48:38 PM
Under Obama's limited vision, we are just another country listed on the roster of the U.N. membership plaque. No better, no worse, no more exceptional that Qatar. Take that Founding Fathers.
POSTED BY: JEFFT | MAR 27, 2011 1:46:59 PM
amature hour
POSTED BY: JT | MAR 27, 2011 1:45:15 PM
The lunatics are in charge.
POSTED BY: IZZYDUNNE | MAR 27, 2011 1:43:29 PM
One more thing, if the world wants us to police all these despots, then pay us!
POSTED BY: KRK | MAR 27, 2011 1:42:13 PM
Republicant's or Taxocrats, no matter who gets in office it is the same game different team. War, war, war, war. Billions spent to save the oil industry and enrich Lockheed Martin, Haliburton while many are unemployed, under-employed and the infrastructure collapses. I'm not sure the founding fathers intended for the military industrial complex and a central bank to run this country - because they are.
POSTED BY: KRK | MAR 27, 2011 1:41:01 PM
Congress needs to impeach Obama, NOW.
Call and write your reps.
This was an order from the UN. It did NOT come from our Government in it's entirety.
Obama ignored his own Congress and the American People to follow the UN into this.
It doesn't matter whether it is a humanitarian issue or not.
The UN does not lead this Country. We are NOT part of some great World Order, no matter how much Obama and cronies wish we were.
This IS an impeachable offense.
The War Act very plainly states that if there is NO threat to America, there is NO authority to go to war. Here is the SECRETARY of DEFENSE saying there was no threat!
Obama has forsaken the Constitution and the Government, and followed the UN on this. It is an outrage and dangerous precedence.
Congress MUST impeach Obama, NOW!!
Call and write your Representatives in Congress.
Call and write your reps.
This was an order from the UN. It did NOT come from our Government in it's entirety.
Obama ignored his own Congress and the American People to follow the UN into this.
It doesn't matter whether it is a humanitarian issue or not.
The UN does not lead this Country. We are NOT part of some great World Order, no matter how much Obama and cronies wish we were.
This IS an impeachable offense.
The War Act very plainly states that if there is NO threat to America, there is NO authority to go to war. Here is the SECRETARY of DEFENSE saying there was no threat!
Obama has forsaken the Constitution and the Government, and followed the UN on this. It is an outrage and dangerous precedence.
Congress MUST impeach Obama, NOW!!
Call and write your Representatives in Congress.
POSTED BY: ROBOTECH | MAR 27, 2011 1:38:42 PM
How dare Gates says this in contradiction with his boss's vision? Remember that now Al Quaeda is already involved and they are actively helping and fighting with the rebels? Of cause, Obama and Clinton have to find some "national" justification to "intervene". The big question is what kind of outcome would Obama and Clinton is expecting or planning for? This is very tricky and very fishy to me.
POSTED BY: HENRY | MAR 27, 2011 1:33:07 PM
Now it has finally be revealed by our own defense secretary that “Libya did not pose a threat to the U.S.” and that Libya was “not vital interest” to intervene. Wouldn’t that have been the ONLY REASON that a president can go to war without first seeking congressional approval?.....So, then, why did we go to war with Libya again without even consulting congress, much less getting approval to take the nation to war??
POSTED BY: NOW THE TRUTH | MAR 27, 2011 1:32:49 PM
One question: Why didn't we [the United States] press the Arab League to establish the no-fly zone. With all of the fighter jets and othere armaments that the U.S. alone has sold to these countries, they have more than enough military resources to have conducted this operation on their own. It is their brothers that are under the gun of Qaddafi, and since there was no imminent threat to the United States - then, why are we there? "Obummer" has screwed-the-goose on this one, and it will bury him in 2012! Once again, the United states plays "world policeman."
POSTED BY: GRAYBEAR | MAR 27, 2011 1:30:49 PM
One day, this Libya war will be regarded as one of the most foolish in world history.
POSTED BY: JAY | MAR 27, 2011 1:24:22 PM
"B" commented on the hundreds of thousands of U.S. military deaths and mutilations. Israel manufactured the sophisticated IED's planted on military vehicles in Iraq and blown up via remote control (Israeli commanders were working alongside American commanders).
The Pentagon has KNOWINGLY poisoned troops with Depleted Uranium in every war since Bush Sr - in their weapons, bullets, tanks, and other equipment. They've poisoned the air with DU in Iraq, Afghanistan, and NOW in Libya.
The DU shortens the lifespan of our EXPENDABLE TROOPS - no retirement, no trained weapons experts when the NWO gets ready to confiscate the guns congress is so keen on removing.
