Kristof: Under Right to Protect doctrine, West could bomb airfields Qaddafi's planes take off from

[highplainsdem]

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NickKristof Nicholas Kristof
Under "right to protect" doctrine, West cld bomb air fields from which Qaddafi's warplanes are taking off.
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Wikipedia article on this doctrine:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_to_protect

1. A State has a responsibility to protect its population from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing (mass atrocities).
2. If the State is unable to protect its population on its own, the international community has a responsibility to assist the state by building its capacity. This can mean building early-warning capabilities, mediating conflicts between political parties, strengthening the security sector, mobilizing standby forces, and many other actions.
3. If a State is manifestly failing to protect its citizens from mass atrocities and peaceful measures are not working, the international community has the responsibility to intervene at first diplomatically, then more coercively, and as a last resort, with military force.<2>

In the international community RtoP is a norm, not a law. RtoP provides a framework for using tools that already exist (like mediation, early warning mechanisms, economic sanctioning, and chapter VI powers) to prevent mass atrocities. Civil society organizations, States, regional organizations, and international institutions all have a role to play in the operationalization of RtoP. The authority to employ the last resort and intervene militarily rests solely with United Nations Security Council and the General Assembly.

[highplainsdem]

1. And he just tweeted this as well:

NickKristof Nicholas Kristof
Better yet: Egypt & Tunisia could use their air forces to ground Qadaffi's planes, keep him from slaughtering his people.
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[xchrom]

2. better if arab nations did it. nt

[EFerrari]

5. The Egyptian army has set up field hospitals at the border.

Humanitarian aid at both borders now.

[Ghost Dog]

9. Yes. n/t

[Hosnon]

3. The photos are just awful. Something needs to be done ASAP. nt.

[northoftheborder]

6. NOT by the USA

[Hosnon]

8. I don't think the potential victims would mind much who helps. The international community needs to

mobilize.

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[Uzybone]

7. christ...these media guys can be idiots at times

Kristof is usually on point but this is an idiotic idea.