TPM: Senior Senate Dems Defend Obama's Decisions on Libya

[dennis4868]

Three senior Senate Demorats are coming to President Obama's defense on his decision to seek international support before directing air strikes against Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi.

Sen. Dick Durbin (IL), the assistant majority leader, Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (MI) and Sen. Jack Reed (RI), a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, gave the President a collective pat on the back for his diplomatic and military decisions on Libya in the last week in the face of harsh criticism from both sides of the aisle that Obama's handling of the Libyan crisis was too little too late and did not seek congressional approval for the military action.

Durbin lauded Obama for moving with "unprecedented speed" to freeze Qaddafi's assets and to build an international coalition for military action. So far, the U.S. has taken the lead in that effort, firing more than 160 cruise missiles aimed at destroying Qaddafi's air force and ground capabilities and at preventing a massacre of Libyan civilians in Benghazi, the country's second-largest city.

The rest of the article is here....http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/senior-senate-dems-come-to-obamas-defense-on-libya.php?ref=fpb

[ClarkUSA]

1. Naturally. They and Senator Kerry know what they're talking about, unlike the Capitol Hill whiners.

[BadgerKid]

2. In contrast to Boener asking about costs,

why did Obama act without Congress, etc. (Hello?! MIDDLE EAST?) Anyway, it smelled hugely partisan and hypocritical to me. Glad to see this article, OP.