Saturday, March 19, 2011
War With Libya?
As six Canadian jets from a Quebec base are on their way to the Mediterranean to assist in the enforcement of a no fly zone, are you willing to risk going to war with Gaddafi to enforce this endeavour? That's today's poll question. After declaring a cease fire, Gaddafi's forces were opening fire on ambulances and civilians. Personally I say yes, this nut needs to be cracked. Kudos to French President Nick Sarkozy for being ready and willing to "go hot" against Libya for over a year, before the protests even started. It would appear that the French and British will be taking the lead. Canadian forces will still take a few days to get all their equipment and support staff into the theatre, but the French and British are ready to start at a moment's notice. Good on our colonial forefathers. Vivre La France!
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What assurance do you have that what replaces this nutbar will be any better? It is not enough to simply fight against something, without having something worthwhile to fight FOR you run a very real risk of making things worse than ever.
ReplyDeleteWhat are we fighting for?
What is the 'exit strategy'?
How do we know when we have 'won'?
O'Bambi has ruled out troops on the ground, exactly how far are our allies willing to go, and who will get hung out to die when our fair weather friends pack up and go home?
This appears to be much more than a no fly zone, they are bombing tanks and other things that don't fly very well. What are our rules of engagement?
A lot of questions need to be answered before I could support military action of any kind here.
Alot of questions do need to be answered, and, I'm sure the Libyan people who are getting murdered by their own leader would rather us figure that out while we're trying to save their lives instead of taking a few months and having a blue ribbon panel decide who sits on the committee to decide what we should do next?
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Paul Martin is a good friend of Gaddafi. No peep out of him now though.
ReplyDeleteLibya is in the midst of a civil war between its citizens and their government that happens to be a cruel dictator. We have NO business interfering in their internal affairs no matter how cruel and one sided they seem to be. Here is an analogy for you. The native Indians on their reservations say they are their own nation and we are occupying their territory. They are making a stand at Caledonia, Ontario (they actually are) and China or Cuba start giving them aid and armed support. What is your stance when that happens in your own country. We must not interfere in the internal affairs of any other country unless we are prepared to let them interfere in ours as cruel as that may seem to be to some.
ReplyDeleteBy the same anology, Bob would walk past an elderly couple being mugged on the street in the middle of the day, oh, he'd dial 911 on his cell and get help so he can sleep well at night, but, hey, if its not happening to me then why bother eh Bob? Unbelievable. Get that pulse checked Bob, there may be nothing there.
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@Anon said... Poor analogy apples & oranges. Try robbing an elderly couple when I am around and you will find out damn fast what I would do. I said we should not interfere in the internal affairs of another country unless we are prepared to let outsiders interfere in ours. You may not like that statement but it is true. That is a bad door to open.
ReplyDeleteBob you are right. We should stay right out of a civil war between Islamists. Period. Britain and France get Libya's oil, so if Europe and the Arabs want to help, then have at it! Nothing good will come from this..10 years in Afghanistan..8 years in Iraq...the West never ever gets thanks.. just called "imperialists" or "colonialists".
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