[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4576]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  OBAMA'S LACK OF LEADERSHIP ON LIBYA

  (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, with regard to the ``kinetic military 
action'' in Libya, it appears the tail is wagging the dog. The 
President first says we won't go but Qadhafi must. Then he says we must 
go but not Qadhafi. He consults the Arab league before his own Congress 
and then telegraphs to the enemy our mission limitations, yet does not 
clearly define the mission or goals to the American people. Then he 
bombs people and calls it a humanitarian act.
  I'm sorry, Mr. Speaker. I don't understand this new value system the 
President is asking us to accept. Let me suggest instead that our 
President in future conflicts consult the American people and Congress 
first, then build a coalition, then lead that coalition with a clearly 
defined mission, taking nothing off the table rather than being 
pressured into action by other world leaders.

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