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MARCH 19, 2003
BUSH: 'American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger'
MARCH 19, 2011
OBAMA: 'Today we are part of a broad coalition. We are answering the calls of a threatened people. And we are acting in the interests of the United States and the world'
Originally posted by restlessbrainsyndrome
Where Iraq did not ask for our help, was not trying to make their own revolution, this is a bit different. The people of Libya stood up and said "enough of this...we want a democracy." They protested peacefully, no weapons, just protesting...and he open fired on them!
Originally posted by beezzer
I'm just waiting for someone to play the race card next.
Originally posted by Hefficide
Originally posted by beezzer
I'm just waiting for someone to play the race card next.
Check that off, because you just did.
Originally posted by restlessbrainsyndrome
This is not for the financial gain of the oil companies. This has the backing of U.N.
While Libya sells most of its crude and fuel across the Mediterranean to Europe, exports have fallen to a trickle and may be halted for “many months,” because of damage to oil facilities and international sanctions on Libya prompted by Qaddafi’s military assault on opponents, the International Energy Agency said March 15.
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Qaddafi declared on state-run television March 15 he had “lost trust” in Western nations and companies and would grant future oil contracts only to China, India and Russia. Germany, whose leaders have publicly opposed a military intervention in Libya, has acted differently from other western states, Qaddafi said, and German companies might still be allowed to invest or get contracts.
Originally posted by restlessbrainsyndrome
reply to post by Wolf321
Big difference though...this time the whole U.N. agrees on it....Bush ignored the U.N. and went ahead....Even the French led this attack...if he was left alone he would just destroy all of his people. Where Iraq did not ask for our help, was not trying to make their own revolution, this is a bit different. The people of Libya stood up and said "enough of this...we want a democracy." They protested peacefully, no weapons, just protesting...and he open fired on them! Although part of his military crossed over to join with the people, that was the only firepower that they had. He has been beating them down as they pleaded with other countries to help them.
You do know the French helped us obtain our country right? It was just the right thing to do. And again, it is the right thing to do. It sucks, but the rest of the world is backing us this time.
Brazil, China, Germany, India and Russia abstained from voting. Germany is ''very sceptical'' about the option of military intervention, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in a statement. ''We see significant dangers and risks.'' Russian ambassador Vitaly Churkin said his country abstained because the vote might lead to ''large-scale military intervention''. China, too, said it had serious concerns, despite choosing not to use its veto.
Originally posted by Vizzle
Russia, China, India, Germany, and Brazil do not support this.
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said she backed the operation but added, “We will not participate with our own soldiers.”
Originally posted by links234
This isn't a war though.
I see no soldiers landing on the beaches of Libya.
I see no American tanks rolling towards Tripoli.
I see no American Air Force jets or bombers flying over the country.
The first nation to officially fire into Libya was France.
The Arab League were the ones to ask for intervention.
The Organization of Islamic Conferences is supporting the move and asking is looking to help.
There are a LOT of things that seperate what happened in Libya yesterday with what happened in Iraq 8 years ago; primarily the overwhelming support of the international community.
More than 110 Tomahawk missiles fired from American and British ships and submarines hit about 20 Libyan air and missile defense targets in western portions of the country, U.S. Vice Adm. William Gortney said at a Pentagon briefing.
Originally posted by Wolf321
Today, President Obama launches his own illegal war.
Originally posted by gimme_some_truth
No war has been launched by Obama.... If you are talking about the missiles that were launched by the US, into Libya... That is not a war... The US has offered there support to France and Britain who are leading this coalition whose purpose is to go in and remove a countries leader from power and replace him with some one else..... Wait a minute....
Well... At least the US is not the leader of the group this time around... *sigh*
I was actually thinking this morning how I was glad the US was not getting all that involved... But here we are launching missiles now... blah...
Speaking as a "dirty Liberal" I was for the invasion of Iraq right after 9/11... It was only after there were discrepancies in the story as to why we were there... After we never really went after those responsible.... that I started having a problem with the way things were being done under the power of Bush.
Earlier, French fighter jets deployed over Libya fired at a military vehicle Saturday, the first strike against Gadhafi's military forces, which earlier attacked the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.