[Hoot Gibson]

I don't know why you say that. What do not understand about the coalition? The U.S. isn't even leading it. We sent so many Tomahawks because our ships had them to send, Britain's didn't at the time. This won't be "Obama's war", it's not even a war.

I say that because the US should be acting in its own best interests and not waiting for a green light from the UN to do so. If it is in our national interest to depose Gaddafi, then Obama should have acted at least a couple of weeks ago and explained the need for urgent action to Congress and then held a news conference to explain his decision to the rest of us.

I recognize Obama's authority to make this decision and I hope that the action is successful now that it has been taken. I just don't like to see an American president postponing decisions until the UN tells him the time is right to act. It will be great if the next Libyan government is pro-American but I cannot help feeling that we are just rolling the dice and hoping that the new government will not be the same as the old government.

You may not want to look at our actions as helping the rebels overthrow Gaddafi, but if that is not the goal, then what is the point? Many more people will die if we help create a stalemate or prolong the conflict by providing aid to the rebels than would have died without our intervention.

I am sorry that you believe that I have taken a low blow against Obama but I cannot recall any president spending as much time golfing, partying, and vacationing as this one.