Sunday, June 5, 2011

The imperial Presidency.

Russia: NATO 'one step' from land war in Libya

SINGAPORE – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov says NATO is "one step" from sending troops into Libya in a bid to help rebels remove Moammar Gadhafi from power.

Ivanov said Sunday at an Asian security conference in Singapore that Russia didn't know that a United Nations resolution it supported to protect civilians and shut down Libyan air space would lead to a land operation.

British and French attack helicopters struck for the first time inside Libya on Saturday. NATO had previously relied on attack jets generally flying above 15,000 feet (4,500 meters).

NATO airstrikes have kept the outgunned rebels from being overrun, but the rebels have been unable to mount an effective offensive against Gadhafi's better-equipped forces.


What we have here is a failure to communicate by the President. Most Americans understand the situation and would give regime change serious consideration. But, we have a President who is so arrogant and undemocratic that he is either not interested in talking to the nation or thinks it's not necessary because he is the anointed one. If he is so smart why cannot he make his case to the country. Is he captive to his irrational hatred for anything Bush did make it impossible for him to admit he's doing the same thing in Libya?

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