No, Really... Obama Knows What He's Doing

There has been a lot of criticism of the Obama administration's involvement with military actions in Libya. He didn't consult Congress, he has no clear objective, no strategy, no definition of "victory," and a host of other concerns top the list.

Obama, however, insists that he knows what he is doing.

There is a commercial I've seen a few times for CCS medical, a company that distributes supplies for diabetics. The spokesman for the company is Alan Thicke, and underneath his face when he first appears is the caption "Famous TV Dad." My reaction to that was immediate... If CCS has to tell us he was a "famous TV dad," then he wasn't that famous. Does anybody have to tell you that John Wayne was a "famous movie cowboy?"

This situation is similar. If Obama has to tell us that he knows what he is doing, then the opposite is probably true. We should judge by his actions and their results, not by his frustrated assertions that he is TOO smart!
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51701.html

President Barack Obama insisted Monday that the U.S. military’s mission in Libya is not confused, even though the aerial attacks unleashed against Col. Muammar Qadhafi’s regime two days ago aren’t intended to force him out of power.

Do you see the contradiction? Our military actions are not intended to force Qadhafi out of power, but it is the official position of the US government that Qadhafi "must go." Really? Then what IS our goal? How can we destroy his military forces and claim that our intent isn't really to kick him out? Somebody is engaging in a bit of sophistry here... or is just plain confused.

“Our military action is in support of an international mandate from the [United Nations] Security Council that specifically focuses on the humanitarian threat posed by Colonel Qadhafi to his people,” the American president said. “Not only was he carrying out murders of civilians, but he threatened more.”

“I also have stated that it is U.S. policy that Qadhafi needs to go,” Obama said, noting that a United Nations resolution last week authorizing force against Libya is based on humanitarian concerns, not regime change. “When it comes to our military action…we are going to make sure that we stick to that mandate.”

Only in Obamaland can the US "make sure that we stick to that mandate" without trying to oust the dictator whom we've sworn must be ousted. Crazy.

This war, however, is Obama's war. Completely, totally, and with no way to blame Bush. He owns this war, and whatever credit or blame goes along with it.

So, the candidate who complained about Bush getting us involved in two wars hasn't managed to shut either one down, yet, and now has started a THIRD war... just because we didn't have enough military action on our plate.

Gee, thanks.

If you ask me, a confused mission with no clear goals is one that is likely to cause harm to the men and women in our military. And let's be clear, a military mission aimed at carrying out our nation's policy of "Qadhafi must go" WITHOUT ousting Qadhafi from power is a confused mission with no clear goals.

UPDATE: Did you know that then-Senator Obama said that Bush had no right to start lobbing missiles without talking to Congress first?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/dem-rep-kucinich-throws-obamas-own-anti-war-words-back-at-him/

Turns out VP Biden said much the same thing when HE was a Senator.
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/flashback-joe-biden-framers-intended-gra

But I guess things are different now that THEY are the ones who get to act without consulting Congress. No matter what these two men think, they are NOT God.