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  1. 02-21-2011, 15:51 #14
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    Default Re: Civil War in Libya

    This is incredibly interesting. All over the world, oppressed people are starting to go ballistic. The lesson after Egypt for regimes was; if you are gentle, the opposition will win. After Libya, the lesson will hopefully be; If you are brutal, the opposition will win faster and your bloated corpse will hang in the public square. Those are good lessons, both with the same logical summary: REFORM.

    After Iran in 2009 I was completely demoralized. This Revolution will hearten opposition there, in Saudi Arabia and in Syria, IMO, because the opposition is faced with brutality along a similar lines.

    Foreign policy is an area where I usually agree with progressives.
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