Remember when hostilities broke out in Libya about six months ago. President Obama received conflicting advice. The right told him to go into Libya with thousands of boots on the ground. The left told him to stay out completely. Obama ignored both extremes. He carefully calibrated a middle way by building a coalition anchored by [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Libya’
IS LIBYA A BIG WIN FOR OBAMA?
August 26, 2011SHOULD WE BE STAYING IN LYBIA?
June 15, 2011Yesterday our House of Commons voted to extend our mission in Lybia, deep in the fall, voted to recognize the rebels as the legitimte representatives of the country’s citizens and kicked in anothr five billion in humanitarian aid. In addition we have 600 military personnel in the region, a frigate and 12 aircraft who engage [...]
SHOULD GADHAFI BE ASSASSINATED?
April 5, 2011Remember when President Obama said Gadhafi had to go. Well, he hasn’t gone yet. Apparently he doesn’t plan to go anywhere. So where does that leave Obama and the coalition. Especially when you consider the Libyan dictator is decimating his opposition who are fighting among themselves. Suppose Gadhafi hangs in there. This would be a [...]
DID OBAMA BUNGLE LIBYA?
March 29, 2011What is as important as what Obama said last night in his speech is what he did not say. Obama did not explain why it was important to save unarmed civilians in Libya and not important to save unarmed vililians being shot down in Syria and Yemen. Obama did not explain why it was important [...]
SHOULD THE COALITION GO AFTER GADHAFI PERSONALLY?
March 22, 2011General Carter Ham. U.S. c ommander in Libya says air attacks are likely to taper off. He adds that he has no orders to capture, kill or oust Colonel Gadhafi. The US is on ly over Libya to protect civilians from Gadhafi’s guns. But wait a minute. President Obama says Gadhafi must go. So does Stephen Harper. [...]
SHOULD OBAMA BE IN RIO?
March 21, 2011Should the most powerful man in the world be traipsing around South America and enjoying the flesh pots of Rio de Janiero. Remember Obama is commander-in-chief, he heads the world most powerful economy, he is a world-class orator, he is president and head of state. Remember too what is on his desk in the Oval [...]
CAN LIBYA BE HELPED?
March 18, 2011After a delay of several weeks, the United Nations has authorized military intervention to help the rebels and unarmed civilians in Libya. Prime Minister David Cameron says NATO planes will be in the air in a matter of hours. Canada is sending six CF-18s - last in action in 1999 in Serbia. Also we are sending [...]
SHOULD WE ABANDON THE LIBYANS?
March 12, 2011At his press conference yesterday, President Obama made it clear the United States would not join France and Britain in a fly-zone to stop the slaughter in Libya. France and Britain have made it clear they will not move without the United States. Meantime, the Libyan rebels are being shelled, strafed from the air and [...]
SHOULD THE MILITARY INTERVENE IN LIBYA?
March 3, 2011As we speak, Colonel Gadhafi is in his redoubt in Tripoli, strafing his enemies with machine guns and vowing to stay put until the last drop of blood, his and thousands of Libyans. Out side powers are now considering military intervention of some sort. The one most spoken about is a no-fly zone. This would [...]
