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2011-03-21 Home Front: Politix

Why the U.S. Went to War: Inside the White House Debate on Libya

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Posted by tipper 2011-03-21 16:18|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Like many others, she [Samantha Power] was frustrated that the cause of preventing genocide had been undermined by George W. Bush's unilateral intervention in Iraq, which discredited U.S. military action abroad and made building coalitions to stop war crimes seemingly impossible.

What the heck page is she reading off of? Quite a bit of history revision. The 2003 invasion of Iraq was backed by many U.N. resolutions, support of Congress (The October 11, 2002 resolution that authorized President Bush to use force in Iraq passed the Senate by a vote of 77 to 23, and the House by 296 to 133), and a coalition of willing allies. Moreover, as I recall, a no-fly zone and an embargo were in place for sometime prior to the 2003 war which had little effect on Saddam.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-03-21 17:16|| 2011-03-21 17:16|| Front Page Top

#2 She's reading the left page.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-03-21 17:31|| 2011-03-21 17:31|| Front Page Top

#3 unilateral intervention in Iraq

The standard leftist description is something like "illegal and immoral war based on lies blah blah Cheney blah blah Halliburton blah blah Abu Ghraib, so Ms. Power probably thinks she's going easy on W by merely saying the war was unilateral.

Speaking of W, I hope that he and Laura are sitting in front of the TV laughing their rears off at Bambi's attempts to conduct foreign policy. But I suspect they're both just hoping that all our guys (and gals) come back safe. They define the term "class."

Posted by Matt 2011-03-21 17:39|| 2011-03-21 17:39|| Front Page Top

#4 he and Laura are sitting in front of the TV laughing their rears off at Bambi's attempts to conduct foreign policy. Laughing just to keep from cryin', more likely.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-03-21 19:02|| 2011-03-21 19:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Before the election, Samantha Power also suggested that the US might have to "occupy" Israel to impose a peace settlement. Tells you all you need to know about the quality of her thought.

Posted by SR-71 2011-03-21 20:33|| 2011-03-21 20:33|| Front Page Top

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