Quote Originally Posted by HitWithThe5 View Post
If you were not willing to explore the regime’s offers than you do not value the lives of Libyans. They were suffering and an opportunity arose to stop the bloodshed. Extending the war and harming more civilians went against what the UN authorization was for.
Tell that to the actual and would-be prisoners of the Gaddafi regime who were ultimate saved by the intervention. Save some, sacrifice some.

Here's one thing to look at: where were the refugees coming from (2014)?

At page 23, you can see that for 44 industrialised countries summed up, Libya ranked as number 40.

If we had bombed Assad to smithereens early on, Syria might have had much fewer refugees pouring out than it does now - like Libya. Who knows.

The regime had one last city to retake, the rebel stronghold. So saying they were “likely” to win is an understatement. The rebels had no defense at the time besides the most basic equipment and training, enough to rebel but not win a war.
They had RPGs and AKs, plenty to provide tough resistance - like they did in Zawiya. It took the regime several days to recapture a city right next to the capital.

There was not one last city to take, that is blatant misinformation. First, Gaddafi would have to retake Benghazi - the second largest city in the country. He still did not have complete control over Misrata. Beyond Benghazi, he would need to take control over cities like Bayda (the fourth largest city), the infamous Derna and Tobruk. In the east, he'd also need to take control of the Nafusa mountains. In other words, large swathes of territory he'd not only need to take control of, but also successfully hold.

Extremist or not the people who captured, tortured, and executed the man were chanting Allahu Akbar while shoving crowbars up his corpse.
And Mussolini's dead body was hung up for display publicly, allowing people to desecrate the corpse. PETA should totally get involved.

Everyone involved is a traitor to Libya.
Such pathos.

The fact they are in control of anything is a travesty.
Indeed. Just like the Gaddafi regime's existence was a travesty before this.