Libya

[Townsend]

meh

Touché

[Gaspar]

Apparently Kucinich is not the only one. . .

Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) just made the comment on MSNBC:

"We're in Libya because of oil."

Let the pre-election liberal pandering begin. 

LOL! Michael Moore and Dennis Kucinich may actually be THE power brokers.

[Townsend]

Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) just made the comment on MSNBC:

"We're in Libya because of oil."

Link?

[Gaspar]

There's a whole bunch of em.  Just Google:
We're in Libya Because of Oil!

. . .but here's one if Huffington hasn't reported it yet.

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/151045-key-dem-attacks-on-libya-are-because-of-oil

[Gaspar]

Here's the MSNBC Video:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/03/21/dem_congressman_were_in_libya_because_of_oil.html

[Townsend]

There's a whole bunch of em.  Just Google:
We're in Libya Because of Oil!

. . .but here's one if Huffington hasn't reported it yet.

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/151045-key-dem-attacks-on-libya-are-because-of-oil

There you go.  See?  if you provide a link then we can see the entire story and show that you use small bits of stories to attack anything you can on this administration.

Ed Markey is part of the House Natural Resources Committee which considers legislation on American energy production, mining, parks, public lands , fisheries & wildlife, Native Americans, hydropower and reclamation.

He no likey international oil.  He should BLAME CANADA before he goes after our oil needs in Lybia.  Do you know the % of oil the USA gets from Lybia?

So you think we're attacking Lybia for their oil.  It can't be because MQ said "no mercy" and he was killing his own people?  What's up?  After Bush you can't believe anymore?

[Gaspar]

There you go.  See?  if you provide a link then we can see the entire story and show that you use small bits of stories to attack anything you can on this administration.

Ed Markey is part of the House Natural Resources Committee which considers legislation on American energy production, mining, parks, public lands , fisheries & wildlife, Native Americans, hydropower and reclamation.

He no likey international oil.  He should BLAME CANADA before he goes after our oil needs in Lybia.  Do you know the % of oil the USA gets from Lybia?

So you think we're attacking Lybia for their oil.  It can't be because MQ said "no mercy" and he was killing his own people?  What's up?  After Bush you can't believe anymore?

Didn't follow that.  You went a bit off the reservation.

No, we are most certainly not in Libya for their oil.  It is dangerous and damaging for Mr. Markey to make such a comment moments before President Obama addresses the world from Chili on the impetus for the military action.

Markey effectively stepped in front of President's Obama's message and gained world wide press before the president of our country got his message out.

Brilliantly stupid!

[Townsend]

Didn't follow that.  You went a bit off the reservation.

No, we are most certainly not in Libya for their oil.  It is dangerous and damaging for Mr. Markey to make such a comment moments before President Obama addresses the world from Chili on the impetus for the military action.

Markey effectively stepped in front of President's Obama's message and gained world wide press before the president of our country got his message out.

Brilliantly stupid!

Provide links and your posts will at least appear valid.

World wide on what?  The conservative blogs?  You think any respected news agency would say "well the president said this but he was blown away by Ed Markey."

[dbacks fan]

From CNBC:

Libya — with disruption to its 2 percent of world oil output already priced in — does not matter from that perspective as things stand.

"The events in Libya ... do not jeopardize the global economic outlook," Berenberg private bank told its clients.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/42196121

[Conan71]

There you go.  See?  if you provide a link then we can see the entire story and show that you use small bits of stories to attack anything you can on this administration.

Ed Markey is part of the House Natural Resources Committee which considers legislation on American energy production, mining, parks, public lands , fisheries & wildlife, Native Americans, hydropower and reclamation.

He no likey international oil.  He should BLAME CANADA before he goes after our oil needs in Lybia.  Do you know the % of oil the USA gets from Lybia?

So you think we're attacking Lybia for their oil.  It can't be because MQ said "no mercy" and he was killing his own people?  What's up?  After Bush you can't believe anymore?

So the humanitarian effort in Iraq was a subterfuge for a war on oil, but now a war on oil is a subterfuge for a humanitarian effort?

I'm so confused....

[Townsend]

So the humanitarian effort in Iraq was a subterfuge for a war on oil, but now a war on oil is a subterfuge for a humanitarian effort?

This is a war on oil?

[Conan71]

This is a war on oil?

Absolutely, oil is the bad guy 

[Townsend]

Absolutely, oil is the bad guy 

It does seem to create negativity.

[RecycleMichael]

I am saddened that we have attacked Libya. I think it should be imperative that all Americans look very closely any time we bomb any country.

What event made the American military feel that it has to police the world?

Why do we go after bad guys in OPEC countries because of atrocities to the own people and completely ignore other dictators who do the same things (North Korea)? Is the reason oil?

I read that the first day of bombing cost us $160 million. The war in Iraq has been estimated to has cost $780 billion so far. How can we afford to be in a war in other countries?  

I have seen little justification on this war. I have seen plenty of criticism of Obama for not starting fast enough to doing anything. Do you opponents of the President believe he just woke up and decided to bomb another country?

[Conan71]

I am saddened that we have attacked Libya. I think it should be imperative that all Americans look very closely any time we bomb any country.

What event made the American military feel that it has to police the world?

Why do we go after bad guys in OPEC countries because of atrocities to the own people and completely ignore other dictators who do the same things (North Korea)? Is the reason oil?

I read that the first day of bombing cost us $160 million. The war in Iraq has been estimated to has cost $780 billion so far. How can we afford to be in a war in other countries?  

I have seen little justification on this war. I have seen plenty of criticism of Obama for not starting fast enough to doing anything. Do you opponents of the President believe he just woke up and decided to bomb another country?

I agree with you and I would have disagreed with this action every bit as strongly if it were McCain in charge. I think we need to quit trying to pick the winners and losers in foreign countries and let them exercise their own sovereignty so long as it's not threatening other's sovereignty.  To my knowledge, Libya was not becoming a threat to their neighbors, it's a matter of civil unrest they should be able to settle on their own.  Would we want foreign nations coming in and deciding our civil issues? 

We hit Libya in the mid '80's because ostensibly they were harboring terrorists and were the main source of terrorism at the time.  We've kept Qadaffi on a short leash ever since and he's been relatively quiet.  Why the sudden need to oust his regime?

I simply don't see the need for us to be the world's top cop.