Thread: President Obama Says Gadhafi Must Leave 'Now'

Posted: Feb 26, 2011 4:37 PM EST

Updated: Feb 26, 2011 5:18 PM EST

By ERICA WERNER

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ratcheting up the pressure, President Barack Obama on Saturday said Moammar Gadhafi has "lost the legitimacy to rule" Libya and said the embattled leader needs to do the right thing by "leaving now." It was the first time Obama has called for Gadhafi's ouster.

His comments came during a private telephone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the latest in a series of discussions he's been having with world leaders about the unrest in Libya.

The White House summarized the conversation in a statement afterward.

Obama's call for Gadhafi to step down came a day after the administration froze all Libyan assets in the U.S. belonging to Gadhafi, his government and four of his children, and closed the U.S. embassy in Libya.

www.8newsnow.com/story/14147446/obama-s ... -libya-now -

Gadhafi may not leave until the last ounce of strength of fighting has left him powerless.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha.... after the weakness that obama's shown, his statement is going to cause Gadhafi to leave? Gadhafi has nowhere to go. He's not leaving until he is physically removed - alive or dead.

Originally Posted by forest

Ha ha ha ha ha ha.... after the weakness that obama's shown, his statement is going to cause Gadhafi to leave? Gadhafi has nowhere to go. He's not leaving until he is physically removed - alive or dead.

This is the issue. Demand safe passage for all Americans out, if one hair is even scratched of an American send a cruise missile into his front window.