“A new era of promise”: President Obama on the Declaration of Liberation in Libya

[jefferson_dem]

“A new era of promise”: President Obama on the Declaration of Liberation in Libya
Posted by Kori Schulman on October 23, 2011 at 02:15 PM EDT

Following today’s historic declaration of liberation in Libya, President Obama released this statement:

On behalf of the American people, I congratulate the people of Libya on today’s historic declaration of liberation. After four decades of brutal dictatorship and eight months of deadly conflict, the Libyan people can now celebrate their freedom and the beginning of a new era of promise.

Now that the fighting in Libya has reached an end, the Transitional National Council (TNC) must turn its attention to the political transition ahead. We look forward to working with the TNC and an empowered transitional government as they prepare for the country’s first free and fair elections. The Libyan authorities should also continue living up to their commitments to respect human rights, begin a national reconciliation process, secure weapons and dangerous materials, and bring together armed groups under a unified civilian leadership. As they take these steps, the United States will continue our close cooperation with our international partners and the UN Support Mission in Libya to help advance a stable, democratic transition.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/23/new-era-promise-president-obama-declaration-liberation-libya

[msongs]

1. uh oh, there he goes again promising hope and change again lol nt

[CakeGrrl]

2. I'm thinking the Libyan people take that more seriously than you do lol nt

[jefferson_dem]

3. Imagine that.

Lots of "laughing out loud" on the streets of Benghazi today... your ignorant mockery notwithstanding.

[jenmito]

8. I K&R this post.

:hi:

[DJ13]

4. I hope promises mean more over there than they do here

[great white snark]

5. They mean nothing here?

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/rulings/promise-kept/

[jefferson_dem]

6. Shallow, fantasy-based snark...

FAIL.

[DJ13]

7. Thats why you understood it