John Kerry, warmonger.
Posted on 03/07/2011 6:38:31 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
THE Obama administration is under renewed pressure to impose a no-fly zone over Libya after a leading US senator disputed the Pentagon's view that it would require a military attack.
Senator John Kerry yesterday said the US should prepare for a no-fly zone, with its allies, to thwart attempts by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to massacre large numbers of civilians.
As the White House retreated from the proposal, the senator said the US should consider "cratering" Libyan airports to disable Colonel Gaddafi's air force.
"The last thing we want to think about is any kind of military intervention, and I don't consider the no-fly zone stepping over that line," Senator Kerry said.
His opinion carries weight as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and an important Democratic ally of President Barack Obama.
He contradicted Defence Secretary Robert Gates, who condemned "loose talk" about a no-fly zone last week, saying it amounted to military intervention. "A no-fly zone begins with an attack on Libya to destroy the air defences," Dr Gates told a congressional committee hearing.
Speaking on CBS, Senator Kerry said: "That's actually not the only option for what one could do. One could crater the airports and the runways and leave them incapable of using them for a period of time."
The senator, a Vietnam War veteran and Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, was backed by senior Republican colleague John McCain.
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Kerry ought to know what he’s talking about... He was in Vietnam.
He’s an idiot and ought be completely ignored.
if he wants it, it would be a bad thing.
If any if the crater affects him, does he get a purple heart?
John F’n Kerry is a war hawk. These alternate universes are hard to keep up with.
Figures, McKerry.
We need to stabilize things, not destabilize them. We’re playing into Putin’s hands otherwise. On the other hand, high priced oil might be just what we need to get rid of Obama in 2012 so we can develop an energy policy that involves drilling and refining. No good options. It’s a great time to be an American...
“John Kerry reporting for Duty.”
If Ted Kennedy was still alive
he’d already be bombed.
Kerry should bow out and let Daley, the only Democrat with proven experience destroying airports over night, run this
operation.
days
John Kerry, warmonger.
"I'm here to crater your airport. Can you point me to Concourse C?"
No. *\;^)
Uh...dropping bombs on airports isn't "any kind of military intervention"? What is it, then?
>> He was in Vietnam.
In Cambodia for Christmas if I’m not mistaken.
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