Crap coming out of the right wing
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ChesusRice
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Since 2003 the country has made efforts to normalize its ties with the European Union and the United States and has even coined the catchphrase, 'The Libya Model', an example intended to show the world what can be achieved through negotiation, rather than force, when there is goodwill on both sides. By 2004 George W. Bush had lifted the economic sanctions and official relations resumed with the United States. Libya opened a liaison office in Washington, and the United States opened an office in Tripoli. In January 2004, Congressman Tom Lantos led the first official Congressional delegation visit to Libya.[SUP][citation needed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Libya_under_Muammar_Gaddafi[/SUP]
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A former national security adviser to President George W. Bush on Sunday defended that administration’s decision to normalize relations with Libya during Bush’s second term.
Stephen Hadley called the move “a very difficult decision” but said it was “a good deal” because Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi agreed to dismantle the country’s nuclear and chemical weapons program. “All that hardware is now in the United States,” Hadley said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” referring to Libya’s weapons of mass destruction.
“Think about if this megalomaniac now had chemical weapons in his possession,” Hadley said.
Hadley acknowledged that in retrospect “it turned out to be a fool’s errand” for the U.S. to push Gadhafi for democratic reforms. Gadhafi is now using force to put down an uprising by anti-government rebels in Libya and has rebuffed international calls, including from President Obama, to relinquish power.
Ghaddafi had a huge WMD program
The entire program fit inside of a cargo plane and filled nearly 2 semi trailers when it got here <----sarcasm
Stephen Hadley called the move “a very difficult decision” but said it was “a good deal” because Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi agreed to dismantle the country’s nuclear and chemical weapons program. “All that hardware is now in the United States,” Hadley said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” referring to Libya’s weapons of mass destruction.
“Think about if this megalomaniac now had chemical weapons in his possession,” Hadley said.
Hadley acknowledged that in retrospect “it turned out to be a fool’s errand” for the U.S. to push Gadhafi for democratic reforms. Gadhafi is now using force to put down an uprising by anti-government rebels in Libya and has rebuffed international calls, including from President Obama, to relinquish power.
Ghaddafi had a huge WMD program
The entire program fit inside of a cargo plane and filled nearly 2 semi trailers when it got here <----sarcasm