Obama Admin. Suffers Severe 20/20 Hindsight in Libya

Now that we all know that Obama authorized covert CIA/Spec. Ops. activity in the weeks prior to the Libyan air strikes, we have an administration that is scrambling like a hungry dung beetle to gather intel on the rebels as fast as possible. The US is in HOT mode to ID these rebels and most importantly ID any links to known terror orgs. or radical groups like al Qaida, Hamas, Hezbollah, etc.

The Obama administration has sent teams of CIA operatives into Libya in a rush to gather intelligence on the identities and capabilities of rebel forces opposed to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, according to U.S. officials.

The CIA’s efforts represent a belated attempt to acquire basic information about rebel forces that had barely surfaced on the radar of U.S. spy agencies before the uprisings in North Africa.

Among the CIA’s tasks is to assess whether rebel leaders could be reliable partners if the administration opts to begin funneling in money or arms.

Obama took a key step in that direction by issuing a secret authorization known as a presidential “finding,” designed to pave the way for the flow of money or weapons. News of the finding, signed several weeks ago, was first reported Wednesday by Reuters.

Under law, the CIA requires special permission from the president to carry out activities designed to influence foreign events. A finding establishes a framework of legal authorities for specific covert activities, and in some cases for future actions that can be taken only after specific permission is given.

Such operations are fraught with risks. The CIA’s history is replete with efforts that backfired against U.S. interests in unexpected ways. In perhaps the most fateful example, the CIA’s backing of Islamic fighters in Afghanistan succeeded in driving out the Soviets in the 1980s, but it also presaged the emergence of militant groups, including al-Qaeda, that the United States is now struggling to contain.

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Obama had weeks to figure this out ahead of this campaign to aid these unidentified rebels. How much$$ are we spending on this "kinetic military action" that is intended to bring these rebels into power. We are bombing strategic targets and killing citizens through collateral damage on behalf of the same rebels!!!

The administration is not answering any questions because they DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS YET!! Hopefully soon though. The damage is done and the can of worms has been opened.

Had this "kinetic military action" been properly vetted through congress first, we would have the answers before moving forward into murky waters.

Too little Too Late!! This trouble in Libya started to show its ahead about 6 weeks ago. OOps!

Food for thought
"Chaos and Uncertainty in Libya's Revolutionary Leadership" www.spiegel.de...

So what you're saying is that the US should get out of Iraq? I agree...

Bump! For what its worth. This story is being ignored in the by the networks.

They knew the rebels were al cia duh all along
just like they knew that libya didn't do lockerbie
(cia and syria did it this would have come out in the impending appeal...)


they have to counter the week old news that everyone knows the rebels are al cia duh in iraq
and al cia duh everywhere else as well