Lay to rest the mission in Libya

Mr. President, you promised the American people that the mission in Libya would be finished in matter of days and not weeks, and you emphasized the “not weeks” part.

It’s now months and the end is not in site. Did you lie to the American people or did your experts misinform you? While every alliance pushed hard and voted for the Libya invasion, fewer than half have participated at all, and fewer than a third have been willing to participate in the strike mission. As you already know, Norway is pulling out of the operation by August.

Sir, when are you going to admit that it was a mistake? Stop spending precious taxpayer dollars on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners. Mr. President, take the lead from Norway — cancel the mission and save taxpayer’s some money

Silvio Pontarelli

Mount Prospect