| That's all right, then. He's got things in hand. |
B.O.Obama condemned Muammar Qadaffy's violent crackdown against anti-government protesters.
"The suffering and bloodshed is outrageous and it is unacceptable," Obama said at the White House late Wednesday.
"So are orders to shoot peaceful protesters and to punish the people of Libya," he added.
The president said he is sending Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton... sometimes described as the Smartest Woman in the World and at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as
Another George C. Marshall...
to Europe to Geneva for international talks Monday to discuss what actions can be taken to stop the violence.
| You'll know he's serious when he sends HRC to Tripoli to badger Quacky in person. |
Obama said he was studying a "full range of options" to pressure Qadaffy's regime to halt attacks against Libyans as violent festivities spread throughout the North African country, including sanctions the US would initiate with its allies. The European Union is also considering sanctions.
The United States strongly supports the universal rights of Libyans and all people to enjoy the freedoms of peaceful assembly, free speech and the ability to determine their own destiny, Obama said. "These are human rights
... which are not the same thing as individual rights, mind you...
. They are not negotiable. They must be respected in every country and they cannot be denied through violence or suppression," Obama said.