Posted on 03/27/2011 6:55:48 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
How Long Will U.S. Forces be Involved in Libya? White House Says Nobody Knows
March 27, 2011 8:41 AM
The United States has been at war in Afghanistan for almost ten years, at war in Iraq for almost eight years and at war in Libya for nine days.
On “This Week,” ABC News’ Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper asked Secretary of Defense Gates how much longer we might be there.
“Some NATO officials say this could be three months, but people in the Pentagon think it could be far longer than that. Do you think we'll be gone by the end of the year? Will the mission be over by the end of the year?” Tapper asked
“I don't think anybody knows the answer to that,” Gates said.
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If this kind of stuff keeps up, Hillary will run against the “absentee-Commander-in-Chief” by claiming she was the one taking all those 3 a.m. calls which he was being Vacationer-in-Chief.
Oh.. so it’s o.k. when zero does it. but when bush says no time line it’s the end of the world, ok.. got it.
It will be days, not weeks. We will not have boots on the ground. That’s what Obama said and he always tells us the whole truth. Did I mention, John Kerry served in Vietnam?
John Kerry was a waiter? Probably never got one tip.
prez obozo said that we have no troops in libya,
but the internet and later o’reilly said we have
camp lejeune marines on the ground.
Al Qaeda's Foreign Fighters in Iraq (2007 U.S. Military Academy Report)
Libyan Islamists 'join al-Qaeda' (November 2007)
Gaddafi regime fed names of jihadists to the CIA and to Britain
Libya frees 214 Islamists (March 23, 2010)
Libya frees 37 Islamist prisoners (September 1, 2010)
Libya frees 12 more political prisoners (February 4, 2011)
Libya Islamists 'seize arms, take hostages' (February 20, 2011)
Al Qaeda sets up 'Islamic emirate' (February 24, 2011)
Al-Qaeda commander calls for overthrow of Gaddafi and introduction of Sharia Law (March 14, 2011)
Libya: the West and al-Qaeda on the same side
We will be in Libya till January 2012
I think he's had it and I think his wife has had it as well. His wife will not tolerate the possibility of another 4 years in Washington. That being said, I think most clear headed observers know that almost any republican opponent would wipe the floor with Obama in the 2012 general.
I beg to differ...Obama craves power and will not give it up without a fight.
Once you sat in the big chair...it isnt easy to get off it.
Idiot.
Er, has it been ' days' yet?
Don’t rule out the stupid party foisting another McCain on us to ruin that chance.
Please, anyone, correct me if I am wrong, but is it not in our interest for Ghaddafi to prevail here and wipe out the rebels?
The Rebels are largely Al Queda or Muslim Brotherhood. The best thing is to let these two factions hammer it out.
Prop up the rebels just enough so they can compete against Kaddaffee...and then there’s a protracted war.
I say we phase out slowly, and let Kidahfee fight these people for the next several months.....
Once the rebels take over they’ll tell us to f-off.....
probably keeping it going just because there are no jobs for these men and women at home.
it looks like the moslem brotherhood and al queda will
take advantage of the so-called “pro-democracy” movements
in arab countries.
american and european policies are helping this.
kosovo is an example.
Looks like we the US are slouching toward an entry strategy
It is laughable to be even asking these idiots about their exit strategy
I predict the Libyan “rebels” are going to turn out to be the taliban redux..... except with rolexes and twitter
Exactly. If there are not peace keepers there, the rebels if they take over, will slaughter the other side...
Syria is really the key here and what happens there.
I’d like to see the opposition take the ruler there are big time....Let them fight it out...
All in all, unless the West is in some control, I see Egypt, Libya, Syria and Iran all attacking Israel....
And it will come sooner than later....
The only way they come out ahead this time is through their nukes....
I wonder what range the Israeli nukes can hit, assuming they have them on their subs also...
I disagree with you. I think he actually doesnt like it. He tries to escape it as much as possible.
No real reason to go in when we did, no coherent plan to prosecute the war, and no goal to declare victory and leave.
It’s the way a community antagonizer operates.
FUBO
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