Hello Everybody,

On this day, five years ago, Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice became the highest-ranking American
official in half a century to visit Libya, where she
met with GWB's newest pal, Moammar Gadhafi.

Of course, this should have come to no surprise, as
years earlier Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
had gone to Iraq, shaking Saddam Hussein's hand.

In those days, it was okay for madmen such as
Saddam Hussein to use chemical weapons on others
(and his own people).  But that was only because
Ronald Reagan (our greatest president) said so.
After all, we could not afford for Iran to kidnap
any more Americans.

GWB claimed it was necessary for the United States
to invade Iraq because Saddam Hussein had stockpiles
of WMD.  Never mind that no such stockpiles of WMD
have ever been found.  That's not the point.  GWB
said so, so it must be true.

President Barack Obama is asking the Congress to
authorize the use of military force against Syria,
on grounds that the Syrian regime has used chemical
weapons on its own people.

President Ronald Reagan was best buds with Saddam
Hussein.  President George W. Bush was best buds with
Moammar Gadhafi.

President Barack Obama did not ask the Congress to
authorize the use of military force against Libya.
Instead, he acted on his own authority.  It was
regime change - Obama-style.  No trial for the Libyan
dictator.  Or if he had one, it was very short.

Republicans applauded Ronald Reagan when he made
friends with Saddam Hussein.  Republicans applauded
George W. Bush when he befriended Moammar Gadhafi.

Where was the condemnation from Republicans when
the US Ambassador to Libya and three other Americans
were murdered by terrorists?  Rather than condemn
the terrorists, Republicans chose to condemn
President Obama.  Why?  Because President Obama
succeeded where his Republican predecessors failed.

Dictators are not our friends.  Dictators are not
friends with anybody who is pro-democracy.  Unless
it serves their purposes, dictators have no friends.

And yet there will always be folks such as Donald
Rumsfeld and Condoleezza Rice, putting on a smiling
face and shaking the hand of a psychotic killer.

Oh, did I mention Nancy Pelosi?  She did meet with
Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, a few years ago.  He
was a very gracious host, from what I understand.

--Lee

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