Heartbroken.

Well reasoned (and amusing) diary, Jeff.

The date for the beginning of military operations beginning was interesting. I did not know that. Likely a coincidence, but eye-catching interesting. (Not saying your’re saying there’s anything more, either.)

John Kerry will be pleased to know that Poland is not a member of Obama’s “coalition.”

Even liberals should be able to understand the difference. Well maybe.

My first thought……great name for a condom.

I think this whole deal is putting the US treasure further in debt, military men and women in danger, and the nation’s world position in another tank just so next year o’s hatchetmen can claim he has “commander in chief street creds.” To Dems. and libs., we are all just a game.

I’ve been here long enough that people know I’m not a conspiracy freak, Black Helicopter-type of guy. So I think I am entitled to ask: is there any way the president did not know the rebels were composed of, at least in part, jihadists from al-Qaeda and so forth? I know the CIA hasn’t been a shining example of good work in the last few decades, but they have been heavily involved in the detection of Islamists in other places, and were on the ground here–we now know to no one’s surprise–for weeks. While it isn’t impossible the operatives missed the jihadists around them, it is highly unlikely.

This leaves two possibilities as I see it. First, the president was clueless and not informed. Possible, but again unlikely. The second is that the president didn’t care. That’s where my money is. If I go into speculation about why he didn’t care, I might get tagged wrongly as a conspiracy freak but I have some deep suspicions as I’m sure many others here and across the nation do. Suffice it to say Obama is delusional enough to believe his wit and charm could help make nice-nice with al-Qaeda.

Obama’s narcissism is cloying enough under normal circumstances. When it leads him to assist and even consider arming monsters who have killed American military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, we have a real problem on our hands.

It’s starting to look like the “rebels” (most of whom where probably Gadaffi’s local enforcers as recently as last month) have the military accumen of lint. No coordination, no strategy, and tactics limited to “kill what’s in front of me”.

So, we start by eliminating Gadaffi’s air power, then we progress to taking out his armor, next step is to provide the “rebels” with arms. What happens if when it becomes clear that arming the rabble isn’t going to enable it to win against a coordinated military force, even one stripped of air and armor?

Are we going to let Gadaffi hold on to power? Not bloody likely. Let’s face it, at this point we’re committerd to regime change whether the Boy President is willing to use that term or not. We already have the CIA and SOF in-country. So so what’s next? Do we progress to sending in advisors, then “advisors in force?”

How many times do Democrat presidents need to learn the lesson that push-button war is not the answer?

Nothing he says has a relation to what he does, as he does not believe in the meaning of words and uses them for whatever advantage of shield they give him for whatever it is he wants to do in the first place.

That’t not a conspiracy theory but a philosophical take.

I didn’t want Bush to go into Iraq, having met Iraqi in Europe during the first gulf war, I knew that the propaganda about the people treating us as liberators was bunk. But once in, I supported victory.

I feel the same about this “kinetic military action”. I have read what the rebellion leaders have to say and I am willing to take them at their word. They state that they are not radical Islamist and that they want a free country. I am not going to be so cynical as to dismiss everything about this situation as illigtimate just because big ole’ Hilary and Obama are in charge. Also I want support for our boys who are in this fight, be they in the air or in “slippers” on the ground.

So Obama is a stumble bum, even a blind squirrel gets a nut now and then. So I’m for victory. I’m also for people all over the world gaining freedom. We waste so much money in this government, lets spend a few bucks on something we claim to support, people yearning to be free.

For those who study history
And military strategy,
A new approach to waging war
In ways that were untried before,
Is rarely seen or heard:
The old ways are preferred.

But in these times of global strife,
With sounds of drum and notes of fife,
A new man joins the hall of fame
Of leaders who receive acclaim,
For strategy in war,
Too brilliant to ignore.

With Hannibal, Napoleon,
And Kahn, the great Mongolian,
With Brennus and with Pericles
With Sun Tzu and Eurybiades,
Our President does share
A real strategic flair.

He joins in war, almost too late,
Makes public his withdrawal date,
Commences action from the air,
Then makes his enemies aware
He’ll not attack on land,
Across the desert sand.

Within just days, perhaps a week,
His reputation and mystique
For managing the world’s affairs
Achieves its peak when he declares
He’ll bomb the rebels too,
For things that they might do.

Perhaps another Nobel Prize
Our friends from Stockholm could reprise,
For excellence in strategy
While waging war on Tripoli.
It’s merited, at worst,
As much as was the first.

thebardofmurdock.com

I think you should add a footnote to the ‘Relevant Congressional Resolutions’ column. He did notify them of the operation as required by the War Powers Act. So contrary to some claims, he is in compliance with the War Powers Act regardless of whether or not he acknowledges its legitimacy.

What you have written is true, and I believe is also fair. I think adding the note will elevate you to Beyond Reproach.

A good comparison, and I look forward to watching the video when I get home from work and am on my own bandwidth for streaming. I expect it will be as entertaining as the Bernake, The Fed, and the QE2 YouTube video was.

and actually do something…

or is that asking to much?

I always opposed the Iraq invasion (while still hoping for success once it began), because I didn’t believe that the results would be worth the significant cost in lives and treasure (I still believe that). I think that Obama’s plan is completely haphazard, but he will not allow this “whatever it is” to escalate into a full-blown invasion/occupation.

Jeff, Caleb said it might be possible to get a copy of the Iraq/Libya graphic file you created. He said it would be a large file (900 Mb). I would like to get a copy of your graphic file to put on my site, with a credit to your creation of the graphic.

Please let me know if you can help me with that? Thanks

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