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Originally Posted by roachboy
the "obama hasn't explained things" is a simple-minded substitute for a serious problem the sole purpose of which is the allow the right---which lately has started to crumble politically again---to gain some advantage.
it's yet another cheap conservative talking point.
there is no reason to take either it or anyone who repeats it seriously.
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Read my posts #36 and #42 in this thread dated 3/21. The problems were clear from the start. The questions presented were not talking points, but are very real and some still go unanswered.
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Obama's words on this issue and his actions lack clarity.
Is the military objective to simply assist with establishing a no fly zone? If so for what purpose?
Is the purpose of the no fly zone to save lives? If so, will prolonging a civil war save lives?
Is the purpose to assist the rebels in overthrowing Kadafi? If so, do they need more support?
If the rebels need more support, how much more are we going to give them? Are we committed to the end? Are we going to only provide support as long as it is politically convenient?
Who are the rebels? Are the rebels committed to a equal human rights for all? If not why support them?
So many questions with no real answers coming from the WH. And worse, we have a Congress and a press crops not demanding answers.
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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
Sun Tzu
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The rebel cause was lost from the start, and they need more than a no fly zone.
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The more I think about this the more it bothers me.
Think about it this way. You are a Lybian rebel. You get word of the UN rsolution of a no fly zone. You hear and see UN coalition planes and rockets hitting Kadafi targets. You think you have the support of the world and that they will come to your aid as needed. You fight on. You fight on. Then one day when things are at their worst and you wait for the Calvary...it doesn't show up...the slaughter occurs.
Either we commit, or stay out. Being half way in is wrong.
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For a change try to be intellectually honest.