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Obama: Libya is Not Iraq

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Buck3/30/2011 9:58:15 am PDT

Again, I just want to say that it is MY opinion, and MY vote. If we were having a discussion in someones living room and a person disagreed with my opinion they would not start challenging me, calling me a liar. On the subject at hand I have stated my opinion. Clearly and concisely. I support freeing the people of Libya from the tyrant Gadaffi. I support hitting him hard while he is weak and handing the reins of power only to the people of Libya. With a true democracy in place (secret ballot, multi party elections), freedom of the press, rule of law, freedom of religion, and equal right for every citizen.

I was simply saying that without “boots on the ground” it is hard to know for sure who the good guys are and who the bad guys are.

It looks to me that in Libya, some people are mistaking ‘rebels’ for peaceful demonstrators. Taking sides with strange armed men, without knowing their motives means a huge gamble. You can only trust certain groups to have the discipline needed in a conflict like this.