The Pentagon JCS should be court-martialed for knowingly perpetrating these crimes against humanity.
POSTED BY: CASEY | MAR 27, 2011 1:15:49 PM
Gee my comment didn't make it in. Maybe because I didn't attack Barry enough or maybe I didn't worship Bush enough. Let me try it again. After all ABC is owned by the Carlyle Group is it not?
The only thing this proves to me is that there is no real difference between the Neo-Conservatives and the Neo-Liberals. Both hate the Constitution and Bill of Rights and both are full of chicken hawk war mongers that like to break the law as well as both bought and controlled by the same special interests,the Banksters, the Global Elite, Corporations and AIPAC. Let's keep the boot swinging in 2012.
POSTED BY: XPIOLT | MAR 27, 2011 1:14:18 PM
Being that both President Obama and Secretary Clinton will never come out and admit the fact that they are total, thorough and complete hypocrites, thank you Mr. Tapper for the information that points to the obvious.
It makes one wonder if either Obama or Clinton are capable of winning a primary.
It makes one wonder if either Obama or Clinton are capable of winning a primary.
POSTED BY: ARTCORVELET | MAR 27, 2011 1:14:15 PM
My biggest fear is , this was an excuse to put our troupes in the hands of nato enabling them to turn on use. One world army.
POSTED BY: CATHY | MAR 27, 2011 1:10:25 PM
The facade of a our Republic in the face of a Banking Cartel giving orders to the US Senate who were not even consulted as a body formally to go to WAR! The 4th war if one obviously includes Pakistan.
Whose foreign policy is this... ! Israel's and their Lobby... the CFR/Aspen Institute et al. ?!! Not even these... a Banking Cartel runs our country and it is racist from top to bottom. Fill in the blank if you dare.
Even the Marxist written UN Charter forbids involvement in internnal affairs of a country.
What was at issue here was the Intelligence Agency Mosaad/CIA/MI6 planning a cascade of "rovolutions" in the Middle East and when a sovereign country took action against our special forces... defending itself... no matter what one thinks of the leader... and threatened to defeat those trumped up freedom fighters for the Banking Cartel's world government plans.
This all through their ladies of the knight above... send in massive 'support for the weak poor people of Libya! Everyone knows what this is... the changing of the glob to bring all countries under the Cartel complete power.
Idiots... you assert a difference between political parties? Between the present Banking Cartel occupant of the White House?
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BUSH OR "Obama" ... they were both put in power by the Banking Cartel's racist group who assign wars like other people shop.
Look at Bernanke, Geithner, Paulson... on and on and on... go back a gereration and then another... same group... . And they are not Jewish!
This is not even an issue of our Constitution any longer and obvious Treason... nor even the complete emasculation of the United States Senate who are being blackmailed literally... by the CIA/Mossad if needed... it now is an issue of our vary humanity as Americans.
Will we allow a cabal to take our dear country and suppress and destroy Liberty's good name for a very long time and turn its creative light forever dim?
There are no parties.
No left or right except the trumped up Marxism/Zionism dynamic run before us daily and not just in the "news,' but from the churches that are now infiltrated too.
One would think the Book of Revelation was the core of Christianity! Instead of its call to individuals... to positively expand our spiritual lives in VOLUNTARY service to humanity.
But that... does not carry water for our "ally,' in the Middle East... that is our FED, Bank of England Overlords.
Wake!
POSTED BY: JJ | MAR 27, 2011 1:09:41 PM
Will NO ONE point out to these lying re-writers of history that Bush did NOT "act unilaterally"? That he had congressional authorization, that he had UN authorization, and that he had a coalition of nations supporting the Iraq invasion that was TWICE as big as Obama's coalition of the UN-willing???
POSTED BY: D. OX | MAR 27, 2011 1:08:29 PM
Dear Fellow American Citizens,
Do not worry yourselves about details like the Constitution, military deaths, 3 wars, and a $14 TRILLION national debt. Obama got on his polycom a few weeks ago and took his orders directly from Goldman Sachs, JPM, Buffet, the Fed, and GE. They used to meet in person but no need to since he is mere property now. This current adventure is at their bidding in order to aid: FX trading, commodities derivatives, oil futures or distract from the Fed balance sheet implosion, $150 Billion in monthly treasury borrowings, dumping more toxic bankster assets on the taxpayers, etc. It is the Central Banking cabal that controls the US as well as our major allies in Europe. Welcome to the new feudal economy. And to you fools who think that Obama and 90% of Congress is not serving the Bankstas; how much proof do you need? This idiot just started a war and sided with al-Qaeda backed militants in Lybia - all while on vacation!
