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the topic is gadaffi and libya. stick to the topic. do u think the UN attacks on gadaffi are good or bad?
Do I agree the attacks on Gaddafi are a good thing?
Well first of all, the UN and America have insisted that Gaddafi himself is not a target, you forget this is not a war (according to the US) it is simply enforcing a no fly zone over Libya, which includes bombing the defence forces of Libya. Why the US would then bomb his compound is hard to understand.
However, the British and French have stated that Gaddafi himself is a legitimate target and should be destroyed, it looks as though all sides can't agree on the same issue.
Now do I agree with it, yes and no. I believe in democracy and I believe every country should have it, especially when the people are so passionate about gaining it. However if you are going to attack one nation for not supporting democracy and for murdering its people, then I believe you should have the same stance on every nation.
What we are seeing is the hypocrisy of how the US treats friend versus foe. Bahrain, Egypt and Tunisia all had Governments killing innocent protesters, as we are seeing now in Bahrain with the support of the US. How can the US be pro-democracy in Libya, but anti-democracy in Bahrain? The answer is simple, money. Bahrain, Egypt and Tunisia all have billion dollar arms deals with the US, so when they attack and kill innocent civilians, the US turn a blind eye, something which goes against the very foundations of the democracy they supposedly represent.
I do not support Gaddafi, however, you tend to feel a little sympathy for him due in part to the fact that he is doing nothing different to what the other middle Eastern dictators (or leaders) were doing, yet he is the only one being attacked.
Why is the death of say an Egyptian or a Bahrain national not seen as abhorrent act by the US? Are Egyptian and Bahrain nationals worthless. If the US wants credibility it must support democracy in all nations, even those where it has a vested interest, otherwise they come out looking like hypocritical war mongers.
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