Alte declaratii:
Apararea valorilor si intereselor americane:
Confruntandu-se cu critici din partea unor membri ai Congresului si cu un public american sceptic, Barack Obama a vrut sa dea legitimitate interventiei americane, prin ancorarea ei in istoria Statelor Unite.
"Atunci cand interesele si valorile noastre sunt amenintate, avem responsabilitatea de a actiona", a spus Obama. "Timp de generatii intregi, Statele Unite joaca rolul unic de ancora pentru securitatea globala si lupta pentru libertate."
Obama a adaugat ca aceasta criza ar putea arunca mii de refugiati libieni pe drumuri si ar pune "presiune enorma" pe Tunisia si Egipt (aliat strategic al Statelor Unite), care abia au initiat o tranzitie democratica.
Diluarea responsabilitatii Statelor Unite ale Americii:
Dornic de a nu pune pe umerii SUA intreaga greutate a responsabilitatii operatiunii militare impotriva regimului Gaddafi, Barack Obama a reiterat faptul ca SUA face parte dintr-o coalitie.
"Statele Unite nu au actionat singure. Ne-am alaturat unei coalitii puternice", a spus Obama.
Obama a subliniat distinctia dintre cazurile in care Statele Unite sunt direct implicate (Al-Qaeda, Afganistan) si alte tipuri de conflicte.
"Nu trebuie sa ne temem de actiune, dar responsabilitatea de a actiona nu ar trebui sa apartina numai Statelor Unite", a mai spus Obama.
Limitarea domeniului de actiune al Statelor Unite:
Obama a reiterat faptul ca operatiunea SUA respecta rezolutia 1973 a Consiliului de Securitate al ONU si nu este menita sa-l inlature pe Muammar Gaddafi.
"Am spus ca rolul SUA va fi limitat, nu vom trimite trupe pe teritoriul libian", a spus Obama. "Extinderea misiunii noastre militare pentru a schimba regimul ar fi o greseala."
Libia, caz particular:
"Este adevarat ca Statele Unite nu isi pot folosi armata de fiecare data cand exista o represiune. Insa acest lucru nu inseamna ca nu trebuie sa actionam in numele a ceea ce este drept", a spus Obama. Cantarindu-si cuvintele cu atentie, presedintele american a continuat: "In aceasta tara speciala, Libia, la acest moment precis (...) am avut abilitatea unica de a opri violentele".
Responsabilitate morala:
"Ca presedinte, refuz sa astept imagini ale unor masacre si carnagii in masa inainte sa actionez", a spus Obama.
Alegeri SUA
Obama is worse than George Bush and Tony Blair says Noam Chomsky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mA4HYTO790
Military action in Libya: Polls show public skepticism
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/behind-the-numbers/post/military-action-in-libya-polls-show-public-skepticism/2011/03/28/AF4vHZqB_blog.html?hpid=z1
President Obama addresses the nation on Monday night about the reasons for U.S. military involvement in Libya, hoping to reverse early public skepticism about the country’s role in the United Nations’ sanctioned air strikes.
New data from the Pew Research Center published Monday afternoon show that just under half the public – 47 percent – thinks it was the right decision to conduct military air strikes in Libya. Another 36 percent say it was the wrong decision and 17 percent are unsure.
Further, just 39 percent thinks the United States has a clear goal for taking action in Libya. Even among Democrats, just under half think the air strikes are the right decision or see a clear plan.
Support for the air strikes is slightly higher among Republicans at 54 percent than it is among Democrats or independents (at 49 and 44 percent, respectively). More than half of Republicans (52 percent) and independents (57 percent) see no clear plan for the engagement, with a relatively high number of Democrats (43 percent) saying the same.
Fully 60 percent in the Pew poll think the military involvement in Libya will last “some time” versus 33 percent who think it will be over pretty quickly. Obama will need to confront these judgments to build the necessary public support to sustain a mission.
The Gallup results are noteworthy because at 47 percent approval, it marks the lowest level of initial support in Gallup polls for a variety of U.S. military actions dating back to Grenada in 1983. Pew’s comparisons for initial support in Iraq and Afghanistan at the outset of those conflicts were much higher than for Libya in the current poll.
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Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Kill Gaddafi
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/02/qaradawi-kill-gaddafi.html
Fatwa calling for assassination of Gaddafi
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/260423/sheikh-yusuf-qaradawi-issues-fatwa-calling-gadhafis-death/andrew-c-mccarthy