I think we're about to declare war on Libya

[30ashopper]

Where Will Obama Try Himself for Material Support for Terrorism? | Emptywheel

Lets arm al Qaeda, what could possibly go wrong?

 

[30ashopper]

The fact is, close to five years after 9/11 and fifteen years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, the United States still lacks a coherent national security policy. Instead of guiding principles, we have what appear to be a series of ad hoc decisions, with dubious results. Why invade Iraq and not North Korea or Burma? Why intervene in Bosnia and not Darfur?...Are we committed to use force wherever there's a despotic regime that's terrorizing its people?and if so, how long do we stay to ensure democracy takes root?...Perhaps someone inside the White House has clear answers to these questions. But our allies?and for that matter our enemies?certainly don't know what the answers are. More important, neither do the American people. Without a well-articulated strategy that the public supports and the world understands, America will lack the legitimacy?and ultimately the power?it needs to make the world safer than it is today.

Guess who wrote that, and published it in his book...

 

[30ashopper]

Welcome to the 'ad hoc' war party pal!

 

[30ashopper]

So what should I think about this? If it had been my call, I wouldn't have gone into Libya. But the reason I voted for Obama in 2008 is because I trust his judgment. And not in any merely abstract way, either: I mean that if he and I were in a room and disagreed about some issue on which I had any doubt at all, I'd literally trust his judgment over my own. I think he's smarter than me, better informed, better able to understand the consequences of his actions, and more farsighted. I voted for him because I trust him, and I still do.

Obama, Libya, and Me | Mother Jones

This time its the progressives professing the wisdom of blind faith.