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JaneyVee

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15. We were assisting allies in removing Qaddafi and...
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 05:57 PM
Oct 2015

Allowing for free elections. We were also removing weapons from falling into the wrong hands. What is happening in Libya was inevitable. We can't have genocidal dictators controlling and threatening allies.

"...In 2012, then-Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Segami Oct 2015 #1
"our nation spurred on a civil war, destroying the security and stability of Libya." sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #14
K n R Myrina Oct 2015 #2
Yep. Lots of posturing, lots of bombast, lots of CYA but little of substance. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #3
The clown panel of "Republican troglodytes" Segami Oct 2015 #4
Benghazi was a covert CIA station with strong indications it was Petraeus' baby riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #5
No skin off their ('uglican) backs. They are already bought and paid for. It's the taxpayers erronis Oct 2015 #13
Thanks. I've been asking these questions, and now, finally from Mel Goodman's testimony and JDPriestly Oct 2015 #16
Truth! And that is why they wouldn't go there. They really don't care about what happened, they kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #19
Benghazi!! is a convenient, bipartisan diversion that like Whitewater cut off lines of investigation leveymg Oct 2015 #28
They were trying to track down all the illicit weapons. joshcryer Oct 2015 #33
Sy Hersh reported on where the weapons in Libya went KoKo Oct 2015 #6
Thanks. The Hersh article is the most coherent and logical explanation in my view, but of JDPriestly Oct 2015 #20
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #7
K & R, can't rec this enough dreamnightwind Oct 2015 #8
Excellent response Thespian2 Oct 2015 #10
( ._.) Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #11
+1000 valerief Oct 2015 #12
I second your statement. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #24
Thanks, Thespian2 Oct 2015 #9
We were assisting allies in removing Qaddafi and... JaneyVee Oct 2015 #15
What was Hillary's excuse for supporting the military coup in Honduras? Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #18
Neo-imperialist apologia, in the service of a partisan agenda. n/t Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #21
Coming from you, that's utterly laughable. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #23
A popular revolt supported by 1000s of foreign jihadis? CJCRANE Oct 2015 #35
Did you read the Seymour Hersh article? JDPriestly Oct 2015 #26
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #17
top constituency of the 2016 election (if not all)? reddread Oct 2015 #22
The permanent government: the Pentagon, intel agencies, foreign policy mandarins. Not elected, but leveymg Oct 2015 #37
knr! We removed a dictator and helped the country to hold elections ... slipslidingaway Oct 2015 #25
kick nt slipslidingaway Oct 2015 #27
This is the most rational, meaningful thread about these hearings on DU. Perhaps the only one. leveymg Oct 2015 #29
The intent is to harangue her AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #30
The result is to immunize her of consequences from her serial ME policy failures. leveymg Oct 2015 #36
K & R Duppers Oct 2015 #31
There was no way they could explore that aspect. Turbineguy Oct 2015 #32
really good post, thank you heads up Oct 2015 #34
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