[Hoot Gibson]

We wouldn't be putting American lives at risk at this point, unless you mean American lives that are inside Libya. These strike are coming from far out in the ocean. I think you and I agree, except for the Obama stance. I don't think it really matters on his belated reaction. I don't think it matters or not whether he acted quickly or not. We shouldn't be there anyway. Really, he didn't act so slow either way, this has just came to light in the last few weeks. Hoot, you would never give Obama credit, even if he acted in the first week. You would have then said he acted to quick. It takes time to make critical decisions.

You're wrong. I would have disagreed with the US intervening in Libya if Obama had made the decision in a timely manner but I would have respected his decision. Making tough decisions in a timely manner is one of the main reasons for having an executive branch of government. If one airplane flies over Libya, American lives will be placed at risk. This is going to be a "multi-phase" operation, so I assume that American fly-overs to support our allies are a possibility.

It is not possible to justify this operation and not condemn Obama for not intervening in Darfur or to condemn Bush for intervening in Iraq. But, as i said, the worst thing about this action is the indecisiveness displayed by our president.

Obama never attempted to build a coalition for a no-fly zone in the UN. Instead, the US sat on the sidelines and waited for France and our other allies to make a decision and now we are following their lead. Under Obama, our armed forces truly are becoming the UN's police force.