This story is a big deal in ( what little remains ) of France. It's considered Sarkozy's war, like Iraq was considered Bush's war, and it is unleashing lots of tirades about how Europe is a vassal of America. No surprise, both are run by Jєωιѕн lobbies.
We are in a new stage in history, I think. Everything is becoming more ambiguous. The excuse for the Iraq War was clearly trumped up, 9/11 was clearly not done by Muslims with boxcutters. But now we're in this situation where certain government actions seem half-good, half-bad, or else just totally incomprehensible. Those who support the government seem like shills or naifs, those who don't come off like fearmongers and paranoiacs. It's like everyone is wrong, everything is in chaos, there's no rhyme or reason to anything. I can't help but comment that the political situation exactly mirrors the spiritual one, with the paroxysm of Modernism under Ratzinger where truth and error are almost perfectly blended so that it is impossible to sort it out -- unless you just walk away and pay no attention.
There are several takes on the Libya strike that I've seen:
( 1 ) Sarkozy is extremely unpopular, and this war is an attempt to give him a boost for the upcoming elections. America is merely tagging along.
( 2 ) It's a distraction from what's going on in Japan and a way to take attention off the protests against nuclear power ( really, this isn't as implausible as it sounds ).
( 3 ) It's about securing access to oil, as was said of the Iraq War
( 4 ) It's about the tyranny of Khaddafi and the liberation of the peoples of Libya :dancing:
If this war does help people in Libya -- and I'm not sure how because in these areas, it seems like one dictator is just replaced with another -- that would appear to be collateral... What's the opposite of collateral damage? Collateral benefit?
Of course, there are gaping holes in the official story. The two big questions are "Why do they suddenly care now?" and "Why is it so important to get rid of Khaddafi and not the multitude of other tyrants around the world?" Khaddafi has been in power for 42 years. I don't know the situation on the ground in Libya, but some say he is nowhere near as unpopular as he is made to appear in the Western press.
I haven't been following this story until today, and I have no idea about what's really going on in Libya, but some say there is no proof that Khaddafi is massacring people and that the press just keeps re-using the same canned images Wag the Dog-style. Others say that he is massacring people, but that the "alliance" waited until almost all the rebels were dead before taking any action, so that it's pointless. Others say that this is a great action that restores honor to France and that this is what democracy is supposed to be all about, that this is a victory for human rights. Others say that the rebels are not going to thank the West and that this is going to inflame the Muslims even more.
Conclusion: I have no opinion about this, except to say that the world has just become chaotic and that it's like it has a fever that has to burn itself out.
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