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The Rise of Samantha Power (how "R2P" became national policy)
American Thinker ^ | 3/20/2011 | Ed Lasky

Posted on 03/20/2011 4:44:55 PM PDT by Prospero

So it was not an appeal to our national interest that led President Obama to act but rather a new concept circulating in international policy circles - and one actively promoted by (Samantha Power - that prompted his shift.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: libya; power; r2p; samanthapower
More background on an unvetted Cass Sustein "nudging" of national policy, down a dangerous path. A puerile elite of sophomore academics, ready to use American power to service existential threats to friends of the United States.
1 posted on 03/20/2011 4:44:58 PM PDT by Prospero
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To: Prospero

A commie for a commie.


2 posted on 03/20/2011 4:46:04 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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I seem to remember Ann Coulter once saying that the only time a leftist believes in using military force is when that use is not in the interest of the USA.

Mark


3 posted on 03/20/2011 4:48:15 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: MarkL
I seem to remember Ann Coulter once saying that the only time a leftist believes in using military force is when that use is not in the interest of the USA.

She's absolutely right.

4 posted on 03/20/2011 4:49:27 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Prospero

Bump for later


5 posted on 03/20/2011 4:49:38 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Prospero

WNPIH?


6 posted on 03/20/2011 4:50:14 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (You CAN get blood from a stone, if you throw it hard enough.)
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To: Prospero
no wonder they didn't want Congress to debate the Libya involvement. Why even a few Dems might get a little upset with both the concept and involvement.
7 posted on 03/20/2011 4:57:04 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.)
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To: Prospero

The Obamaloon has bastardized our presidency, bastardized (even further than it already was) the Nobel Piece (deliberately misspelled) Prize, and the Presidential Medal of Jokeness ...er... Freedom.

There is nothing that this piece of bottom-dwelling septic tank slime can not make into something like himself.

I hope have enough disinfectant for AF-1 after this smelly piece of excrement drips and slimes off of it for the last time.


8 posted on 03/20/2011 4:57:11 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...
a recent concept promulgated at the United Nations called "responsibility to protect," or R2P.
Except for Israel. Israel must be destroyed. Just ask the bitch. Thanks Prospero.


9 posted on 03/20/2011 4:57:38 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: Prospero

This fine lefty was not given some position in the Obama administration because of something stupid she said. Why is she still whispering in his ear??? Anyone remember her???


10 posted on 03/20/2011 5:04:05 PM PDT by therut
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To: Prospero

Her spouse is the loony-liberal propoganda expert Cass Sunstein

http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/01/15/sunstein

Now his nutty loony liberal strategerist wife has us carpet bombing Libya with no entry strategy and no exit strategy


11 posted on 03/20/2011 5:13:58 PM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
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To: Prospero
Obama is participating in this war to turn public attention away from the economy & improve his poll numbers. The Brits, French, & others could have easily deposed Gaddafi w/o US help.

Obama’s motives are purely political.

P2P will be used only selectively, else how can Obama ignore the NK or Iranian people?

12 posted on 03/20/2011 5:18:50 PM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: MarkL

Mark, Ann called over 60 percent of republicans cranks, and I’m one, so bad choice.

Some of us have lost a lot of respect for those who lack the courage to address the BC issue in any meaningful manner.

We consider them cowards, hell Trump has the balls to say he has doubts.

Let’s not forget the great conservative talking bobblehead Sean Hannity called for the bombing weeks ago.

Me I am total against the bombing.

And I don’t care what Ann and any conservative talkinh bobblehead has to say if he hasn’t addressed the BC issue in an intelligent manner with his fans.


13 posted on 03/20/2011 5:51:26 PM PDT by stockpirate (Rebellion to tyranny is obedience to God!)
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To: Prospero

Thank you for posting this - it was very eye opening.


14 posted on 03/20/2011 6:53:18 PM PDT by MissH
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To: Prospero

A very interesting and scary article. I didn’t hear him trying to convince us on the reasons we went to war? Did he pass it by Congress? Is this going to create new jobs? What are we going to get out of it? We started a war and he’s in Brazil?

It appears we’ve had a UN coup.


15 posted on 03/20/2011 7:07:10 PM PDT by bronxville (Sarah will be the first American female president.)
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To: Prospero
"responsibility to protect,"

Except for Israelis and bitter gun-clinging, bible reading Americans.

16 posted on 03/20/2011 8:13:22 PM PDT by Iron Munro ("Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy." -- Ron Paul)
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To: Prospero

I do believe that The Beast of Revelation may have been born.

Apparently Sunstein and Power have spawned. They are dating (not married, naturally) and their first child (God! Let it be their last.) was born in 2009.


17 posted on 03/20/2011 8:13:46 PM PDT by PENANCE
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To: Prospero
Samantha Power is Soros agent in WH, Hitlery is Soros agent in DoS.

The Responsibility for the US foreign policy has been outsourced.

Barry The Golfer is incompetent, they are deadly.

18 posted on 03/20/2011 10:34:26 PM PDT by DTA
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To: Prospero
>>>>>R2P is an effort to create a new international moral standard to prevent violence against civilians.<<<<<<

That international moral standard was created by Adolph Hitler in 1938. Killing civilians to save civilians.

Samantha Power and Hilary Clinton are murderers who order murder of civilians in order to support AQ breeding ground.

19 posted on 03/20/2011 10:50:16 PM PDT by DTA
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