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Cimarron29414 · 03-23-2011, 09:46 AM

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The only justified criticism I have of Obama regarding the Libyan campaign is that he did not put this to a vote in Congress. I feel it was the right thing to do when US military actions are going to occur. I was so mired in work at the time, I wasn't paying attention and had naturally assumed that a Congressional vote had occurred prior to US KaPows. I was taken aback when I found out it had not.

I also believe it to be a strategic blunder for Obama because now the success or failure of this operation lies squarely with him. His opposition can say "Well, I didn't even have a chance to oppose this." How many dozens of times have we read a conservative retort that has said "Well, the Congress voted for Iraq." Obama denied himself the share-the-grief vote, and that was a big mistake.

03-23-2011, 09:46 AM	#77 (permalink)
Cimarron29414 Still Free Location: comfortably perched at the top of the bell curve!	rb- The only justified criticism I have of Obama regarding the Libyan campaign is that he did not put this to a vote in Congress. I feel it was the right thing to do when US military actions are going to occur. I was so mired in work at the time, I wasn't paying attention and had naturally assumed that a Congressional vote had occurred prior to US KaPows. I was taken aback when I found out it had not. I also believe it to be a strategic blunder for Obama because now the success or failure of this operation lies squarely with him. His opposition can say "Well, I didn't even have a chance to oppose this." How many dozens of times have we read a conservative retort that has said "Well, the Congress voted for Iraq." Obama denied himself the share-the-grief vote, and that was a big mistake. __________________ Gives a man a halo, does mead. "Here lies The_Jazz: Killed by an ambitious, sparkly, pink butterfly." Last edited by Cimarron29414; 03-23-2011 at 01:19 PM..