President Obama is truly beginning to positively re-define America’s relationship with the Middle East …
As the events of the last 24 hours demonstrate, his administration took precisely the correct course in Libya … and the Libyan people are grateful:
http://news.yahoo.com/...
“About a hundred Libyans gathered outside the White House to celebrate the rebel takeover of Tripoli, waving the country's flag and chanting Libya is free!, Thank you, Sarkozy! and Thank you, Obama! … Rania Swadek, a 33-year-old Libyan-American who teaches English literature at Washington, waved a sign showing the red-black-and-green rebel flag with the words: Thank you, NATO! Thank you, Obama!”
In Libya itself, here are just some of the powerful images of how they feel about America:
Now, if we remember just a little while back … the Republicans got a nice, big “Thank You” from Colonel Qaddafi:
http://www.nytimes.com/...
“Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has written to members of Congress thanking them for criticizing President Obama last week over his involvement in the NATO-led military campaign in Libya …
“I want to express my sincere gratitude for your thoughtful discussion of the issues,” Colonel Qaddafi wrote in the letter, a copy of which was supplied to The New York Times .... “We are confident that history will see the wisdom of your country in debating these issues.” …
A spokesman for Speaker John A. Boehner, Republican of Ohio, who introduced last week’s resolution, said his office had received the letter but was not able to vouch for its authenticity….”
Just another example of the GOP being on the wrong side of an issue, and President Obama being on the right side of the issue, and on the right side of history …
UPDATE: in the comments, AnnetteK provided more incredible images: