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Originally Posted by roachboy
but it's a complicated situation.
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No, it is not complicated. This is not a novel issue in world history. The outcomes can easily be predicted based on what people/groups/nations are committed on doing. Kadafi can defeat the rebels, the UN coalition can defeat Kadafi. If Kadafi remains in power eventually the Lybian people involved in the revolt will be killed. Seems pretty simple to me.
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Originally Posted by Cimarron29414
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For the record, I was all for preventing the slaughter of the rebels. It's when the KaPows started going off in Tripoli that the UN coalition lost my support. Now, once again, the West will get to be the babysitter/scapegoat with very little gained and very little which could have been gained. Now that I see what they really wanted to do with the strikes, I think we (the US) should have sat this one out.
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Worse, the anti-western world sentiment has already started:
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The Arab League chief said on Sunday that Arabs did not want military strikes by Western powers that hit civilians when the League called for a no-fly zone over Libya.
In comments carried by Egypt's official state news agency, Secretary-General Amr Moussa also said he was calling for an emergency Arab League meeting to discuss the situation in the Arab world and particularly Libya.
"What is happening in Libya differs from the aim of imposing a no-fly zone, and what we want is the protection of civilians and not the bombardment of more civilians," he said.
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Arab League head says wanted no-fly zone, not bombs | Reuters