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

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2011, Jeffrey Walton wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 9:07 PM,  <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?
> Unfortunately, allowing the US to fulfill the role 'world bully' is
> not very good for the US or the world. Perhaps other Arab nations
> should be the first responders in their region.
>
> > 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.
> Perhaps the Arab nations or UN should have bombed him. Instead, the US
> is boasting about the 110 missiles that it placed in a sovereign
> nation.
>
> Its very unfortunate that civilians and citizens (from all countries)
> must take responsibility for their politicians and leaders. The last
> time a group of radicals got pissed off at US policy and actions, they
> did *not* fly airplanes into a sitting session of congress or the
> white house.
 
The last time a group of radicals got pissed off at UK policy and actions, 
they had a rebellion which wound up with the French intervening and 
helping that group secede from the British Empire.


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