Above what law? --- On Thu, 4/14/11, Ricardo Aráoz <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Ricardo Aráoz <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OT] Obama turns Libya into a swamp > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 2:02 PM > On 14/04/2011 11:38 a.m., MB Software > Solutions, LLC wrote: > > On 4/13/2011 4:18 PM, Michael Madigan wrote: > >> Afghanistan and Iraq had excuses, whether you > believe the excuses or not. They can't even make up an > excuse for Libya. > > True, but we still had/have no business intervening if > we're not going > > to finish the job. Either replace Kadaffi (sp) > or never start. Sounds > > like the rebels are losing and then what will our > efforts/$$$$ been for? > > Nothing but a waste. Prevent > genocide, yes, but why can't we get > > their arab neighbors to either do the job or allow > those people to leave > > the country. > > > > Let's apply that to World War II Germany: should > we allow Hitler to gas > > the Jews? No, of course not. But where do > you draw the line? It's not > > an easy answer. > > > > I'm just saying that if we help the Libyans out, we > need to help > > everybody else out too. And we just can't afford > to do that. So > > where/how do you decide when/how to help? I'm > all for humanitarian aid > > (medical supplies, etc.) but I don't like our military > being used so > > often it seems anymore. > > > > I don't know...I hate our involvement over there > probably moreso because > > we're so broke and are over-extending ourselves in so > many ways while we > > have so many problems here at home that don't > seemingly get addressed. > > I agree with you in that you have no business being global > police. > But you should get used to the fact that "proper" > interventions should > be through the UN. It is not about USA's objectives, it is > about UN's > objectives. And thus you should not ask Obama about it, but > UN officials. > Unless you think USA should be above the law. > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
