Thread: An Act of War?
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Old 03-25-2011, 09:01 AM   #121 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aceventura3 View Post
I think there are many lessons from history that can be used in the Libyan conflict. Civil wars, rebellions are not new.
Let's discuss these. Let's discuss the ones where interventions from outside were a factor.

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Originally Posted by roachboy View Post
what you're arguing, in effect, is that the massacre should have been allowed to continue.

i think that's obscene.
I think ace would argue that either nothing should have been done or Libya should have been handled like Bush handled Iraq.

Though the Iraq mode wasn't used in either Bosnia or Kosovo.

What do you think is the best example from the past to use for comparison?
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