Lybia

[spence]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

so O is on TV threatening action against Libya. Not the UN, not the Arabs, us....can someone tell me WHY?

Well, there seems to be pretty strong support from EU and the other Arab nations.

Justification is because the Libyan government has turned to using the military against their own people without much regard. It looks like they've been bombing and shelling killing just about anyone. I've really some really gruesome stories.

Fear is that atrocities will increase and cause a humanitarian crisis which would destabilize the region, especially considering the events in Tunisia and Egypt right next door.

At least that's the reasoning he gave when he spoke today.

-spence

[Jackbass]

Originally Posted by spence

Well, there seems to be pretty strong support from EU and the other Arab nations.

Justification is because the Libyan government has turned to using the military against their own people without much regard. It looks like they've been bombing and shelling killing just about anyone. I've really some really gruesome stories.

Fear is that atrocities will increase and cause a humanitarian crisis which would destabilize the region, especially considering the events in Tunisia and Egypt right next door.

At least that's the reasoning he gave when he spoke today.

-spence

Well thankfully he got off the golf course and said something. Now he can send Hillary out in the world to do his bidding.

[spence]

Originally Posted by Jackbass

Well thankfully he got off the golf course and said something. Now he can send Hillary out in the world to do his bidding.

Quite thoughtful analysis. And you didn't even have to bring up his Islamic heritage!

-spence

[afterhours]

he's not golfing -he's in rio for carnivale! what a tool...

[spence]

Originally Posted by afterhours

he's not golfing -he's in rio for carnivale! what a tool...

Carnivale in Rio was over a week ago...tool.
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[afterhours]

Originally Posted by spence

Carnivale in Rio was over a week ago...tool.
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spence called me a tool- i consider that a compliment coming from our resident quasi elite intellectual.

[scottw]

that's ....resident quasi elite "pseudo" intellectual

and they've apparently heard of Spence across the pond

"But the history of this ignominious chapter in American foreign policy is already being re-written in Washington with an enthusiastic chorus of support from Obama fans here: on Friday, Labour backbenchers and the BBC were already suggesting that all this apparent floundering was actually part of a superbly clever strategy. America had deliberately refrained from taking the lead on Libya, thus allowing “space” for the Arab nations and the UN to “take their proper place” as the authors of any intervention policy. Contrary to appearances then, Mr Obama is not out of his depth. Neither is he a cynic who secretly wants to keep Gaddafi in power for the sake of a quiet life (sometimes known as “stability in the region”) while he struggles with Congress over his tricky domestic programme. In other words, they were only pretending to be useless: it may have looked like a collapse of moral leadership to you but it really went completely according to plan. "

If the Founding Fathers could see Obama now - Telegraph

[spence]

Originally Posted by afterhours

spence called me a tool- i consider that a compliment coming from our resident quasi elite intellectual.

Quasi?

-spence