March 21, 2011
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Are we at war in Libya?
A Libyan rebel holds the rebellion flag as he stands over wrecked military vehicles belonging to Moammar Gadhafi forces on Sunday March 20. The air strikes by French warplanes destroyed dozens of Gadhafi military vehicles, including tanks, west of Benghazi.Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson, said: “When I heard the president’s speech, I thought — well, gee, we might be. And here’s why: he said very clearly that as far as he’s concerned and the United States is concerned, Gadhafi has lost the legitimacy to lead.”
“He has forfeited the right to be president of Libya, and he set these demands: Gadhafi not only has to stop, he has to withdraw, these are not negotiable and there will be consequences.”
That to me says we are going to use force to make Gadhafi do what we want him to do. We are already bombing him into submission…what do you guys think? And is this action justified?
Comments (4)
As much as I think Gadhafi is a nut case, I think America has got to stop thinking that military action against other countries is the right approach. How many dozens of countries out there (including many of our allies) oppress their people? Which country are we going to attack next? Bahrain? North Korea? Saudi Arabia? The freedom that many Libyans desire will only taste sweet if they win it themselves. Every time we try to take sides and pick a winer, it ends up coming back to bite us.
thanks for the thoughts…@christao408 -
It is difficult to decide when to intervene and when not to intervene. I think we should intervene when there is serious violation of human rights on a mass scale, such as mass destruction of innocent people.
As much as it pains me, I must agree with @ClimbUpTreesToLookForFish - Qaddafi has been a loose cannon in the East for many years and the UN has only been awaiting the rebellion of his own people to give them an excuse. His mass destruction of innocent Scots, Americans, Germans, and so many others on December 21, 1988 should have given them all the reason they needed if only someone had come forth at the time and admitted he was in charge of the bombing.