Obama's Libya Strategy Earns Unlikely Endorsement

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) says he agrees with how President Obama has used the nation’s military to handle the crisis in Libya.

In a phone interview with The Hill newspaper, Hunter defended Obama against critics on the right and the left who have questioned his decision to use force against Libyan strongman Moammer Qaddafi.

“I agree with the president. I agree with what he’s done so far on his use of force. I agree on his timing. I agree on the fact that he went in with a coalition,” Hunter said.

A former Marine captain who did combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Hunter told The Hill that he knows that his views on Libya are somewhat unpopular on Capitol Hill.

“Everybody’s taking their potshots at [Obama], but what else are we supposed to do? Are we supposed to sit back and do nothing?”

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