Regime Change: Republicans vs. Democrats
During their 8-year Reign of Error, you’d think there wasn’t a war the Republican’s didn’t like. However, there was much gnashing of teeth when Obama decided to join with our NATO allies and blast Qaddafi’s planes and tanks from the skies. Now that the Libyan Action is pretty much concluded, let’s do a compare and contrast of Regime Change that Republicans like versus what they find unacceptable:
| Difference | Republican's Iraqi Fiasco | Obama's Libya Intervention |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $792,000,000,000 | $750,000,000 |
| "Missing" money | $6,600,000,000 | $0 |
| Length | 8+ years | 5 months. |
| Occupation Required | Yes | No |
| U.S. Lives Lost | 4,474 | 0 |
| Museum artifacts looted | 15,000 | 0 |
| Ancient books burned | 417,000 | 0 |
| Fissile materials looted, kilos | 10 | 0 |
| Conservatives support troops? | Y | N |
| Conservatives okay with criticizing Prez during wartime? | N | Y |
By any measure, the Libyan Regime Change seems more effective, but there’s not a peep of support from the Wrong Wing. Conclusion? Republicans only like the wars they start, Democratic wars be damned!
Stumble it!