Was the attack on our embassy an act of war?

[.99center]

As President Obama was walking away after giving his statement on Libya, Fox Noise reporter Ed Henry yelled the question "Was this an act of war?" So DU was this an act of war?

[slackmaster]

1. No, just a crime.

[The Magistrate]

2. No, Sir: It Was Not an Act Of the Libyan Government, Either Directly Or By Proxy

[el_bryanto]

7. This.

Well said, and very clear.

[Barack_America]

9. This.

It's too bad that the murderers didn't remember that a video made by some idiot American was also not an act of our government. They also attacked the wrong people.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. Nope

[CJCRANE]

4. No.

[frazzled]

5. No, just a limited act of terrorism

War can only be initiated by a government, not a band of citizen-zealots

[still_one]

6. Lybia did not do the attack, this was from terrorists. Wars are between countries. / nt

[jberryhill]

8. No

It was the act of an inflamed mob, who believes that media products have state sponsorship or authorization, because that is the only thing they know from their experience.

[Aristus]

10. God!

The press want a war so badly.

War for ratings.

To hell with the destruction of innocent lives, the "collateral damage", the waste, the ruined international relationships, the divided populace on the homefront, etc. They just want a lucrative, ratings-generating war.

Fuck them all...

[Blaukraut]

15. You noticed that, too? They're positively giddy about the 200 Marines being sent to Libya

Probably hoping that this will somehow escalate the situation. I would love to bring back the draft and my top draftees would be everyone in the media.

[malaise]

11. Or an act of treason

promoted by special interests and their neo-con friends?

[Shae]

12. Why would it be? We're already at war with the "terrorists"

and there is no indication that the Libyan government perpetrated the attack.

[Luminous Animal]

13. No. Not state sanctioned.

[KeepItReal]

14. That was such an assinine question

Thrown out at the end of the President's statement on the consulate attack.

The President had clearly stated the Libyan security forces worked *with* us.

[TwilightGardener]

16. No. Just an act of violent assholes. However, there should be

some intelligence being applied right now to get to the bottom of who instigated and planned this.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. In 1998, our Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed

and we did not "declare war" on Kenya or Tanzania.

[reformist2]

18. Is there really even a government in Libya these days???

[seabeyond]

19. no. the libya govt does not support the mob. it is obvious it is not. nt

[ann---]

22. The Libyan leader apologized

immediately and called for calm.

[seabeyond]

24. he couldnt have made it more clear. apology in post

Libyan President Apologizes To U.S. For "Cowardly" Attack On Embassy, Offers Condolences.

by TomP

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's interim president has apologized to the United States for the attack on the U.S. consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi that killed the American ambassador and three of his staff.

Mohammed el-Megarif described the attack as "cowardly" and offered his condolences on the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens and the three other Americans. Speaking to reporters, he vowed to bring the culprits to justice and maintain his country's close relations with the United States.

politico

The attack was terrible and the loss of life so sad and senseless.

We are not at war with Muslims or the Libyan people. The people who shot the rocket are responsible for the deaths, not Islam or Libya or their adherents or people.

Now more than ever, aren't you glad we have calm and experienced leadership in the White House? Presdient Obama along with the help of Secretary Clinton and the entire Obama team will work to keep this nation safe and prevent more violence.

Last night, Mitt Romney revealed he is unfit to be President. People notice. When these crises come, people feel secure knowing that President Obama is in charge. He's had many 3 a.m. callls and passed all the tests. Romney failed his test as an American last night.

[sufrommich]

20. Did you think the attack on the embassy in Lebanon was

an act of war?

[ann---]

21. No, it wasn't the government of Libya

that attacked the Embassy. It was a bunch of hate-filled bigots reacting to a hate-filled American-Israeli/christian bigoted film.

[geardaddy]

23. Nope.

[Flashmann]

25. Nope!!

[ladjf]

26. Not even close. nt

[aquart]

27. Did a government attack our embassies? NO.

9/11 wasn't an act of war either. It was a surprisingly successful bid for attention from a spoiled brat rich kid. You know, the kind with such a sense of entitlement, and so much money, he doesn't give a shit what happens to "you people."

[GObamaGO]

31. 1000 times THIS!!!

[GObamaGO]

28. A crime, yes. An act of war, no.

[HopeHoops]

29. No.

[gollygee]

30. If the Lybian government had done it, it would have been

but it was a mob rioting, not the government.

[nadinbrzezinski]

32. If the government is found to be behind it

Yes. If this was just the rabble, no.

[Lizzie Poppet]

33. Nope.

While the consulate is sovereign territory, the attack wasn't carried out by officially sanctioned agents of a legitimate national government. The Libyan president has just repudiated the attacks and called the perpetrators "cowardly."

[spanone]

34. not with the neocons out of power

[RKP5637]

35. No. n/t

[Lint Head]

36. No. This is not an attack by a foriegn country on the US. It was mob murder.

[Marrah_G]

37. No- it was an act of murder

And act of war would be if the government there attacked the consulate and murdered our ambassador.

[hifiguy]

38. Only if it was state-sponsored.

The acts of an angry mob aren't a casus belli under international law.

[B Calm]

40. Is it war when a right-wing gun nut shoots

innoncent people?

[.99center]

42. I got lucky

And within the first few minutes of switching it to fox, their reporter Ed Henry proudly mentioned he was the one that yelled the question.