Obama's Intervention Justification Speech
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism As Obama rhetorically searches for ways to justify his interventionist policy with respect to the Libyan civil war he leaves the stage without having done so. As POLITICO points out, he defined the "Obama Doctrine." Except... for its glaring inconsistencies, it really isn't a Doctrine at all. Just a President trying to "Look Presidential." Excerpts from the article: Obama admitted that he militarily intervened in Libya even though America was not at any risk. “There will be times…when our safety is not directly threatened, but our interests and values are,” he said. And that is why we are fighting in Libya. Our interest is to have a stable world and our values are to promote democracy and to prevent a “massacre” in Libya and “violence on a horrific scale.” “We must stand alongside those who believe in the same core principles that have guided us through many storms: ou...