Posted on Mar 10, 2016
Obama Criticizes the ‘Free Riders’ Among America’s Allies
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Even President Obama is saying his decision to intervene in Libya was a mistake. I am sure Hillary Clinton, as Secretary of State was one of the most hawkish advisers on his cabinet pushing him to intervene!
"Mr. Obama also said his support of the NATO military intervention in Libya had been a “mistake,” driven in part by his erroneous belief that Britain and France would bear more of the burden of the operation. He stoutly defended his refusal not to enforce his own red line against Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, even though Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. argued internally, the magazine reported, that “big nations don’t bluff.”" The dangers of military intervention . . .
"Mr. Obama also said his support of the NATO military intervention in Libya had been a “mistake,” driven in part by his erroneous belief that Britain and France would bear more of the burden of the operation. He stoutly defended his refusal not to enforce his own red line against Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, even though Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. argued internally, the magazine reported, that “big nations don’t bluff.”" The dangers of military intervention . . .
Obama Criticizes the ‘Free Riders’ Among America’s Allies
Posted from nytimes.com
Libya
Hillary Clinton
Foreign Policy
Posted 9 y ago
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It amazes me how there isn't an EXPECTATION for Leaders to make Mistakes! Atleast he admitted he was Wrong!
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Maj John Bell
Not an Obama supporter. But any politician who says "I made a mistake, gets some points" I used to have a secret plan when I conduct "office hours" Article 15 to most of you. As long as it wasn't a crime in the civilian world, any Marine that said "I did it" was going to get a pass. Never happened.
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Capt Lance Gallardo I think the same should be applied to all parties involved, Shiite backed Iran should be told the same thing. It doesn't matter if one side takes the stance of being in a "cold war" if the other side keeps pushing.
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