Posted by
Roxanna M. on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 9:12:57 AM
During the 2004 campaign, John Kerry made the disastrous decision to say that he was in favor of something before he was against it. That pretty much summed up the position of the left on the Iraq war. Democrats were all in favor of giving Bush the authority he needed to go into Iraq, and they supported him . . . right up until the war began polling badly. Then the democrats hated the war and said they were tricked into supporting it. Harry "Paleface" Reid even went so far as to say that the war was lost, which is about as despicable as a politician can get without committing outright treason.
Fast forward to today.
Obama has gotten us into a war in Libya. In light of the fact that our military is bombing that country, it's a war regardless of what moniker you put on it. So, what is the left's position about Obama's war?
"In Libya, Obama Finally Did the Right Thing"
The New Republic
"Why This Is America's War"
Daily Beast
"America Has to Drum Gaddafi From Power"
The New Yorker
"Whats the purpose of being a powerful country if we are not using it to defend people?"
Anthony Weiner (D-NY)
Perhaps the quote that sums it up best comes from the man at the top:
"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."
Barack Obama (2007)
Except, of course, when he does.