Military action in Libya a "turd sandwich" - Pres. Obama

[CountAllVotes]

The reluctant warrior

Defence secretary Robert Gates acknowledges that the US doesn't have a vital interest in the outcome in Libya. The candid Republican, who will be sorely missed when he decides to retire, also says no-one knows how long the Libyan intervention could go on for.

That's bad news for a president anxious to extricate himself from Iraq and Afghanistan ahead of a re-election year. This Commander-in-Chief isn't about to wrap himself up in the flag and sound the charge on Libya.

In fact NBC White House reporter Savannah Guthrie told her viewers that sources had heard the president label the military action in Libya a "turd sandwich" in a closed-door meeting.

Now that doesn't fit with his icy-cool public demeanour.



more here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/29/3176608.htm

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. Does this Commander in Chief command? or, did he

misread that last word as Chef, and decide to mix ingredients, let things bake, and see what happens?

[CountAllVotes]

4. he is sitting back watching the show

and the price for said show is costing you and me a lot of $$$ that is being cut from vital programs critical to many of the American people.

So he lies in wait like a tiger waiting to pounce?

Good damn luck on that one Mr. President!

[Poll_Blind]

2. Meh, he inherited this mess from Bu....Oh...Hunh....

Hrm. What?

PB

[leeroysphitz]

3. Funny, he made no mention of "turds" in his speech the other night. n/t

[CountAllVotes]

5. turds tend to stink

and you don't need that when you are busy selling something.

Nope.

:kick:

[Autumn]

6. He thinks it's a" turd sandwich"?

:rofl: :rofl: Who twisted his arm and made him start this? This is just fucking sad.

[MannyGoldstein]

9. Playing 47,225,690,113-dimensional chess with himself

And Raytheon won.

[Autumn]

12. Manny, this is gone beyond sad

its all the way to pathetic.

[MannyGoldstein]

13. Don't forget astonishing

People unable to learn from events even of the past decade are in charge of the world.

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. "Support the Tur...Troops!"

[Botany]

8. complicated no doubt .... but

If "the west" and Obama had not acted thousands of people would have been
slaughtered in Benghazi .... oh for a perfect black and white world

[MannyGoldstein]

10. Over 10,000 children starved to death today

And every day. But saving *them* is not so urgent.

[L. Coyote]

14. The dead Libyans are dead, no matter how reluctant. And the stinger missle bill goes to

the next generation with interest.

[chollybocker]

11. Turd Sandwich with a side of Squirmish.

[shotten99]

15. If Libya is the same as Iraq, and Iraq was the same as WW2, then Libya is the same as WW2!

[groovedaddy]

16. with a side of nuclear fries? n.t