Let’s call it a flip flop flap. People are understandably confused and angry that the Obama administration is now indicating that, well, maybe it would be ok if Muammar Gaddafi stayed in power.
This, of course, follows by just a few days President Obama’s belated demand that Ghadafi leave power and by just 24 hours our launch of missiles in support of Libyan rebels.
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared on Fox News Sunday and said “We’re in a situation now that what we do will depend to some degree on what he does.”
“The focus of the United Nations Security Council was really Benghazi specifically and to protect the civilians,” Mullen said.
Well, sure. Protecting civilians and ousting Gaddafi. Right, Admiral?
“This is not about going after Gaddafi himself or attacking him at this particular point in time. It is about achieving these narrow and relatively limited objectives so that he stops killing his people and so that humanitarian support can be provided.”
Finally, Obama is becoming decisive. It may have taken him 32 days to decide to get involved, but it took just one day for him to decide that we’re really not involved.
Is it any wonder that this guy has our friends confused and our enemies convulsed?
