Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, II Statement on President Obama’s Address to the Nation on Libya

For Immediate Release: March 28, 2011

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Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, II Statement on President Obama’s Address to the Nation on Libya

Washington, DC – Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement on President Obama’s address to the nation on Libya:

“As an ordained minister, I am an advocate of the seven principles of a just war which are not, in my opinion, theologically present in the military policy relating to Libya. As a Member of Congress, however; I can understand the position that President Obama was in to protect the Libyan people in order to prevent a potential genocide.  I am pleased that NATO will take control of the enforcement of the arms embargo and No Fly Zone on Wednesday, and equally pleased that the United States will take a supporting role in this effort. We cannot afford another Iraq or Afghanistan and I firmly believe that the President fully understands that.”

 

-Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, II