French fighters over Bengazi (Updated)
This is from the Associated Press.
I guess this picture needs a caption;
UPDATE: French jets have engaged Libyan armor?
A French official says a French fighter jet has fired on a Libyan military vehicle, in a first reported strike in the international campaign to enforce a no-fly zone.
French Defense Ministry spokesman Thierry Burkhard says the strike was reported around 1645 GMT Saturday.
Burkhard says the target was confirmed as a military vehicle, but it was not clear what kind.
Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Foreign Policy, Terror War
Possible caption? “Hey, sorry I’m late! Has the party started without me again?”.
What?!?!?!? The French?!?!? They’re actually taking a leading role in the fight?!?!?
“At last, someone who’ll actually listen to me, and not fly off to Brazil”.
Or, the guy with the sword, “Mon dieu, look at those cankles”.
Or: “Hey, I have arrived! Why aren’t you playing “Hail to the Chief”?” Wench.
“Finally, a real man with balls…” or
“Finally, someone voting other than ‘present'”
“I know I packed my Thighmaster for this trip, but I just can’t find it!”
“Who is ‘Lydia’ and why do you want to bomb her?”
Wonder who is paying for it and did he request authority from Congress, because if situation was reversed they would be demanding scalps. I guess the UN will just bill us for it right.
Y’all don’t be calling the USA participation in this Libya thing, “illegal”. It would only be illegal if we had a Republican President.
I wonder how Media BeenJammin’ feels with her panties all in a wad? Where is the IVAW on this? Dicksmith?
The French…really? Who’da thunk.
Funny you should ask where code stank and friends are at today.http://tinyurl.com/45sqela
This was posted at Weasel Zippers a little while ago and updated to report 113 arrests were made in DC.
Caption:
“Wadda ya mean the French leadership has more balls then our leadership?”
Correct me if I’m wrong, but is this is the first time that U.S. forces initiated miltary action while the Commander in Chief was on foreign soil?
She must be dodging those Serbian snipers again.
And looks like a few Tomahawks have been launched from our ships as well. Guess we can’t let the French take ALL the glory, now can we? Maybe this will get President “Leave it to RIO” Obumbles’ trip out of the news cycle.
@ 14 – AP, do believe you are correct! I don’t remember it happening any time before.
Eh Sparky? Obama went to Brazil to visit his fellow travelers and officially tell the world he is in Petrobras back pocket. His next trip to Ireland will be to fact check their proposed robin hood tax.
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/03/18/libya/index.html
Q. In what circumstances, if any, would the president have constitutional authority to bomb Iran without seeking a use-of-force authorization from Congress? (Specifically, what about the strategic bombing of suspected nuclear sites — a situation that does not involve stopping an IMMINENT threat?)
OBAMA: The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.
As Commander-in-Chief, the President does have a duty to protect and defend the United States. In instances of self-defense, the President would be within his constitutional authority to act before advising Congress or seeking its consent.
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Oh, SNAP!!! I’m guessing that he’ll have to give back that Nobel Peace Prize now?
Sparky, nope, the learned gentlemen in Oslo will give him an oak leaf cluster for his Peace Prize, because he did it to save the civilians, from their own government. Two weeks ago, they didn’t count, last week they didn’t count, this week, they’re wagging the dog for Ears.
Out of curiosity, where did you dig up that Obama quote? Just curious.
And, just for giggles, here’s this quote from Barry, back in January of 2007, “We’re not going to baby sit a civil war.”. That was Ears, commenting on the Surge in Iraq. Wonder how that plays now, with Libya?
#18 The U.N. Security Council authorized this, we all know that trumps any dusty old Constitution in the mind of a libtard.
In other news, IVAW will be protesting in Wisconsin. But they are genuine heartfelt nonpartisan peace activists, not a front group for socialists, natch.
Guess what–the UN authorized the use of force against Iraq as well. Not just once but nearly 20 times in the course of 12 years. Look where that got Bush.
And no calls for Obama to be frogmarched in front of the Hague, impeached, etc… Curious, ain’t it?
Get some.
I have no doubt there are Marines wetting their pants at the chance to go to Tripoli. Pretty sure most army folk are rolling their eyes saying “oh brother, here we go again”
Side noe: does anyone else feel this is the most bass ackwards way to go into a war?
Personally, I think it is a Tar Baby scenario. We’re going to get sucked in way beyond where we need to be. Not to mention that this helps to establish/reinforce the precedent of foreign intervention in internal affairs of sovereign nations. In other words, it makes it legal and valid for, say, the EU to step in and land troops on our shores in event of a major meltdown in our own government and a fracturing of the Republic. Who wants the French marching into Virginia again? Or the Chinese landing in California on a “humanitarian” mission?
They’re showing a bit of da Hildabeast from the hips down…She’s got a skerry cabose, don’tcha think?