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U.S. Military moving resources toward Libya

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GENEVA - The U.S. began moving naval and air forces closer to Libya and declared on Monday that all options were open, including the use of warplanes to patrol the country's skies, to protect Libyans threatened by an increasingly isolated and defiant Moammar Gadhafi. The U.S. and Europe were freezing billions in Libya's foreign assets.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the United States was exploring the idea of a no-fly zone to prevent Gadhafi's government from bombing its citizens, and European leaders were discussing that as well.

US considers no-fly zone over Libya? - Nation and World - Charleston Daily Mail - West Virginia News and Sports -

More U.S. meddling in Middle Eastern foreign affairs on the hoof.

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Please clarify.


Clarify for me why it's a good idea? At some point our country needs to stop being the "police" of the rest of the world. If it's a mission of mercy...maybe. :idontno: But please explain why we should send in troops otherwise?
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Clarify for me why it's a good idea? At some point our country needs to stop being the "police" of the rest of the world. If it's a mission of mercy...maybe. :idontno: But please explain why we should send in troops otherwise?

Sheila I agree.

I listened to some 'expert' on talk radio the other day saying something to the effect that US' rhetoric about democracy carries with it the "responsibility to step up and be there" when it inspires country's populations to rise up against their oppressive govts. I call Baloney.

Does every parent/teacher/mentor that inspires have implicit responsibility for physically holding those hands forever? No. The best mentors know the value of letting the student figure it out on their own and work for what they really want.

Might be a good idea for our global nation building/savior mentality to get tabled until we manage to tidy up the fairly severe messes right here at home.

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