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Simply put, the state is weak and the armed yahoos are strong and, well... armed Scootaloo Feb 2013 #1
Ah, the glorious LIbyan intervention. The gift that keeps on giving. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #2
Oh, joy!! I'm sure this thread is going to get MANY enthusiastic, cheering responses. harmonicon Feb 2013 #3
+1000. nt. polly7 Feb 2013 #4
Relive the cheerleading threads while you wait Bosonic Feb 2013 #5
Those threads made me want to hurl. polly7 Feb 2013 #12
Juan Cole: Contrary to the “Libya-is-riddled-with-al-Qaeda” meme of the GOP politicians, pampango Feb 2013 #6
Juan Cole has it right. joshcryer Feb 2013 #7
Aww, there you are! harmonicon Feb 2013 #8
Nope, and your disgusting display of glee over this... joshcryer Feb 2013 #9
Hmm... I don't seem to remember my taxes going to bomb Egypt. harmonicon Feb 2013 #13
I'm glad you admit you "get something out of every negative tidbit." joshcryer Feb 2013 #14
Yes, I admit that I actually learn things from events. harmonicon Feb 2013 #16
Proven wrong? Libya was supposed to be another Somolia. joshcryer Feb 2013 #20
I guess I just find it hard to believe that you would do this for free. harmonicon Feb 2013 #21
"We know that that country is now a model of freedom and democracy..." pampango Feb 2013 #15
Pilger has it right. polly7 Feb 2013 #10
Nice deflection, there. joshcryer Feb 2013 #11
Note the stink of hydrocarbons in the article you post. amandabeech Feb 2013 #18
As of last year, the Libyan government was still following the oil contracts signed by Ghaddafi. pampango Feb 2013 #22
My point was and is that France and Britain were concerned that amandabeech Feb 2013 #23
This is a cautionary tale of why we should stop giving away weapons to other countries and sticking. Crowman1979 Feb 2013 #17
Libya...artificial country quadrature Feb 2013 #19
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