Horrible… Obama and Reuters Rewrite History to Smear Bush

(EBay)

Horrible.
Barack Obama smeared Bush this week while discussing Libya in Chile.
The Plum Line reported, via FOX Nation:

In Chile, Obama puts forth his doctrine, defending the Libya mission by claiming that humanitarian interventionism is the “core principle that has to be upheld.”

Crucially, Obama also took a tacit shot at Bush, comparing his own multilateral approach favorably to the former president’s:

“In the past there have been times when the United States acted unilaterally or did not have full international support, and as a consequence typically it was the United States military that ended up bearing the entire burden.”

Adding to the confusion… Reuters repeated the lie yesterday.

Obama is committed to partnering with other countries rather than going it alone as did his predecessor George W. Bush, which both broadens and complicates the decision-making process.

This was a lie.

President Bush had twice as many allies in his Iraqi Coalition than Obama has in Libya.
Reuters… And Obama… Need to apologize and correct their awful smear against Bush.

#1 March 25, 2011 at 1:17 pm
Militant Conservative commented:

Any progressives out there wish to disprove the truth as stated here?

crickets……

powder is dry
#2 March 25, 2011 at 1:26 pm
NC Cop commented:

Another day, another Obama lie, another pass by the press.

Nothing to see here. Move along.
#3 March 25, 2011 at 1:27 pm
NeoKong commented:

I swear in my entire adult lifetime I cannot remember a time when so many outright lies have been thrown at me on a daily basis.
Is there anyone more dishonest than a liberal….?
#4 March 25, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Mats commented:

Yeah, good luck with this “they need to apologize” thingy.
#5 March 25, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Rock commented:

Reuters, or for that matter any of the modern day news sources apologize, you have a better chance of having the oldest profession in the world, employee pay the customer.
#6 March 25, 2011 at 1:41 pm
bg commented:

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guess the circle wasn’t complete, more like a 3 ring circus with the
Obamaster aka: the Ringmaster of all Ringmasters declaring ‘there’s a
sucker born every minute’, as he, albeit ditheringly, cracks his whip..

Coalition of the Willing

[In March 2003, the United States of America put together an international coalition, dubbed the "Coalition of the Willing" to toople Saddam Hussein. This coalition was predictably criticised, particularly by the anti-American Left, as coercive, unilateral and unrepresentative. Smaller countries in the Coalition were labelled "token" allies, and ulterior motives were ascribed to various Coalition governments, despite the respective governments outlining highly plausible reasons for their participation. Britain was characterised as isolated in Europe, despite the fact that most European countries were part of the Coalition of the Willing.]

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#7 March 25, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Spider commented:

Obama’s a neocon now, let’s just enjoy it.
#8 March 25, 2011 at 1:48 pm
bg commented:

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NeoKong #3

yes, either that, or the right is even blinder to truths than the left, as i
don’t hear them proffering any corrections, or counter arguments, you??

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#9 March 25, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Obama Derangement Syndrome commented:

Do you suffer from the horrible effects of ODS?
#10 March 25, 2011 at 1:55 pm
Freddy commented:

Obama, and the propagandists that pose as media, have all been reduced to lieing. The truth simply does not fit into their plans.

These liars must be called out at every opportunity.
#11 March 25, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Susan commented:

When serving Social Justice all the belief is in the lie.
#12 March 25, 2011 at 2:06 pm
Chisum commented:

OBAMA IS AWESOME

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2011/03/028681.php
#13 March 25, 2011 at 2:11 pm
wtd commented:

It will be interesting to see how long this ‘coalition’ remains intact. Consider the breaking news that after Canada having taken the lead in the Libya endeavor, Opposition parties topple Canadian government in no confidence vote
#14 March 25, 2011 at 2:14 pm
AuntieMadder commented:

#9 March 25, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Obama Derangement Syndrome commented: “Do you suffer from the horrible effects of ODS?”

