Posted on 03/24/2011 6:34:34 PM PDT by railor
With lawmakers of both major parties increasingly critical of President Obama over his move to involve the U.S. military in Libya, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Barbara Boxer stood behind the president Wednesday, saying his decision was necessary to prevent a humanitarian crisis. The statements from Pelosi and Boxer, who strongly back Obama's support of the U.N.-supported no-fly zone in Libya, underscore a growing split among liberal Democrats from California - some of whom have said Obama should not have made the move without congressional approval. Boxer, at a San Francisco news conference Wednesday, said Democrats were not holding Obama to a different standard for military involvement than they did for former President George W. Bush. In 2007, as talk swelled regarding possible U.S. air strikes in Iran, Obama, then an Illinois senator and possible presidential candidate, and then-Delaware Sen. Joe Biden said Bush could take no military action without the approval of Congress. "This is different," Boxer said Wednesday. Today, "you're facing a dictator who vowed" widespread slaughter in his own country, she said, adding that Obama "did the right thing." "This isn't America versus Libya," Boxer said. "This is an extraordinary achievement by the president and our secretary of state to get the world to come together" in a humanitarian crisis. "Anyone who says (Obama) should have waited," she said, "doesn't feel the sense of urgency that many of us feel - that this man was about to destroy his own people." Pelosi, a San Francisco Democrat, said Wednesday that Obama and the United States were acting upon the U.N. Security Council's resolution to use "all measures necessary" to protect the Libyan people. Pelosi was one of the few leaders from both parties whom Obama informed of his decision on Friday.
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Pelosi and Boxer?
I’m shocked.
Obama has the full-throated support of the most stupid members of his party.
"Anyone who says (Obama) should have waited," she said, "doesn't feel the sense of urgency that many of us feel - that this man was about to destroy his own people."
The problem is that Obama waited too long to act.
Just when you think Obama has done something that absolutely cannot be defended — that no person in their right mind would try to defend — along come Pelosi and Boxer.
..stupid is as stupid does.....
Is Joe Lieberman next to support the Obama Doctrine?
I heard Michele Bachmann on the radio this evening and she said that supporting these rebels before we know who they are is a very dangerous route to take.
Bush needs to go through Congress to blow his nose, but Obama can do whatever, whenever and it’s ok with them. Nothing hypocritical there. Both a bunch of bimbos. Lucky for them married wealth.
Painful to watch. Still entertaining.
There has been a humanitarian crisis in Libya my entire life. If these sumbitches feel the need to exterminate one another, whats the diff to us?
If the same circumstances applied to a Republican President, there would be a move for impeachment.
The hypocrisy is breathtaking.
revolting picture.
All they have do to know is follow the money. Obama probably knows but he don't want that info to get to the rest of us.
yup, we could be using those resources in Afghanistan
Wow - the liberal, partisan hacks who have built their names on the peace movement are defending these aggressive actions?
Where the he** do you get off putting Palin’s name in there? She hasn’t supported this move at all, merely calling Bozo out on starting it then whimping out later. Her exact words? If you get in it, then win it, other wise stay out. She was pointing out how weak this guy is, not supporting his actions. This kind of crap, not understanding what you read or hear, is what causes problems for conservatives. Too many of us are just plain stupid, that includes you.
“Obama has the full-throated support of the most stupid members of his party.”
Had to laugh at his one because it is precisley, although you it phrased much nicer, what I was thinking right before I read your post.
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