Negative Space: Libya
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- Obama Never Went To Congress on Libya Because He Never Expected To Have To
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“The decision to commit the United States to war was… because he was getting internationally embarrassed by the French and by Secretary Clinton. He was looking bad and after three and a half weeks of polling his numbers were looking worse. Having failed to make any effort at all to reach out to Congress on the issue because he never expected that he would have to and with his Brazil vacation imminent, there wasn’t any time left to get Congressional authorization. Yes, he could have gotten it, in the sense that the votes are there. But it would have taken a few more days and not even the MBM could pretend that he was ‘leading’ on the…
- Here’s to Libya’s Freedom
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February 22, 2011: “Now is the time to speak out. Speak out for the long-suffering Libyan people. Speak out for the victims of Gaddafi’s terror. NATO and our allies should look at establishing a no-fly zone so Libyan air forces cannot continue slaughtering the Libyan people. We should not be afraid of freedom…”
