As our military intervention continues in Libya, public opinion appears to be rising in favor of it. Therefore, I feel compelled to devote yet another post, my fourth this week, to this treasonous Executive Branch insanity.
First, President Obama unlawfully entered the Libyan civil war without approval of the United States Congress- and for this reason should be promptly impeached for flagrantly violating our Constitutional law. Surely Libya posed no immediate threat to the United States. King Barack may see himself as successor to the global throne, but for all practical purposes, he has unilaterally declared war on the sovereign country of Libya, taking his marching orders not from the US Congress- but from the United Nations. Not only foolish and inappropriate, this is high treason.
Second, this is not a one-night stand. This conflict will likely be protracted. Moreover, there was no clear mission objective at the outset- and there is no viable exit strategy. Even worse, Obama apparently desires to relinquish his role as Commander-in-Chief by placing our troops under foreign command. In my view, this is also high treason- worthy of the death penalty if found guilty.
Third, consider that in America we cherish freedom of speech- and though we may vehemently disagree with an individual’s words, we are still obliged to defend that person’s right to free expression. Likewise, I gravely condemn many things Gaddafi has done, especially his involvement in the Lockerbie bombing and the recent brutal treatment of his own citizens- including widespread murder. However, Obama’s decision to use our military to kill Libyan soldiers without lawful approval of Congress is tantamount to the same brand of brutality and murder being carried out by Gaddafi. As I stated again yesterday, Barry has apparently forgotten he’s is a US President- not a Muslim king.
Fourth, placing US troops in harm’s way without approval of Congress, especially in a rapidly escalating situation with no clear mission objective or exit strategy, shows not only lack of regard for our fighting men and women- but an apparent deficit of both Constitutional understanding and basic human decency. Even Lyndon Baines Johnson had more respect for our military!
Fifth, our nation is flat broke. We can’t even afford the current occupation of Iraq- or the continuing quagmire in Afghanistan. A third combat zone at this time is financial suicide. And who pays for all that broken Libyan pottery?
Sixth, if Gaddafi is removed from power, the subsequent power-vacuum will likely be filled by Muslim extremists, most especially the Muslim Brotherhood. I feel sorry for the people of Libya because of the many things they’ve endured under a brutal dictator. Nevertheless, if Gaddafi falls, there is an excellent chance our national security will be negatively impacted by an even higher spike in crude oil prices- and more importantly the creation of yet another haven for Muslim extremists bent on wreaking their terrorist havoc on the United States.
Seventh, although our invasion of Iraq and eventual elimination of Saddam Hussein should have been accomplished during the George H W Bush administration, Saddam was indeed a war criminal who both invaded the sovereign country of Kuwait- and who, despite all media hoopla to the contrary, did possess considerable stores of weapons of mass destruction. If you doubt the latter assertion, ask any of our troops who became ill after entering the facilities in Iraq where that WMD had been stored. There is no doubt in my military mind that there is no such justification for a full-scale assault on Libya- with or without lawful Congressional approval.
Eighth, additional stress on our already overburdened military presented by the Libyan War is in itself a grievous threat to our national security. Such unwise expansion of US military activity at this time only emboldens rogue elements like Iran, North Korea and Al-Qaeda. At least Gaddafi had the common sense to stop exporting terrorism- whatever his dirty laundry currently piled within Libyan borders.
Ninth, and related to the previous objection, a third theater of war also places further stress on American military families- who have already endured more than they should ever have been asked to endure. Whether Active Duty, Reserve or National Guard, our military families have seen deployment after deployment for over a decade. To paraphrase Winston Churchill, never have so few been asked to do so much in the name of freedom.
Tenth, our military families don’t need additional spouses, parents and children coming home in body bags. Haven’t we learned anything from the quagmires of Vietnam and Afghanistan? The two flyers who recently bailed over Libya were so blessed and fortunate to escape with their lives! The weight of this warning is exacerbated by the inevitability of Vietnam-like mission creep- which has already reared its ugly head. My trumpet has presided over hundreds of our military funerals- so unfortunately I’m an expert on this somber subject.
I rest my case- and yes, somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing its idiot…
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