POSTED BY: YARLOW | MAR 27, 2011 1:05:35 PM
This is too funny. Tough talking repubs got no stones. But that has been a long known scientific fact. See the Scientific American article on the study which proved conservatives are more afraid of spiders. If you folks gove this even a minute of deep thought (something which I know is painful for you to do) you will relize that you are are excessively afraid of spiders, why that is so, and hopefully why that fear leads to failure in life.
POSTED BY: TOM | MAR 27, 2011 1:02:53 PM
Realize people who is running the government now! One World Government Liberals! Their mission is to control the world! They justify this, and convince you that they are doing good by telling you it is for the people of whatever nation they are trying to control. Realize this, it's all about them gaining power and keeping that power...they can't do it on their own, they have to use the u.s. government and tax money to do this...Can you believe it? Now this bunch is having our U.S. government fund our enemy, Al Queda, in Libya. What a shame for all the people that have died after 9/11...All I can say is keep voting REPUBLICAN...until we get rid of the hypocrits in the White House, we will never have peace...
POSTED BY: KNOWTHIS | MAR 27, 2011 1:02:50 PM
Lucky for us there is no humanitarian crisis in North Korea...or any other country that has the potential to bite back, cut off our oil supplies or have nothing we want to exploit.
I forgot about the humanitarian crisis in Myrammar and our inner city schools.
I forgot about the humanitarian crisis in Myrammar and our inner city schools.
It is alway the civilians that have never put on a uniform that make wars for the rest of us to clean up.
Would Hilary be so quick to incite war if it meant putting darling Chelsea in harms way...the same can be asked of ObaMao and his merry band of footstools.
POSTED BY: IRAQ VET | MAR 27, 2011 1:00:47 PM
Gates is just another psychobabbler. Libya is NO threat to us, but.....we need to destabilize them over there, put in our puppet government, steal their oil with taxpayers paying for the military intervention, etc etc. Obama and his regime are the worst liars in the history of the country. He does what he pleases, forget about Congress, the will of the people, etc. The military industrial complex is a raging parasite and must be fed constantly. Obama, clearly, is the worst president in history, and I wonder what those who voted for him feel now. Hopey changey? How about hopey changey inflationary depression, boys and girls? How about dead GI's? How about bailouts to banks that caused the depression? How about no jobs unless you work for military contractors? The worst disgrace ever is Obama and there is no wonder why we are universally loathed throughout the world. Keep supporting Obama, folks. Just forget about jobs for your children.
POSTED BY: BAHMI | MAR 27, 2011 12:58:59 PM
Jake Tapper is the man. Unlike so many others, he never seems to have a partisan agenda; and he asks blunt questions that no one else seems to ask. ABC is lucky to have him - and so are we.
POSTED BY: WALTER | MAR 27, 2011 12:53:51 PM
@Phillip: "It's a good thing we are ridding the world of dictators, unions hate competition....." lol!
Isn't it time we restore to our government the checks and balances that used to prevent foolish, costly ventures into American hegemony?
We need to immediately:
1. Knock the executive branch down a couple of pegs [much more really] by stripping it of all usurped, extra-constitutional powers.
2. Eliminate from congress the reign of the "career politician".
-and-
3. Restore the rule of law to the judicial branch!
We need to immediately:
1. Knock the executive branch down a couple of pegs [much more really] by stripping it of all usurped, extra-constitutional powers.
2. Eliminate from congress the reign of the "career politician".
-and-
3. Restore the rule of law to the judicial branch!
POSTED BY: JOHN TURNER | MAR 27, 2011 12:52:47 PM
This is so political and illegal that it's ridiculous and we're footing the bill for it. And then Hillary comes out today saying the U.S. won't interfere in Syria. So what makes the lives of Libyans so much more precious than of those in Syria or Iran. They also cried out for the world's help and no one listened.
POSTED BY: BRIAN | MAR 27, 2011 12:51:48 PM
Well Dems, you wanted change! Happy now?
POSTED BY: DISGUSTED | MAR 27, 2011 12:50:24 PM
I just figured it out - Obama is the teleprompter. What looks like a teleprompter IS ACTUALLY Obama. No wonder none of it makes sense!
POSTED BY: JOECOOL | MAR 27, 2011 12:50:01 PM
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Pathetic academic bureaucrat Gates, working for pathetic globalist puppet Obama Keenyatta, who works for George Soros and all the others working to destroy the United States. They're there!
