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Newt's inconsistency is only rivaled by Obama's--who only a few weeks ago asked for increases to military foreign aid for Libya...
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I am not aware of the increases you are referring to, but it sounds like Obama was continuing with what he thought was a productive course of action started by W. Things have changed since then. Would you have Obama ignore the recent changes in Lybia and continue with aid to Libya?
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Obama's comments that "Qaddafi must go" from do not agree with his current denial that we are not engaged in regime change.
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Not true. Just because the US is not willing to allow Qaddafi to wipe out large chunks of his country's population does not mean that we are engaged in regime change, even if that is the result we would prefer.
Having said that, I am not convinced that Obama should have gotten us into this Lybia thing.
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Can anyone decipher what is " The Obama Doctrine"? What foreign wars or dictators does he support, and which does he oppose, and what is the consistent theme that guides him in these decisions?
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That's for people much better informed than I, but I like how he is getting other countries to carry the load for a change. As a broad generalization, Obama seems to be pragmatic, which is probably a good thing.