Here’s your chance to explain things to the rest of us.
This is what you Obama supporters voted for:
Obama: Don’t stay in Iraq over genocide
SUNAPEE, N.H. — Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Thursday the United States cannot use its military to solve humanitarian problems and that preventing a potential genocide in Iraq isn’t a good enough reason to keep U.S. forces there.
“Well, look, if that’s the criteria by which we are making decisions on the deployment of U.S. forces, then by that argument you would have 300,000 troops in the Congo right now — where millions have been slaughtered as a consequence of ethnic strife — which we haven’t done,” Obama said in an interview with The Associated Press.
“We would be deploying unilaterally and occupying the Sudan, which we haven’t done. Those of us who care about Darfur don’t think it would be a good idea,” he said.
“The United States cannot use its military to solve humanitarian problems.”
“ I suffer no illusions about Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal man. A ruthless man. A man who butchers his own people to secure his own power. He has repeatedly defied U.N. resolutions, thwarted U.N. inspection teams, developed chemical and biological weapons, and coveted nuclear capacity. . . . But . . . he poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States, or to his neighbors.”
And from a book a current US President wrote:
“Why intervene in Bosnia and not Darfur?”
So you can explain why you now support this:
“Innocent people were targeted for killing,” he said. “We had a unique ability to stop that violence . . . and a plea for help from the Libyan people themselves.”
President Barack Obama said the U.S. and its allies had to take military action in Libya to avert a massacre of civilians that would have “stained the conscience of the world.”
And what happens when those “peaceful protester” rebels with AK’s and RPG’s attack civilian supporters of Gaddafi? Is that acceptable to you?
So let’s hear it. Let’s hear why genocide in Iraq and Darfur is acceptable and suddenly it’s not acceptable in Libya. Tell us how you voted for the guy who said in no uncertain terms that he would NOT do any of the things he’s done with regard to Libya.
Now I have to make some popcorn. This is going to be fun.
DrJohn has been a health care professional for more than 30 years. In addition to clinical practice he has done extensive research and has published widely with over 70 original articles and abstracts in the peer-reviewed literature. DrJohn is well known in his field and has lectured on every continent except for Antarctica. He has been married to the same wonderful lady for over 30 years and has three kids- two sons, both of whom are attorneys and one daughter on her way into the field of education.
DrJohn was brought up with the concept that one can do well if one is prepared to work hard but nothing in life is guaranteed.
Except for liberals being foolish.