I didn’t say she called for ground troops. I said she wouldn’t rule them out. Despite having no idea who the rebels are, or what our national interest is in getting involved in Libya’s civil war, she was absolutely ready to send the US military over there to get involved, and she was at best squeamish about ground troops, but didn’t say no.
Huck, you and I have exchanged ideas before and I do respect your thoughts and writings but why would anyone that may aspire to a public office ever say they would not take into consideration that ground troops may have to be considered when an altercation has happened?
I went back and watched that video again. I had seen it when it was on the first time on TV but I wanted to see what I had missed. Anyone who has ever listened to the speeches that Palin gives knows she does not follow a polished format...she speaks from her mind and her heart. You need to watch her body movements and facial expressions when she is talking. When she was speaking about the troops she certainly didn’t look like that would be her first choice in this situation. She emphasized on “no fly zone” and “Gaddafi has to go”...but on that statement about troops...it was like a “oh, that’s not what I would WANT to do” kind of response...at least to me. It was my feeling she wanted to make it quite clear that anytime you put a choice to another leader that all options would be on the table.