I guess we’re in a new mode of operations now. Instead of being the leader of the free world, when bad things are happening and people need our help, we wait for the U.N. to do something. That means more people get slaughtered while we wait for the U.N. to go through its motions, but the end result is you get U.N. approval. Which, I dunno, I guess is worth something for political cover.
Guess what: U.N. approval, baby!
I like how the vote was 10-0 with China and Russia abstaining. Like they know that Qdaffy is a loon and super unpopular, but actually taking a vote to stop slaughtering protesters would just be too out of character for them. Gotta keep the evil cred.
So what now? Qdaffy had really been successful at stomping out the rebels while we sat back and watched, so hopefully it’s not too little too late. The way Obama is going about this is pretty much the opposite of the more proactive peace strategy I outlined in Nuke the Moon. If we were following that strategy, a long time ago Qdaffy would have died from natural causes: Piranha bites. Because when dictators are loons, sometimes piranhas fall out of the sky and bite them to death. It just happens; it’s not like America has anything to do with it. Even if the piranhas had little American flags on them.
Can I just ask what the heck the U.N. was doing the whole time this has been going on? Really? It took this long just to get a vote? Were they all doing their NCAA brackets with Barack? I’m pretty sure a land tortoise could move faster on something.
So, China and Russia voted “present”. Where have I heard that before?
Gaddafi’s redeeming traits: 1. Kills more Muslims/Arabs than G. Bush ever even thought of killing. 2. Not afraid of a little criticism from the UN, US or European union. 3. Takes care of his family…gave his sons gainful employment in the military and civil service. 4. Not afraid to take on the liberal media including CNN, The Guardian, Reuters, and the NY Times.
The U.N. is an fiasco wrapped in a train wreck inside of a cluster ‘eph of epic proportions.
~Winston Churchill
Should “we” actually decide to join this coalition, will our fighter pilots be forced to wear those silly blue helmets?
Obama likes to say “It’s time for _____ to go.” (You fill in the blank.)
It’s time for Obama to go.
And so he is! To Rio!!
Our president really is patheticly lacking in the leadership department, isn’t he.
Say what you will about President Bush’s policies (No child left behind, bloated federal spending, etc), but I always felt like he was an actual leader.
Once again, the United States military deserves a better government.
In the short term, Obama’s actions = bad. In the long term, Obama’s actions = good. Carter and his cardigans were a very weak leader. The public caught on, and he became a one-termer. Americans don’t like weak leaders.
Funny stuff, FrankJ! (Peace be upon you.)
Comments are funny too. Of course, not AS funny.
Obama will handle Libya with the same fortatude, speed, and concern he dealt with Iran, the BP oil ,spill, rising gas prices, underwear bombers, Japan earthquake……
Well the u.n. finally granted me approval to post. So now all of you heed the post or I will taunt you a second time.
“More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations.” Kofi Annan
Now this is humor Frank. I’ll bet ol’ Kofi even said it with a straight face.
So, what does the UNbama do when this spreads to all the dictators of the Mideast?
Of course, by that time, all the oil from that region will have stopped flowing so maybe he can stay home and burn candles. Peace candles. Oh, and windmills in the Rose Garden.
So there is total unrest in the middle east and the mooslums are killing a lot of each other.
And so the problem is?
“Once again, the United States military deserves a better government.”
They sure as hell don’t deserve a “cough” “Commander-In-Chief” “Cough” like Obama.
“Because when dictators are loons, sometimes piranhas fall out of the sky and bite them to death.”
The Israelis, as befits the power behind The Great International Zionist Conspiracy and Clambake Picnic, has authorized me to say they have just perfected the art of sending piranhas through the water pipes of dictators so the tub fills with Piranhas! as they fill it with water for their yearly bath. I’m sure glad I’m one of their loyal minions and not an evil anti-Zionists dictator!
Piranhas!
Obama really can’t risk having the United States do the right thing…some Americans might be proud of their country. Can’t have that.
What the Panel Wants
By lex, on March 18th, 2011
A congressional commission wants a US military that “looks like America“:
Just as the U.S. military is indoctrinating troops to accept open gays in their ranks, a federal commission is pressing the Pentagon to make the force more diverse by, among other ideas, opening infantry and armor units to women…
The commission says it wants the military to resemble the ethnic makeup of America. It is urging the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force to “validate” the standards – such as education, test scores, criminal records and drug use – that disqualify large numbers of blacks and Hispanics.
“Racial/ethnic minorities are less likely to meet eligibility requirements than are non-Hispanic whites, and that gap is widening,” the report says.
The commission said women should be allowed into male-only land combat units to “create a level playing field” in promotions “for all service members who meet the qualifications.”
I’m sort of confused which comes first: Do we eliminate the qualification standards before we promote by grievance group quota, or vice versa?
Because if our first priority is to be a federal jobs program rather than fight and win the nation’s wars, it’s terribly important that we get the sequencing right.
1 UN resolution down, 17 to go.
George Bush jumped the gun and invaded Iraq with only 17 resolutions, when everybody knows 18 is the magic number for military action.
Obama won’t make that mistake, I’m sure…
Yes, Obama will eventually send help to Libya. Did anybody else catch the part where he mentioned how urgent the need was to get reinforcements to Valley Forge?
EdthePastor, you got me busted reading IMAO at work. The quote from Kofi Annan made me loudly BARK with laughter. (Sorry, DamnCat.) What a delusional tool. (Hey – just like our POTUS!)
Mediteranean Piranha? African Piranha? Do they fall from the sky because they are afraid of the U.N. ‘No Fly Zone’? Or did they get caught up in a Halliburton-induced waterspout, to be dropped upon Loony Dictators.
Wait a minute! Piranhas are from Brazil. Who do we know that is in Brazil, ‘for Carnival’? Hmmmm? Coincidence? I think not!
So now that the UN is fully in-charge, do we all have to wear light blue hats every day. I want one of those light blue things that you snap around your neck and then tuck in your v-neck sweater…they are sweet!
QDaffy, I’m sure is thinking…the UN…oh no! Not that!!!
So will a French guy be in charge of the operation? If so, please make sure his white flags are neatly pressed before he leaves. His wife can help with this. A little bleach and some starch will make a fine presentation…
It won’t be a problem, though. We will have the F-22 Rap…oh yea…we stopped that program…darn!
Will the Brits be sending in the same guys who surrendered to the pirates? Hope so!
Of course we could send in 1 Abrams M-1 Tank with 2 women in it and wipe out QDaffy’s entire military operation…but that would be like clubbing baby seals…
I would just like to go on record as saying I don’t like Arabs. No, I mean I don’t like that Arab. I like most Arabs. Not the ones who kills us, but all the rest. Well, except for Arafat, he doesn’t kill us and I still don’t like him.
I hope I have not offended anyone with my defense of Arabs.