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Rove on Hillary: “God bless her for doing it”

George W Bush’s former adviser praises the US secretary of state for her stance on Libya.

By Duncan Robinson Published 22 March 2011 17:45

Karl Rove is the latest figure from the Bush era to offer some less-than-welcome praise for the Libyan intervention. Speaking to Fox News, the former adviser to President Bush said:

Clinton had a view that action needed to be taken and we needed to work with our allies and take concrete steps to remove Gaddafi from power and constrain his attacks on the small "d" democrats in the east of the country – and God bless her for doing it.

Rove also praised Clinton's willingness to go up against the defence secretary, Robert Gates, and a reluctant president, saying: "We need strong members of the cabinet."

Proof that not all right-wingers share the National Review's dour view of women in power.

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9 comments

Wed, 2012-08-08 03:19 — budisantoso (not verified)

US fighter smooth down in Libya. Black Hawk Down, sort of complicates things. So persons vehemently hostile to intervention and regime exchange, illegal or not, currently are strong advocates of of it?
I blame Chamberlain pro giving 'appeasement 'a bad first name. Wonders will by no means conclude. Ever since at that time, govts be inflicted with been bending ended backwards not to be seen as 'appeasers' as in detail with the intention of might be the preeminent plan and save enormous facts of lives. Is it 100 000 or 200 000 currently exhausted in Iraq ?

Thu, 2012-06-14 09:54 — seputarsoftware

Thu, 2011-03-24 03:06 — Michael Cummings (not verified)

God Bless Mrs Clinton and unicorns

Tue, 2011-03-22 22:20 — zsremrxc

Rove on Clinton: "God bless her for doing it" God curse the two of you... rotten bas*ards

Tue, 2011-03-22 23:04 — swatantra

Oops. US fighter plane down in Libya. Black Hawk Down, sort of complicates things. So those vehemently against intervention and regime change, illegal or not, now are strong advocates of of it?
I blame Chamberlain for giving 'appeasement 'a bad name. Wonders will never cease. Ever since then, govts have been bending over backwards not to be seen as 'appeasers' when in fact that might be the best policy and save huge numbers of lives. Is it 100 000 or 200 000 now dead in Iraq?

Fri, 2011-03-25 21:12 — Michael West (not verified)

Oh for a "we" of ceasefire
That would ascend the brighter ideals of democracy
A ballot-box for a stage, these peoples to vote,
And the West to rejoice in the swelling scene!

Wed, 2011-03-23 05:22 — Raghu Nath (not verified)

Here we go. The rabid dog of the neocons gang has open his filthy mouth once more.
Is there no end to these criminal gangs? Should he not along with the rest of the neocons gang face the music at the ICJ

Wed, 2011-03-23 05:44 — jie4v7i14

According to some, the US might have something else than Libya on their minds in the next few days, on the West Coast - the E word.

Because of magnetite homing animals, whales and fish, being washed ashore recently, a full moon, the moon being closer to the Earth, and a section of highway that has fallen into the Pacific in the last few days. All according to geologist Jim Berkland, who predicted the 1989 quake in San Francisco area within a few days before.
link,
http://canucwhatic.blogspot.com/2011/03/large-earthquake-warning-for-wes...

It was on Fox news though.