Posted on 03/29/2011 9:15:07 AM PDT by Nachum
Admiral James Stavridis, commander of NATO and overall chief of U.S. and coalition forces in the Libyan war, says American intelligence agents are "examining very closely" the rebel forces for whom U.S. forces have gone to war. So far, Stavridis says, the U.S. has discovered "flickers" of the presence of al Qaeda and other terrorist groups, although Stavridis calls the opposition leadership "responsible."
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you might agree with this, #61 @ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2696128/posts
Would it not have been appropriate for everyone who called for intervention to fully understand who we were intervening for?
I'm just crazy that way.
So mean old Bush rushed us into war in Iraq, but somehow with Obama everything is different? lol.
Let me guess- certain “conclusions” will not be accepted
When is some air force pilot going to figure out accidently hitting those pick up trucks of the rebels would probably kill a few AQ. I mean hell mistakes are made in battle.
“So mean old Bush rushed us into war in Iraq...”
President Bush rushed in the invasion of Iraq after 12 UN resolutions over how many years??
"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools" (Romans 1:22).
Maybe. We do know that this mess doesn’t add up.
” ... the U.S. has discovered `flickers’ of the presence of al Qaeda and other terrorist groups ... “
If `flickers’ means `an alarming number’.
Yes, just like we would not accept that the Kosovo Liberation Army was a terrorist organization.
Our military is now following orders to fight on the side of Al Qaeda. Can someone please reassure me they would not “just follow orders” no matter WHAT he ordered. Where are the resignations??? The sound of crickets!!!
Talk bout my head exploding
and I guarantee that the “ flickers” mentioned are full blown Al Q participation.
Damn the muzzies must be laughing at us
excuse me the islamo extremists.
because of course mot muslims are moderate
.... from our perspective
Doesn’t add up? Maybe.... from most of America’s perspective.
That guy called the president? He aint an American. Cultureally, philosophically, politically... so what should we expect?
Over 20 years of Wright / Farrakhan understudy takes us right to the MB.
Which is another good reason very supportive of 61 @ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2696128/posts
You know, there are times when I get tired of calling for reasoned things like you just showed support for here, and having people respond as if the Libyan opposition wasn’t problematic (to be charitable).
It is absolutely absurd that we are spending hundreds of millions of dollars knowing full well the next leadership of Libya will detest the United States every bit as much as Khadaffi did.
What’s worse, there is a very good chance that this multi-nation movement is coordinated, and my very well be the start of a multi-nation Islamic movement that is very problematic.
All you hear is “Freedom Fighters”...
As if.
It's almost to the point now that to believe otherwise, strains credulity.
I don't think that it's any coincidence that the very countries al-Qaeda has railed against for almost two decades are the very countries that have become recently embroiled in "public uprisings". Sure, it's conceivable that there are some young people, like in Egypt, who genuinely want a more open and just society. Unfortunately, those are rarely the ones who will fight and die to obtain it. So, it's the more extreme elements - either the Muslim Brotherhood or al-Qaeda directly - that seizes control in the chaos.
If Gaddafi falls, I think the chances of another Islamic theocracy in the region increases exponentially.
If we don't get some Republican leadership that understands this, rather than reflexively calling for "freedom", we are going to be in heap big trouble, very soon.
I wasn’t being serious, just quoting lefty mantra.
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