McCranky: Obama waited too long in Libya

[jefferson_dem]

McCain: Obama waited too long in Libya
By: CNN Associate Producer Gabriella Schwarz

Washington (CNN) - Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona was critical of the president’s timetable for action in Libya, but said he is confident the American military will succeed.

“He (President Obama) waited too long, there is no doubt in my mind about it. But now, it is what it is,” McCain said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” taped Friday. “We need now to support him and the efforts that our military are going to make. And I regret that it didn’t – we didn’t act much more quickly, and we could have.”

The ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee said if the United States had acted a couple weeks ago, before the United Nations issued a cease-fire, a no-fly zone “would probably have been enough” to prevent the situation in the African country from deteriorating.

However, since the United Nations vote, McCain added “time is not on Gadhafi’s side.”

“If he (Gadhafi) doesn’t succeed in a relatively short period of time, he’ll be driven back and, over time, I believe, defeated,” McCain said. “I have great confidence in our capabilities that the most mightiest nation in the world is now matched up against a third-rate or fourth-rate power.”

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[Cirque du So-What]

1. 'I have great confidence...

...in our capabilities that the most mightiest nation in the world is now matched up against a third-rate or fourth-rate power,' said the former P.O.W. held captive in North Vietnam - a fifth-rate power at best - who defeated that mightiest nation in the world.

[bigdarryl]

2. McCain shut ther fuck up no matter what Obama decided you

still would have criticized if he went in early you would have said something negative.

[babylonsister]

3. Oye. He'd be critical regardless. nt

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. Had Obama jumped us in faster

McCranky (and most every Republican) would've been out there attacking him like they did Clinton on Kosovo. McCranky and Republicans have almost no credibility with me when it comes to being critical President Obama because they reflexively criticize/oppose anything and everything that he does (or doesn't do). He isn't a Republican (or for those who like to accuse of him being Republican-lite, Republican enough), so, he will never score any points with them about anything.

[karynnj]

5. Though her would have found some reason, it wouldn't be that -

as McCain was calling for it - and more - 3 weeks ago.

The answer is that going before Arab League and UN buy in would have been a mistake. (Here, the British and French started working on getting those - and Susan Rice helped on the UN side as soon as Obama let her. It is not clear that even if Obama and Clinton were fighting for that 3 weeks ago, that it could have happened much faster.)

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. Which is why Obama is POTUS

and McCain isn't (though people watching Sunday Morning news shows might wonder differently given that he is always on some news show starring as a presumed foreign policy "expert" :eyes:)

[vaberella]

6. The "dithering" meme is back. So I'm not suprised by this! n/t

[BklnDem75]

7. Dear McCain:

Your chance of ever becoming President died in 2008. Making more stupid statements won't change this.

Sincerely,

BklnDem75

[midnight armadillo]

9. McCain hates the world

Has he ever seen foreign country he didn't want to bomb and invade?