On Sat, 19 Mar 2011, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 9:07 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 16:12:32 EDT, Jeffrey Walton said: > >> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-03-19-libya_N.htm > > > >> Arab/US relations. I bet the Nobel Foundation would like its Peace > >> Prize back. > > > > Which is more peaceful and moral, allowing a dictator to attack unarmed > > civilians when you have the means to stop him, or stopping him even if it > > doesn't involve just diplomacy? > Unfortunately, allowing the US to fulfill the role 'world bully' is > not very good for the US or the world. Perhaps other Arab nations > should be the first responders in their region. > > > As far as "Arab/US relations" goes - I'll point out that *other Arab > > nations* were > > among the group asking the UN Security Council for action. > Perhaps the Arab nations or UN should have bombed him. Instead, the US > is boasting about the 110 missiles that it placed in a sovereign > nation. > > Its very unfortunate that civilians and citizens (from all countries) > must take responsibility for their politicians and leaders. The last > time a group of radicals got pissed off at US policy and actions, they > did *not* fly airplanes into a sitting session of congress or the > white house. The last time a group of radicals got pissed off at UK policy and actions, they had a rebellion which wound up with the French intervening and helping that group secede from the British Empire.
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