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Title: McCainiac: Bomb Libya
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NY Post
URL Source: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nation ... _no_fly_zjprZDt2w4qenlJf1L26JO
Published: Mar 6, 2011
Author: NEWSCORE
Post Date: 2011-03-06 17:22:46 by Happy Quanzaa
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Views: 1558
Comments: 2
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain called Moammar Khadafy "insane" today as he reaffirmed his call for a US-backed no-fly zone over Libya to prevent its embattled leader from using aircraft to slaughter its citizens. During an interview on ABC News' "This Week," McCain told Christiane Amanpour that the US cannot "risk allowing Gadhafi to massacre people from the air, both by helicopter and fixed-wing [aircraft]." McCain (R-Ariz.) furthered reiterated his support for imposing a no-fly zone, saying Ghadafi's air assets were "not overwhelming." "Let's just call a spade a spade. A no-fly zone begins with an attack on Libya to destroy the air defenses," McCain continued. "That's the way you do a no-fly zone." The ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, who recently wrapped up a week-long trip to the region, pushed for Ghadafi to relinquish power, despite acknowledging that the Libyan leader has not signaled any intent to step down. "He's insane," McCain told Amanpour. "But perhaps the people around him would begin to depart the sinking ship." Last week, McCain said the US should send material and humanitarian support to the Libyan people and said that any mercenary acting against the Libyan people should know "they're going to find themselves in front of a war crimes tribunal," The Wall Street Journal reported.
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#1. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
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Well sure we can do nothing Juan...and do nothing is what we should do. We have no allies there. And we should have no national interest there (ie we should not need the oil from there). Lessons really need to be learned. This is but another America-World-Police endeavor sponsored by the insatiably $$ voracious Mil Indust Complex .... and paid for with our children's future.
Death to everybody who does not get outta my way. (decided to retire the beatdowns on old worthless retread posters that are bozoed)
Pot, meet kettle . . . _____________________________________________________________________________________________ McCain told Christiane Amanpour that the US cannot "risk allowing Gadhafi to massacre people from the air, both by helicopter and fixed-wing [aircraft]."
#2. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
Sen. John McCain called Moammar Khadafy "insane"
Political tags -- such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth -- are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.”
-- Robert A Heinlein
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