Conservative Talk Radio
Conservative talk radio show hosts have been saying that president Obama is a wimp because he did not lead the Libyan action. They claim that the president is hiding behind the UN, and has no real real plan in Libya. Some of this criticism may be valid, as the US has been tentative about what to do in Libya and the world has waited too long to deal with Qaddafi. Now getting him out of power will be much more difficult then if fast action to support the rebels had been forthcoming weeks earlier.
There are serious questions about what comes after Qaddafi, as well. The truth is that no one knows for sure, and that is a problem. From an American point of view, this is another frustrating situation in the chaotic Arab world. And it is yet again a drain of billions of dollars in a far away place with no end in sight. The American left is divided over the conflict, with the mainstream liberal media sticking by Obama, while the far left are labeling him as a hypocrite.