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When Barack Obama was elected as President, I was very energetic at the positive outcomes that could be created as a result of his election. I voted for him and I always understood that Obama will generally be known as a good President. I think he did everything he could with the situations he was given and the political environment that was almost completely created out of the hidden racism in this nation. He has faced unheard of disrespect from other politicians, the media, the fake media and many racist groups trying desperately to question the legitimacy of his presidency. Obama is someone that should be admired for his strengths and his experiences gained over decades.
I respect Obama but I am against any notion that the President is above criticism. I think that any liberal that cannot or will not criticize the President because he is a Democrat is a hypocrite. Good liberals like me have no problem challenging Obama's policies if they need to be challenged. With Obama, this problem is with the new war he has brought to America. A third war in Libya.
I have heard the arguments in favor and against the new war and I have formed my own opinions on this. A new war is against what we liberals fight against. We always fight against wars of aggression and wars of choice. Many liberals have opposed Bush's wars and it is very confusing to me to hear that some are calling Libya "the Liberal's war". If someone is pro-war, that person is not a liberal. The war is unjust for all reasons. The most important reasons include the fact that Libya is a sovereign nation and no foreign entity has a right to interfere in their affairs, the fact that oil is probably the greatest motivator for Europe's involvement and ours too, and the fact that this war proves that we never learned from the past when we directly overthrew the governments of other nations. The poorly armed, untrained and disorganized militants that call themselves "rebels" could all be Al-Qaeda or their sympathizers. Doesn't matter though. None of them are likely fit to lead their nation and we will likely send troops there when that nation falls apart. That is the most important reason for us to have not attacked Libya. We can't afford a third war and I can't believe that the Obama administration doesn't oppose this military conflict because it will cost many millions and the loss of American lives to fight this war if an invasion occurs.
I believe that Obama believes that the war is just. The just course of action would be to let Europe handle the situation. As an anti-war liberal, I am inclined to now oppose Obama. I don't think he is an evil person. He is simply misguided in allowing military action to occur in a third Arab nation for no just reason and for no benefit for the US. What we need is a President that understands that our military is to be used to defend our soil and only our soil from attacks from foreign nations. We are not the world's police. We are not here to rebuild every nation from natural disasters and from our own wars of aggression so that contractors can make money.
What I would like to see is a consideration from Obama that we need new leadership. What I would like to see is for Obama to step down and not run for a second term for President. I am thinking that now because I believe that wars of choice and wars of aggression are unacceptable. I don't want to see Obama resign and be replaced by some incompetent Democrat but I want him to be replaced by a Democrat that will work towards what are truly the core principles of Liberalism and that includes being anti-war.
A third war is not in America's best interest. Where will America strike next? There has been unrest in almost every Arab nation from Morocco to Iran. Should be invade them all? We should have vetoed the UN council action to impose a no-fly zone in Libya. That was the beginning of the act of war against Libya.
The most important idea to remember is that we need someone with the vision to understand that we should support stability, not military conflict and peace over war. The Republicans would support this war because they support illegal wars of aggression. They do not support it now because it is Obama that started it and they oppose everything Obama does. That is why we need a new Democrat in 2012 that will run on a promise that we will end this Libya military adventure (Because I believe it is only beginning at this point), end the Afghan war and not expand it and will not send US forces to any other part of the world.
I will not vote against Obama in 2012 but it could be best for the Democrats to run a new candidate for President.
