Posted on 03/16/2011 6:53:13 PM PDT by Bokababe
The Republicans really botched an opportunity to destroy the Tranzi Progressives. Many leftists like John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer and others were calling for the US to set up a no fly zone over Libya. Instead of hammering the Democrats for wanting us to get involved in conflict where there are no US interest, Republicans like John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Mitt Romney, John Bolton, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Bill Kristol, Mike Huckabee and others agreed and even tried to use this to paint Obama as weak. Despite all this bipartisan propaganda most Americans are against getting involved......
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“The Republicans really botched an opportunity...”
A very common statement these days.
True, Joann, but also correct. When they quit acting like former Trotskyites, they’ll quit botching opportunities.
Why should we get involved? We have a real and present danger on our southern border. Let’s get our house in order first.
Agreed. And it really irks me when I hear the words "it's ONLY about creating a no-fly zone". To create a no-fly zone we have to destroy their radar installations -- all of which are acts of war.
O’bummer is not going to do anything as long as his man is winning.
Face it Republicans only get in because they are not democraps
Agreed. And it really irks me when I hear the words “it’s ONLY about creating a no-fly zone”. To create a no-fly zone we have to destroy their radar installations — all of which are acts of war.
And further... what happens when a “no-fly zone” doesn’t achieve the objective of stopping the Libyan military? These actions tend to be VERY susceptible to mission creep.
I really don’t know why there seems to be this push to make things easier for the islamist radicals who want to take power in Libya.
the public will only want to get involved when the corrupt biased media gives them a sob story, prime example was Kosovo.
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