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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Apparently the French took the first shots, and the US just fired cruise missiles. Wonder how far this is gonna escalate..... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29852 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Obama's war. This will pave the way for Palin. Scary times. |
-BeNt- Send message Joined: 17 Oct 99 Posts: 1234 Credit: 10,116,112 RAC: 0 |
Obama's war. This will pave the way for Palin. Scary times. Palin lol, god I hope not. Interesting they are saying the French went in first and between the US and French ships there were 110 cruise missile launched along with planes taking out several hundred military targets and vehicles. Think he's getting the message? I hope Obama keeps at least this promise and keeps us out of a ground war there. Traveling through space at ~67,000mph! |
Raistmer Send message Joined: 16 Jun 01 Posts: 6325 Credit: 106,370,077 RAC: 121 |
Sadly that USA's sitizens money go for such crime as war is. USA too eager to put its nose into other countries interior affairs. There are so many better places to put money in, even SETI. Almost all is better than to put money into cruiser missile launched into another country... |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
The USA has a role in this yes. This is farm from a USA endeavor. France, Britain, (yet to be named) Arabian nations, Norway, Denmark, Italy.. The bigger question might be: why isn't Russia helping? Janice |
nemesis Send message Joined: 12 Oct 99 Posts: 1408 Credit: 35,074,350 RAC: 0 |
they are! those are antiquated MIG fighters the French and Americans are shooting down!!! |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
they are! ROTFL Thank you for the comic relief Phud!! Janice |
Raistmer Send message Joined: 16 Jun 01 Posts: 6325 Credit: 106,370,077 RAC: 121 |
The USA has a role in this yes. This is farm from a USA endeavor. There are many answers can be, but I hope because "we" understand that so rough interference into domestic affairs of another country not appropriate for civilized country... There could be more prosaic and pragmatic answer of course - because "our" interest not touched, "we" don't need Libyan's oil so much as our european neightbourns.... but I still hope that decency aspect dominating... |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
I honestly believe decency is priority in this conflict. I think there is nothing gained in military conflict, unless you count wasted money and life. But I also think there is so much one can withstand before striking back, and others should be there to defend. Russia could have vetoed the measure. And chose not to. That tells me while they may not agree(as a nation) they understand and respect the argument. Ghadafi has not been a "nice person" nor very balanced mentally. This is not news to anyone. His "friends" are those that tolerate him at all. That number is much less now than before. Janice |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
No! celttooth |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
I honestly believe decency is priority in this conflict. I admire your trust. That Ghadafi is a nut job who should be relieved of power is not in dispute....but Saddam was a nasty nutjob for a long time and was supported by the west until he stopped behaving. Even when he was gassing the Kurdish people and the US led them to believe that if they started a revolution that they would step into help, then stood by while they were slaughtered. Injustice goes on all over the world, but the west only intervenes when it is in interest to do so. There is no doubt in my mind that this is just another example. Only time will tell if the west's interests align with those of the revolutionaries within Libya and if they will be allowed to keep control of their oil once this is over. Reality Internet Personality |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
The USA has a role in this yes. This is farm from a USA endeavor. hate to be political but didnt Russia invade a Georgian territory recently to protect so called Russian interests in the Georgian state. But I digress In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
kaseychief Send message Joined: 3 Dec 07 Posts: 1643 Credit: 480,503 RAC: 1 |
This could be the start of World War 3. Guy, I think you know the answer to your query. No nation will align themselves with Libya or Quacky Daffy, or however you spell it. |
-BeNt- Send message Joined: 17 Oct 99 Posts: 1234 Credit: 10,116,112 RAC: 0 |
Why does everyone immediately point to oil? If that was true the only reason the US is free and independent of Britain now is because of oil....yuck. I guess the need to be free is different now? I suppose people forget about the help the US had during it's fight to kick out an over bearing government? This 'could' be the same thing, but it takes their people wanting it for it to happen and stay that way. Traveling through space at ~67,000mph! |
William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 3756 Credit: 1,999,735 RAC: 4 |
In order to be successful with a madman who dismisses the value of human life you must close in with the enemy, eliminate him and occupy ground. The "morality" that prevails is dictated by the strongest. القذاÙÙŠ has gas and nerve agents as well as sleeper agents in many countries. We may have entered a peeing contest with a skunk. Someone had better cut off the head of this snake or accept the consequences. |
William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 3756 Credit: 1,999,735 RAC: 4 |
With what I know about Persian script (related to Arabic) his name should be transliterated: al-ghaddafy where the gh is a swallowed glottal stop that might sound vaguely like a K in western phonemes. The al part of the name historically meant the town that the person was from. I am not a linguist but I almost married one. |
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