Posted on 03/22/2011 3:18:10 PM PDT by Biggirl
A war of words has erupted between the U.S. and Britain after the U.K. government claimed Muammar Gaddafi is a legitimate target for assassination. U.K. government officials said killing the Libyan leader would be legal if it prevented civilian deaths as laid out in a U.N. resolution. But U.S. defence secretary Robert Gates hit back at the suggestion, saying it would be 'unwise' to target the Libyan leader and that the bombing campaign should stick to the 'U.N. mandate'. The infighting comes as a heated meeting of NATO ambassadors yesterday failed to resolve whether the 28-nation alliance should run the operation to enforce a U.N.-mandated no-fly zone, diplomats said.
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The Bull Dykes.
You made me laugh after reading that one. :)LOL
This is unbelievable.
This is what happens when you have a president that phones it in.
>saying it would be ‘unwise’ to target the Libyan leader
See, we don’t want to start a trend now ...
It is true. Obamas Amazons are running the show. Lybia? Come on.
Funny, when W was President, the “who’s in charge?” question just wasn’t asked.
Seeing the fact that all acts taken so far are illegal per the war powers act, I would say the general is wise to keep his rear out of a war crimes trial.
Kill Daffy, then get oput and let those people sort this mess out themselves.
By the way Obama isn’t about to spoil his vacation over a little thing like a war.
When he gets back he has to get ready to go to Ireland for another vacation.
When the British and the French get on a team, you know there is going to be squabbling and dischord. A sure recipe for confusion.
Whoever is in charge, they drove oil prices up. Way to go.
Norway is holding their fighters on the ground in Malta until the question of “who the hell is in charge here?” is made clear.
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