No. But I see you suffer from the horrible effects of stupidity. Idiot.
#15 March 25, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Jimmy Dean commented:

Jim don’t get too much sand in your va-jay-jay over this…wow are you prone to hyperbole or what?
#16 March 25, 2011 at 2:21 pm
bg commented:

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#9 March 25, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Obama Derangement Syndrome

oh i agree ODS exists, however, ODS doesn’t come close to the reason for
having to identify this mental disorder, iow, the source, namely Bush (BDS),
or even it’s yet to be equaled PDS (Palin), as it’s not only confined to right
wing blogs, but quite a few left wing blogs as well.. unlike both BDS & PDS,
which was, and sadly, still is, not only prevalent in left wing blogs, but all
forms of media sources, not to mention the Democratic Congress quarters,
also not to mention a few Republican quarters as well..

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#17 March 25, 2011 at 2:22 pm
reliapundit commented:

jim, don’t forget that gwb also got congressional authorization both times too – for the afghan war in the 2001 aumf and separately for the iraq war; (which also proves he didnl;t think 9/11 was the reason to go into iraq; if he had thunkkit, then dubya wouldn’t have needed a separate aumf for it).
#18 March 25, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Spider commented:

None of this ‘turmoil’ in the ME would be occurring if Bush hadn’t broken the ice in Iraq.

Hey O, just get on the wave and ride!
#19 March 25, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Chestertonrocks commented:

All “full international support” really means is that France is involved this time.
#20 March 25, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Spider commented:

We’ll see how strong WTF’s coalition is when boots hit the ground.
#21 March 25, 2011 at 2:34 pm
tommy mc donnell commented:

remember to a marxist there is no objective truth. if the truth gets you your way, tell the truth. if not lie.
#22 March 25, 2011 at 2:43 pm
soxfanscott commented:

Perhaps Obama was talking about Kennedy’s or Johnson’s decisions regarding Viet Nam? Dems acting unilaterally
#23 March 25, 2011 at 2:43 pm
Mo commented:

When does Bush get his Nobel Peace Prize????
#24 March 25, 2011 at 2:45 pm
Somewhat Reasonable Voice commented:

I’m Shocked! I tell you Shocked!!!
#25 March 25, 2011 at 2:47 pm
AaronZ commented:

wow are you prone to hyperbole or what?

Yes, it’s no biggie when an international news organization claims that Bush acted alone when undertaking military operations.

Therefore, according to Reuters, no other nations took part in the combat in Afghanistan or Iraq. Nothing to get upset about. All the smart kids know that this is a perfectly normal, rational, honest, and functional way for a news organization to operate.
#26 March 25, 2011 at 2:48 pm
bg commented:

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humanitarian interventionism is the “core principle that has to be upheld.”

that is BS, just check the UN record and get back to me.. that said, that
Obama et al are working on a global security force is much closer to the
truth..

“In the past there have been times when the United States acted unilaterally or did not have full international support, and as a consequence typically it was the United States military that ended up bearing the entire burden.”

that is very true, we were always “damned if we did, damned if we didn’t”.. sort of like how Obama treats US, only he does so in spades (so to speak)..

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#27 March 25, 2011 at 2:57 pm
bg commented:

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Spider #7

lol..

you know there was a time when i was seriously wondering if he was
America’s secret weapon, but then the outright lies continued.. ergo,
just like it doesn’t matter if he’s a Muslim or not, but the fact that he
outright caters to Islamists above all else does matter, same goes for
what he’s doing to US as a country that counts.. iow: “actions speak
louder than words”, always have, always will..

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#28 March 25, 2011 at 3:05 pm
squeaky commented:

BG –
“oh i agree ODS exists, however, ODS..” [Dozens more Kerry supporters flock to Florida therapists American Health Association reacts with free �post-election selection trauma� counseling]…
http://www.goldtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25303
#29 March 25, 2011 at 3:15 pm
bg commented:

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Spider #18

yes!!

i’m with you..

i blame Bush!!

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#30 March 25, 2011 at 3:34 pm
bg commented:

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squeaky #28

oh yes, they were suffering from BDS in droves by then..

Bush Derangement Syndrome: the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise
normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency -nay- the very
existence of George W. Bush.

can’t recall how many times i posted that, not to mention the
ever edited (par their course) Wkipedia version as well..

but ODS still has a long ways to go to catch up to BDS & PDS..

