Willravel

I'm glad you posted this, rb.

I've been doing everything I can to get infromation about what's going on, Libya's history leading up to today, international law, the UN Charter, what's historically been done (or, as is often the case, not done) in instances similar to this one, and what America, the UK, France, the UN and others have been saying about this. I was very, very reticent simply because, tbh, my country has a history of bombing the living crap out of things that shouldn't be bombed, particularly in my lifetime, but I keep finding myself, ultimately, backing the revolutionaries. All other things aside, I really want the people of Libya to succeed in their revolution, to overthrow their dictator and regain control of their lives. They deserve freedom simply because they're human beings, but they're earning it with their own suffering and deaths and the sooner the killing ends and Gaddafi is removed from power, the better. By my understanding, the UN sanctioned bombings and no-fly zone will help the revolutionaries.

Obviously it's very frustrating that we're being so selective in our support for revolutionary movements, and clearly there are ulterior motives behind our support, but the ultimate effect is helping brave people win their freedom.