Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Calls for 'Patience & Persistence' vs. Congressional 'Foul call'...

"... Speaking after two days of showcasing the “essential” US-UK relationship, the two leaders said after a barbeque at 10 Downing Street that more “patience and persistence” will be required in the international coalition’s two-month-plus air campaign against Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi.
The call for patience contrasted with early assumptions. When a US-led bombing campaign was launched against Colonel Qaddafi’s forces March 19, most believed that the Libyan regime’s remaining days were few. More than 60 days later, protests are mounting in Congress over Obama’s failure to secure congressional approval for the Libyan campaign as called for in the War Powers Act. ..."

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