So in the light of the US incursion into Libya - here's a Bob Dylan classic for President Obama. To remind him that Times Are A-Changing... and that people won't tolerate the same sort of violation of sovereignty which they did under his predecessor in Iraq.
Even the New York Times doesn't mince its words in this article, swiftly drawing comparisons between the Obama administration's "extra-helpful" nature in Libya (attributed to certain 'strategic' interests... none of which have anything to do with oil. Or does it?) compared to the administration's 'painful' silence and non-interventionist stance when it came to people uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, etc...
Even the New York Times doesn't mince its words in this article, swiftly drawing comparisons between the Obama administration's "extra-helpful" nature in Libya (attributed to certain 'strategic' interests... none of which have anything to do with oil. Or does it?) compared to the administration's 'painful' silence and non-interventionist stance when it came to people uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, etc...
(P.Obama of course has just delivered his speech on oil and renewable energy to temper rises in WTI and Brent Crude levels, which are spiking and dipping erratically.)
What better way to wade out of a depression than to wage war... is the government trying to 'pump prime' it's economy?
You may remember this man, Saddam Hussein? He's the one that Dubya decided to go after for Weapons of Mass Destruction until it all blew up in his face and Obama withdrew troops, leaving Iraq in tatters and Iraqis to fend for themselves - after forcibly removing a leader and dictator.
It's no wonder that some Iraqi and Middle Eastern refugees/asylum seekers refuse to be relocated to the US. If someone came in to bomb your country, kill a leader, then leave you to fend for yourself... wouldn't you be upset too?
It's no wonder that some Iraqi and Middle Eastern refugees/asylum seekers refuse to be relocated to the US. If someone came in to bomb your country, kill a leader, then leave you to fend for yourself... wouldn't you be upset too?
Make no mistake of it, the Iraqis may not have liked Saddam, but the US' superior 'moral' excuse has done more harm than good. If anyone is still in doubt, watch Fair Game starring Matt Damon for the updated version on Iraq and former CIA undercover operative Valerie Plame. Seems Obama has taken more than just a tip or two from the ol' Texan's playbook.
Love him or hate him, Qaddafi was chosen by Libyans and it is up to Libyans to dethrone him (or 'throne' him first constitutionally, because according to him, he was never elected in the first place thus cannot leave an office he doesn't hold *groan* really....). The US has no business waging another war. Not unless they are looking to surpass their title as global war-mongers from its current count of
Love him or hate him, Qaddafi was chosen by Libyans and it is up to Libyans to dethrone him (or 'throne' him first constitutionally, because according to him, he was never elected in the first place thus cannot leave an office he doesn't hold *groan* really....). The US has no business waging another war. Not unless they are looking to surpass their title as global war-mongers from its current count of
Will the world stand by and watch this incursion?
Are Times Really A-Changing?
Can Washington ever really change?
Listen to Bob Dylan & Eddie Vedder as they speak truth to power.
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