President Barack Obama admitted on Friday that the war in Libya has reached a “stalemate,” something analysts have been saying for weeks, but insisted the war would not end. Rather, he promised it would continue until it ousts Moammar Gadhafi.
“My expectation is that if we continue to apply that pressure and continue to protect civilians, which NATO is doing very capably, then I think over the long term Gadhafi will go and we will be successful,” noted Obama. He gave no indication of what he meant by “long term,” but with officials terming a prospective exit after a decade in Afghanistan “hasty” it could be an extremely long time.
The pledge puts the war on a particularly awkward footing, as the UN mandate is explicitly not a call for regime change, and NATO continues to insist that the war will not be fought with the aim of his ouster.
Rather it seems President Obama and other hawkish elements in NATO (notably French President Sarkozy) have set up a “victory condition” only tangentially related to the war itself. With no expectation that the war could conceivably chase Gadhafi out, it will continue until he either happens to leave or dies of old age. What happens after is anyone’s guess.
Okie-dokie, the "Libyan war" is a "stalement" and the Afghaniscam is a quagmire and Iraq is a genocidal joke beyond the realms of plausibility so, what in the hell is the US doing?
Oh wait I forgot, the US is standing on the global stage with thumb-up-arse syndrome and acting all butch. Well you know, during the "Libyan war phase" of all the world's a stage and the US 'defers' to NATO and our pal old Foggy Rasmussen.
The Obama really penned a letter with Nico the Sark and Hammy Cameron? Really? Who got to sign that letter first?
Judas H. Priest, this grows wearisome.
Meanwhile so-called "antiwar" voices beat the drum beat of war by constantly repeating the MSM propaganda that Qadafi is a despot, crazy, "must go", etc. ad nauseum.
Ideology trumps real calls for peace any day … after all Qadafi is a socialst and thats a BIG no-no for Libertarians, Dems, Reps, Tea Party head bangers and sundry others.
Can't have free education and health care can we, so spout empty rhetoric about "ending war", whilst feeding the propaganda machine which 'justifies' war.
"You don't believe in war, but what is that mealy-mouthed slogan you are spoutin' ?"
This is great. Now the US government is entangled is a stalemated civil war in Libya. That means more dollar depreciation, more innocent people being killed (to save them, of course), and more military spending. The only hope is that bankruptcy comes sooner rather than later. It is possible to recover after bankruptcy, Recovery of the human lives lost as a result of the US government's policy of perpetual war is not possible.
Here is a unknown use of a war tool–jack up the price of gasoline and heating fuel and blame it on Iraq/Libya invasions. Obtuse Americans/Canadians swallow it and being greedy, support the bombings, looting and killings of innocent folks/all they have is oil.
Yesterday in toronto. gas price went from $1.26/liter and this morning–$1.35/liter.Remember Canadian dollar is $1.04 t0 US! That converts to $1.40 US X 4= $5.60/gal
How many of you know that Canada provides over 82% of USA's foriegn oil and get this Petro Canada and Sunoco now is 100% USA owned.Stupid Canadians :^(
US oil import : http://blog.ssis.edu.vn/jyoun/
US oil imports:
Canada : 17% Mexico : 15% Venezuela : 19% Europe : 5% Persian Golf (SA,Emirates,Koweit) : 22% Africa : 22 % http://blog.ssis.edu.vn/jyoun/
"With no expectation that the war could conceivably chase Gadhafi out, it will continue until he either happens to leave or dies of old age. What happens after is anyone’s guess."
Here's my guess: Much like Iraq, a "no fly zone" will be prosecuted for years, maybe a decade, and, when NATO/US/Britain/France get tired of waiting for "Gadhafi to go", they will fabricate a pretext to invade. They will tell their public that the people of Libya will greet us invaders with flowers and candy, that the invasion and occupation will financed by Libyan oil sales and then, I'll let you guess what happens next.
The US has indeed become 'The Great Satan' as exhibited by its warmongering actions throughout the world.
Sad but true. After WWII containment of the Soviet Union was at least a plausible explanation for the foriegn policy of the US government. After the collapse of the Soviet Union the imperial intentions of the US government are plain for anyone to see. I do not think it would a stretch to say that since the collapse of the Soviet Union the United States government has been the focus of all evil in the world.
Once again.., There is no democracy from or within the democratic party.., is a war party for the few and by the few.., actually., if there is democracy then is only about the few and for the few.. therefore the democratic party needs to be dissolved by the owner/s of the party…, let people go free to start new, thoughts from down up not up down to make a political party with a respect to principals of the wording democracy.
Why not eliminate teachers and health care, cut public services and take all the money to corporations for new world wide adventures. Why don the kids of middle class need to be educated? Let us home school our kids, they need not go to any university. First, they will not have the academic nor social skills to qualify, and then why bother giving such dummies scholarships? Once poor and ignorant, we will cheer on all world wide imperial pursuits. Rand Paul has already shown how it is done. He voted for Libya, but will leave sick kidvs in the gutter without health care. Way to go libertarians, another Obama switcharoo.
"Once poor and ignorant, we will cheer on all world wide imperial pursuits."
We actually do not do so currently?