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In reply to the discussion: Surprise! I found even more facts about Libya under Gaddafi that you probably did not know about ! [View all]WDIM
(1,662 posts)But it is up to the people of the country to determine their leaders.
There may be ways we can support movements of the people who are striving for democracy and freedom but our track record for intervening in foreign conflicts is very disastrous.
War equals Greed. Every war there is somebody making big money. The destabilized middle east and military interventions have been for greed and Libya was no different.
An unending war with no front. Bush made the list and the Axis of Evil is being removed. Yet what we are leaving in it's place is death destruction and radicalized militants fighting for control. Its easier to radicalize people when their world is destroyed. When their family is torn apart by bombs and fire and death. To those people it is the end of the world.
Do I want tyrants in power no I do not. The US itself has been drifting to tyranny of a hand full of oligarch. And this tyranny of the minority is destroying lives here at home. Our leaders take money from tyrants and hold them as close friends. The hypocrisy to say lets remove this brutal tyrant but protect this other one and then act like tyrants here at home but we are fighting for democracy and freedom while we destroy that in our own country. Its a lie. Its all been a lie. Removing Ghaddafi was for one reason greed. He threatened US hedgemony and the US petro-dollar.
War what is it good for absolutely nothing!