Pro-democracy Protestors overtake Islamist group's HG in Benghazi

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Thousands of protesters had taken to the street earlier Friday, loudly declaring that they -- and not those behind last week's deadly attack -- represent the real sentiments of the Libyan people.

"I am sorry, America," one man said. "This is the real Libya."

In the evening, an offshoot of several hundred people then headed toward the headquarters for Ansar al-Sharia, a loosely connected radical Islamist group.
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So since the anti-American riots were directly related to Obama's horrendous foreign policies (according to a vocal few), this must be because of Obama's great foreign policies? Please tell me what to think, I'm so confused now.
 
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PapaG said:
Nice job in Egypt, Obama, you fucking failure.

Libya too. I notice that Obama has yet to put out a statement about the US consulate worker killed today while the animals were attacking the US embassy there.

He's a fucking failure on the economy, and he's a fucking failure in foreign policy.
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PapaG said:
US ambassador plus three others killed in rocket attack on 9/11.

An act of war? I'm sure Obama will put out a harshly-worded statement, and then do nothing about it since he's the fucking failure who ousted Khadaffi in the first place.
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PapaG said:
Egypt are Libya are "unstable and hostile" now directly because of Obama's policy of ousting quasi pro-US leadership in those countries and giving hard-line extemists even more power than they had.

What a ridiculous post. A monumental failure in foreign policy, and it illustrates just how stupid the entire "Arab Spring of Democracy" thing was at the time, which smart people knew, and in hindsight, which all but the Obama jocksniffers should be able to clearly see.
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You mean I can't just paint an entire region in one big brush stroke? There are people who don't fit my stereotypes?
 
This validates that it was an AQ attack against the USA, and not a protest against a movie.

What was your point again?
 
It's nice to see some Libyans fighting over a burnt down building, I guess.

What is the point of this thread again?
 
So where are the photos of the "thousands" of protesters? The only photo in the linked article shows 6 guys throwing tin cans at a camera.
 
Just set aside your polital sides for a moment and be happy that at least in this one corner of the world it seems like there are good peaceful people who deserve the freedom and democracy they recently acquired. No statement about Obama or Romney, just step back and think for a moment how wonderful this is.
 
GOD said:
Just set aside your polital sides for a moment and be happy that at least in this one corner of the world it seems like there are good peaceful people who deserve the freedom and democracy they recently acquired. No statement about Obama or Romney, just step back and think for a moment how wonderful this is.
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I've yet to see any proof that there are Libyans taking over a burnt down building. ZERO proof of thousands of them, other than an article that shows 6 guys throwing a can at a camera.
 
PapaG said:
I've yet to see any proof that there are Libyans taking over a burnt down building. ZERO proof of thousands of them, other than an article that shows 6 guys throwing a can at a camera.
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My statement was not directed at you, but just a general view I wanted to share. We get crap news all the time, this one is a glimmer of hope. If I come to find out its not a true story, I will react at that point, but for now I'm going to assume that this article is correct.
 
LOL @ PapaG, author of 100 useless threads a week, questioning the validity of a thread.
 
30k pro us protesters in libya? thats not what i heard, i heard they hate us
 
I think it's great they're doing that. It's a sign of power that they now have. A voice.

You silence peoples voices and you control them.
 
I Obama still president? Then this must be bad news!

Isn't that how it works? :crazy:
 
Agree. I was just pointing out that there's a difference b/w Libya and those other places. From the day after the embassy killings, Libyans have been coming out en masse sending twitpics and FB posts and the like saying "we're not those guys (Al Qaeda and the terrorists). We like America!" Whereas in the places I linked to there have been protests about America's perceived anti-Islamic crusade. I'll just note that I haven't heard of significant anti-US demonstrations in any of the Muslim countries where there have been significant US/Western presence recently, like Libya, Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait or Afghanistan.
 
BrianFromWA said:
Agree. I was just pointing out that there's a difference b/w Libya and those other places. From the day after the embassy killings, Libyans have been coming out en masse sending twitpics and FB posts and the like saying "we're not those guys (Al Qaeda and the terrorists). We like America!" Whereas in the places I linked to there have been protests about America's perceived anti-Islamic crusade. I'll just note that I haven't heard of significant anti-US demonstrations in any of the Muslim countries where there have been significant US/Western presence recently, like Libya, Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait or Afghanistan.
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who were you addressing?
 
julius said:
I think it's great they're doing that. It's a sign of power that they now have. A voice.

You silence peoples voices and you control them.
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Did you learn that concept from the Obama Campaign? It's a favorite tactic of the Left. :ghoti:
 
noknobs said:
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So since the anti-American riots were directly related to Obama's horrendous foreign policies (according to a vocal few), this must be because of Obama's great foreign policies? Please tell me what to think, I'm so confused now.
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I have an idea. Let's ask the survivors of the attack and the surviving family members of those who were brutally murdered by the Islamics and see what they think of it all.
 
julius said:
who were you addressing?
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you and 3RA1N1AC for the most part, but also just putting more info out there. That there is 1) a difference b/w the Libya ambassador killing and the "anti-US protests" elsewhere, which doesn't IMO say anything for or against the Administration's foreign policy other that 2) it seems that the anti-US riots are occurring in places in the Islamic world where we haven't had much of a presence in the last 20 years, versus those places in the Islamic world where we have. For instance, our military on the ground in AFG can go to local mullahs, village leaders and government and say "Hey, you know us, we've been here for years and don't do crap like this, this was one (set of?) wacko/wackos that are doing something we don't like but our Constitution protects. We don't hate the Prophet. Sorry." and keeps a lot of this at bay. Same for Libya, Iraq, Philippines, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi, etc.
 
I wasn't responding to anything you said, or anyone said. Thats why I was a bit confused. That's all.
 
maxiep said:
Did you learn that concept from the Obama Campaign? It's a favorite tactic of the Left. :ghoti:
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yeah, the right never silences people. Nope, never.
 
julius said:
yeah, the right never silences people. Nope, never.
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Fair enough. The Right tends wrap themselves in the flag. The Left, however, tends to use "racism", "sexism", "climate denying", "birthers", etc. to make any further discussion impossible
 
GOD said:
Just set aside your polital sides for a moment and be happy that at least in this one corner of the world it seems like there are good peaceful people who deserve the freedom and democracy they recently acquired. No statement about Obama or Romney, just step back and think for a moment how wonderful this is.
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And You said, "It is good."
 
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