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| Obama: Libya operation how the world should work |
| 2011-03-29 |
| President Barack Obama Tuesday said the Libya operation was an example of how the world "should work" with the United States at the center of a broad international coalition. Obama expanded upon his explanation of his decision to launch an air assault on Moamer Kadhafi's forces to protect civilians and set up a no-fly zone as he dedicated a new US mission to the United Nations in New York. "That's how the international community should work -- more nations (with) the United States right there at the center of it, but not alone, everybody stepping up, bearing their responsibilities," Obama said. Spoken like a true community organiser. "That's what it means to be (the) United Nations," Obama said, opening the new facility named after Ron Brown, former president Bill Clinton's commerce secretary, who perished in a plane crash in Croatia in 1996. "We believe that the world is more secure and the interests of the United States are best advanced when we act collectively," said Obama. "The burden of action should not always be America's alone." It's interrupting my golf practice time. The current air operation over Libya has seen the United States play the dominant role, but Washington says it will increasingly play a support role to its partners including France, Britain, Italy, and Arab states including Qatar. NATO earlier delayed its assumption of command and control responsibilities for the operation by one day to Thursday, to allow a smoother handover from the United States. "Today in Libya, we are showing what's possible when we find our courage; when we fulfil our responsibilities and when we come together, as an international community, to defend our common interests and our common values," Obama said. "We're saving innocent lives." Aww! that brings a tear to my eye, but don't forget the bunny rabbits and the fluffy ducks. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 You can have your world work that way Obama... Its a little to dicey for me. |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2011-03-29 23:01 |