Gallup tells us that the overall approval for the Libya War, at 47%, is the lowest rating favoring a military action, since and including 1983 and the Grenada incursion under Reagan.What is even worse news for Obama is the fact that Independents hate the idea. Understand that the coming election will be won or lost within the Independent voting block.
Maybe it is the strategy they hate . . . . . . as in "what strategy." To argue for "humane intervention," protecting Libyans from their leader, and, then, to leave after 10 days (or so) without taking that despot out of existence, is as convoluted as a policy can get. In other words, maybe Independents do not care for the lack of definition as to the Libyan mission, its exit strategy, its standard for determining success and Obama's run-around Congress.
Turns out that Obama had made his decision to intervene in Libya at least three days before calling 18 members of Congress to the White House to inform them of same. No conference. No asking for advice. Just a meeting to inform. After his announcement, we are told that Obama excused himself from the meeting in order to finish preparing for his trip to Brazil. It is my understanding that this infuriated Congressional leadership.
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