Re: Pentagon: U.S. launches missile strike in Libya

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:

> On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 16:12:32 EDT, Jeffrey Walton said:
> > http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-03-19-libya_N.htm
>
> > Arab/US relations. I bet the Nobel Foundation would like its Peace
> > Prize back.
>
> Which is more peaceful and moral, allowing a dictator to attack unarmed
> civilians when you have the means to stop him, or stopping him even if it
> doesn't involve just diplomacy?

What is the difference between a dictator attacking unarmed civilians, and 
a democratically appointed police force protecting the state from 
stone-throwing yobs?

Or, to put it another way, in what circumstance is secession of part of 
a country from the other part, OK? Or should the other part fight to 
preserve the Union?

Don't answer that, it was a rhetorical question. The difference is 
your point of view. 
 
> As far as "Arab/US relations" goes - I'll point out that *other Arab nations* were
> among the group asking the UN Security Council for action.
 
And *other Arab nations* are noticably doing ... nothing at all. Even 
though they have prefectly capable air forces of their own.




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