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#31 March 25, 2011 at 3:53 pm
bg commented:

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via #6 link..

Operation Iraqi Freedom

United States

Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan Peshmerga
Iraq Awakening Councils
Withdrawn forces:
United Kingdom
Australia
Romania
Poland
Denmark
Italy
Georgia
Ukraine
Netherlands
Spain
and 30 other countries

Gulf War 1

Kuwait
United States
United Kingdom
Arab League

* Saudi Arabia
* Egypt
* Syria
* Morocco
* Qatar
* Oman
* United Arab Emirates

France
Denmark
Belgium
Pakistan
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Argentina
Spain
Italy
Bangladesh
Niger
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Greece
South Korea
Hungary
and others

any list of nation members in Oz Coalition of
“all talk, no action, end game deflection”??

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#32 March 25, 2011 at 4:20 pm
bg commented:

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re: #31

sorry, i missed the following:

Coalition – Libya – 2011

United States
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Canada
Belgium
Denmark
Norway
Qatar
Spain
Greece
Germany
Poland
Jordan
Morocco
United Arab Emirate

which nations are actually physically present so to speak??

re: Coalition Countries – Iraq – 2003

something tells me they didn’t count all the nations that were present for
the initial event so to speak, because i do know for a fact that GWB had a
larger OIF coalition (not to mention certain Arab countries that only joined
if their names wouldn’t be revealed) than GHWB had for the first Gulf War..

The Coalition of the Willing and Vilnius Group in March-April 2003

[States with personnel in Iraq as part of the Coalition.

# Vilnius Group Statement signatories. (Note: Slovenia and
Croatia are also signatories, but were not part of the Coalition)

Note: Turkey moved troops into Iraq independently of Coalition forces.
Taiwan and Israel both supported military action, however for diplomatic
reasons neither was placed on the list.

Malta and Cyprus were signatories to earlier
statements in favour of action against Iraq.

America claimed that about a dozen other countries had also joined the Coalition in confidence. The increase in the number of participants in the post-war phase supports this claim. ]

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#33 March 25, 2011 at 4:37 pm
mg4us commented:

Chisum #12

Love that link to the video. . . it speaks volume of the Obama and the clueless brainwashed followers. . . the by-product of Lame Stream Media propaganda

Obama knows he is no leader but is full full of himself that it stinks!

2012 can’t come soon enough! Time for our own regime change the American way. . . at the ballot box!

Vote Obama Out . . . and to the unemployment line!!!

Obama – Incompetent, Inept, Inexperienced – O-buma!!!
#37 March 25, 2011 at 6:41 pm
bg commented:

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Chisum #12

thanks..

ROTFLMBO!!

[re: Bush Lied]

[re: Iraq WMD]

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#38 March 25, 2011 at 7:40 pm
PJ commented:

Left lies about Iraq to make Libyan War look better.
#39 March 25, 2011 at 7:53 pm
eaglewingz08 commented:

“Full international Support” does that mean we can’t do anything unless 194 other countries sign on board?
That’s the liberals’ hope against hope.
#40 March 25, 2011 at 8:32 pm
PJ commented:

Heard some leftist on Hannity last night say ,Bush didn’t go in front of congress before he went to Iraqi.Then there’s Barbara Boxer who said its ok for us to go into Libyan because
Gadhafi is a dictator.I guess they will say about anything to justify whats going on right now.
#41 March 25, 2011 at 9:48 pm
tommy mc donnell commented:

reuters, now part of international tass.
#42 March 26, 2011 at 9:38 am
bg commented:

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PJ #40

believe there were 2 (or more) US Iraq War Resolutions, and 18 UN
WMD Resolutions (there were other non wmd related resolutions)..

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#43 March 26, 2011 at 2:33 pm
HayBob commented:

I am surprised that anyone would be surprised at the Obamination lying. Bull shumer is his stock in trade.
#45 March 28, 2011 at 7:09 am
straight8 commented:

Looks like a job for Retracto.