Sen. Sessions: Gadhafi Death ‘Victory for Justice,’ but Obama ‘Could Have Moved Quicker’
EmailNews of Moammar Gadhafi’s death has prompted some Republicans to acknowledge a victory by President Obama’s foreign policy – but with significant caveats.
On ABC’s “Top Line” today, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., declared the news a “victory for justice,” but also argued that the president could have brought a faster conclusion to the Libyan crisis with faster action early on.
“You live by the sword, you die by the sword, and he’s been one of the more violent people we’ve seen,” said Sessions, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. “It’ll be a victory for the world? Yes it would be.”
Sessions pointed out that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. John Kerry, R-Ariz., called on the president to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya weeks before the president moved in March.
“By waiting, it does appear that that allowed Gadhafi to regain a foothold in his strength, and it took a lot longer and a lot more people died. So I think real criticism could be that he did not follow immediately the bipartisan recommendation of Sen. Kerry and McCain.”
“Those decisions, if anything, I think they could have moved quicker, and less — it would have been more successful sooner,” Sessions added.
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Quicker than what??? The Repukelicans in Congress on JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!!! Boy these jerks can’t hide their envy can they. While our President CLEARLY proves the FALACY that only the Republicans can deal with foreign affairs and going after murderers and terrorists SO SO SO much better than these LIARS on the right – they search for SOMETHING, ANYTHING to criticize him for. I have NO respect for a single Republican in Congress today!!
Posted by: demNme5 | October 20, 2011, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm
OMG!! First they said they want a no fly zone, then, when he does it, they Scream that he is getting us in another war. Screamed that he had violated the War Powers Act and should be impeached! NOW! They say he waited too long!!!! They must get very dizzy changing their minds and positions so often!!
Posted by: pksk531 | October 20, 2011, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm
What they really want is for our President to succeed at NOTHING but that isn’t what’s happening, so all the right has left is to criticize him even though it shows how truly STUPID they are!!! It’s easy to see how well our President does when NOT HINDERED at every turn by those on the right. Once we have to involve those DO-NOTHINGS who are only there to make him fail we see how nothing gets done or gets resolved. Obama in 2012!!!!
Posted by: demNme5 | October 20, 2011, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
The republican party are not do-nothings, they are the good for nothings. The republican party is destroying America.
Posted by: paul | October 20, 2011, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm
Obama is showing the GOP up. Long live Obama!!
Posted by: justuspofolks | October 20, 2011, 2:33 pm 2:33 pm
Jeff Sesions can’t make up his mind. His jealousy is apparent. Obama will win because the republicans have nothing to offer.
Posted by: hadenuffinbama | October 21, 2011, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm