Civil War in Libya

[Ice]

Yes, yes, and yes. Have we learned nothing from the last decade? This is incredibly shortsighted, hilariously hypocritical (Bahrain, anyone? How about the Ivory Coast?), and sets a very dangerous precedent.

I had developed a genuine respect for Obama's pragmatism in the face of the same drumbeat that fooled so many of us into supporting the liberation of Iraq. I wonder what happened.



That is what makes the whole thing so ridiculous. That rebel ground force proved itself completely incompetent in the face of a poorly led, small, dilapidated, Soviet-era military force. Do you really think they'll be able to take Tripoli? If Gadaffi is going to be removed, the West will have to do nearly all the heavy lifting.



Sure. The US is already drowning in debt, why not spend some more on a distant foreign conflict that has nothing to do with us? Just throw it on the pile.

yes

Astounding. Another stupid war that will almost certainly lead to civilian deaths (sorry, collateral damage) and a completely unpredictable outcome that we will be paying for in blood and treasure for years more.

Even more "amusing" was the endless parroting by Western diplomats that the request had come from the Arab League.

Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti
Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait
Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco
Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia
Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia
United Arab Emirates Yemen

Imposing list of heroic democracies there, all lining up to put their pilots on the line.

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Sigh... when will we learn