Rep. Allen West: ‘I Cannot Understand’ U.S. Role in Libya
Republican Congressman and retired Army veteran Allen West (R-Fla.) said he "cannot understand" America’s involvement in Libya and that U.S. military is being used as a "rent-a-force" in the region.
"For every decision there are consequences and we have to sometimes analyze what could be those consequences. Just the same with operations in Libya – I cannot understand it. I don’t know what the goal and objective are," West said in an address at the Heritage Foundation on Tuesday.
"No one can clearly tell me who these rebels or who the rebel leaders are – where they come from; what do they seek to have; what are they going to bring to the table different than Moammar Gadhafi. Moammar Gadhafi’s a bad guy, there’s no doubt about it but there are means by which you can contain him, instead of committing our Air Force and our Navy to be kind of like a ‘rent-a- force’ to them."
President Obama recently called the U.S. military operations in Libya, which began 71 days ago, a "slow, steady process" where the U.S. and its allies attempt to "wear down the regime forces and change the political calculations of the Gadhafi regime to the point where they finally realize that they're not going to control this country."
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Dear Allen
Submitted by paragrouper on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 5:36pm.
Hey sir, neither can I.
So when are you going to run for President, Airborne?
As I told some last week, my
Submitted by ricklail on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 10:18am.
As I told some last week, my son in law is scheduled to deploy to Avinno (?) Italy to support the operations in Libya the first of July. What doesn't make sense is that he is in a EA-6 Prowler squadron. Their mission is to knock out radar and communications along with intelligence gathering. They don't attack armor or positions. So does mean Obama is escalating?
So someone impeach him!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 5:44pm.
So why don't they have the guts to impeach the son of a bitch for sending our troops out there like a "rent-a-force?" There's a list as long as someone's arm of charges that could be brought up to this possob.
Is that the magic word, "guts" as in lack of?
-Jon
A "rent a force"
Submitted by Radical1979 on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 9:28pm.
that never actually has to pay the rent.
By the way , Mr. West, can we put you down for 2016? I would prefer 2012, but 2016 will do.
Sorry Rad...
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 11:33pm.
In 2016 Herman Cain will be running for his second term as President. West is young enough to wait for 2020.
- Grump
Actually, it's not hard to
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 11:52pm.
Actually, it's not hard to figure out why West doesn't understand Boy O'Barry's role in Libya - neither does he!!!! O'Blunder just says and does some things, and whatever happens after that is just a matter of consequence................
Muslim Brotherhood.
Submitted by Phryj1 on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 12:39am.
It's as simple as that. Obama wants Muslim Brotherhood to take power in Libya, just like they are poised to do in Egypt and in other countries affected by 'Arab Spring'. His administration has been trying to convince the American public that Muslim Brotherhood is somehow peaceful, democratic, and benign, despite mountains of evidence to the country. Now, they are in a position to become a multi-national world power.
And at this point, I'm convinced that Obama is just naive and detached from reality enough that he believes that's a good thing.
Progressives seem to be completely averse to facts and logic. Apparently, reality has a conservative bias.
Not naive
Submitted by jon_torlin on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 7:57am.
Though I would agree about the detached from reality part, especially with the recent signature of May 24, 2008 in the Westminster Abbey visitor log book.
But it's his background of being raised and educated as a muslim that he would think it's a good thing. So he's got two of the worst ideologues in the world, one is being a communist which this country is very much against(supposed to be) and the other is being a muslim, which is the antithesis of Christianity.(I don't consider Rev Wright's church to be Christian) Otherwise, he wouldn't be swinging towards muslim interests, would he?
Again, I would agree about detached from reality, especially possible brain damage based on those huge scars on the back of his head by the right ear, that there's something mentally wrong with him, but he's also been trained/groomed enough to pass himself off as an incompetent idiot surrounded by incompetence, while deep down, he's the biggest danger to this country since Benedict Arnold. Never has more been at stake than now.
-Jon
I've got to agree with your
Submitted by killa37 on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 11:41am.
I've got to agree with your assessment, Jon-E-Boy...............the guy is NOT brilliant, genius, or even of above-average intelligence.............but he was foisted upon us by cunning, conniving, diabolical people who DO have misguided intelligence, as well as their willing (and suicidal) acccomplices in the MSM, and, of coure, the even DUMBER populace that voted for him.
Oh..........yeah, and the McCain Mutiny.
And, yes...............he IS dangerous.............VERY dangerous!!!!
Don't 'cha know
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 8:20am.
It's the Taliban Spring, Mr West.
all you need to know to understand Libya action is..
Submitted by caambers on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 8:45am.
...that a dimrat, King Narcissus, ordered it. Honestly. I got in to a verbal sparring match with a libtard from the UK last week who supported the LIbyan action but didn't support actions in Iraq (it was unilatera, no WMDs, typical talking points). He said, and I'm almost quoting here, that there was a resolution on Libya. When I reminded him that there were 14 resolutions on Iraq over a 10 year period he tried to twist himself in to a pretzel noodling that one out. In the end, he couldn't deal with my logic and did what most liberals do when they can't launch an effective rebuttal...they 'don't want to talk about it anymore'. Shocked he didn't call me a nazi too. The point is, there isn't a good reason to be in Libya, King Narcissus needed to gin up some conflict so he could be seen as a wartime leader and it's backfired. Most people see through this BS--especially in light of the many other egregious human rights violations taking place elsewhere (Syria) that President Toonces hasn't seen fit to address. The best thing Rep. West and others can do is to keep this in the headlines. It will hopefully drive the point home that TOTUS doesn't have a clue what he's doing and drive a wedge between him and his anti-war fringe AND independents who helped him win in 2008.
Going into Libya makes perfect sense
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 9:08am.
When you understand that Gadaffi insulted Obama. And with that insanely thin skin, well it was only a matter of time
Col. West,
Submitted by texasborngranny on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 9:29am.
It is always difficult to understand the incomprehensible, unjustified and ignorant.