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**dianakroshXX** · 03-03-2011, 04:38 PM

No, and I'm not critical of it now. I'm just showing that Bush was lenient with Libya. Being non-lenient would be the Bush administration saying "Screw your $1.5 billion, you owe us $6 Billion. Pay up now."

Which would have been met with the proverbial middle finger extended in prior years. I fail to see the extraction of $1.5B as "lenient"; but that's politics for you. :: shrug ::

Let's also not forget that the claim settlement deal was approved in the U.S. Senate (of which Mr. Obama was a part) by unanimous consent. S. 3370 [110th]: Libyan Claims Resolution Act (GovTrack.us)

To the extent this was "leniency" it was across the political spectrum.

I'm not trying to say that either President is a pussy or a badass, I'm arguing against that by offering examples that run counter to those charges. Well, you did say that President Bush was "much more lenient" than President Obama. I don't think it's a fair comparison at all for the reasons above-stated; nor was it necessary to refute the pussy/badass dichotomy you mention.

03-03-2011, 04:38 PM	#19
dianakroshXX Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	No, and I'm not critical of it now. I'm just showing that Bush was lenient with Libya. Being non-lenient would be the Bush administration saying "Screw your $1.5 billion, you owe us $6 Billion. Pay up now." Which would have been met with the proverbial middle finger extended in prior years. I fail to see the extraction of $1.5B as "lenient"; but that's politics for you. :: shrug :: Let's also not forget that the claim settlement deal was approved in the U.S. Senate (of which Mr. Obama was a part) by unanimous consent. S. 3370 [110th]: Libyan Claims Resolution Act (GovTrack.us) To the extent this was "leniency" it was across the political spectrum. I'm not trying to say that either President is a pussy or a badass, I'm arguing against that by offering examples that run counter to those charges. Well, you did say that President Bush was "much more lenient" than President Obama. I don't think it's a fair comparison at all for the reasons above-stated; nor was it necessary to refute the pussy/badass dichotomy you mention.
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