From CNSNews.com, about the conservative Republican Congressman (see video here): "Republican Congressman and retired Army veteran Allen West (R-Fla.) said he 'cannot understand' America’s involvement in Libya and that U.S. military is being used as a 'rent-a-force' in the region. 'For every decision there are consequences and we have to sometimes analyze what could be those consequences. Just the same with operations in Libya – I cannot understand it. I don’t know what the goal and objective are,' West said in an address at the Heritage Foundation on Tuesday."
The article continues about the former Army lieutenant colonel's comments: "No one can clearly tell me who these rebels or who the rebel leaders are – where they come from; what do they seek to have; what are they going to bring to the table different than Moammar Gadhafi. Moammar Gadhafi’s a bad guy, there’s no doubt about it but there are means by which you can contain him, instead of committing our Air Force and our Navy to be kind of like a ‘rent-a- force’ to them."
West: "America Shouldn't Be A Rent-A-Force In Libya"
