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bigwillq

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33. Heck of a job, Obama.

Reply to avaistheone1 (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 06:40 PM

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Update on the last country we said we saved [View all] avaistheone1 Sep 2013 OP

K&R n/t Metatron Sep 2013 #1

Libya has become Somalia except with oil. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #2

It sure has. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #5

Big oil got what they wanted. A cut in production to keep prices high. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #6

Your're right. The only mention I have heard of that was a quick avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #11

$1.1 billion went to MIC in 2011 for this little project jsr Sep 2013 #3

We should consider it a hefty investment in our future, avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #4

Mission Accomplished deutsey Sep 2013 #7

Look the imperialists don't give a flying fuck about local populations malaise Sep 2013 #8

Isn't the point of the article that they did not get oil? oberliner Sep 2013 #12

Keeping oil OFF the market keeps the price high. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #16

So the imperialists (particularly the UK and France since Libya's oil went to Europe) wanted Libya pampango Sep 2013 #20

Depends what oil you hold or can grab. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #23

Yes, Libya is Syria now. And anyone who believes 'we care about the victims' and who followed what sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #43

+1000. nt. polly7 Sep 2013 #45

boy, who coulda seen THAT coming! KG Sep 2013 #9

All sides seem happy Gaddafi is gone even if they agree on little else. pampango Sep 2013 #10

There are several excerpts in the article you cited indicating that the avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #15

The transition from dictator (or king or tsar) to a more open government is rarely smooth. pampango Sep 2013 #17

What are you suggesting we do to help? avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #18

I don't have a magic answer. I suppose UN peacekeepers would be a good idea pampango Sep 2013 #22

Don't be misled by international sources or by grudges from the disempowered. Iterate Sep 2013 #40

Moral: Let dictators be dictators? oberliner Sep 2013 #13

That is the key question. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #19

"fledgling democracy"? Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #25

Well, democracy was the intent, supposedly, in Iraq.Afghanistan HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #28

That's because we promote Capitalism and all those young people rising up are a buncha hippies. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #32

Exactly. Thinking like an adult is no fun and makes for boring DU posts. nt SunSeeker Sep 2013 #26

They refer to Libya as a great glowing successful intervention NightWatcher Sep 2013 #14

So...much better to have kept Ghadaffi in power? brooklynite Sep 2013 #21

No question dictators are bad. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #29

I just wish our decision-makers would give some thought avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #39

Is your assertion that if we were to assist them in rebuilding Ghadaffi would rise from the dead? Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #42

Greed does wonders. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #24

Mission accomplished. idwiyo Sep 2013 #27

Things will smooth out after a new dictator emerges from the chaos. The_Casual_Observer Sep 2013 #30

But, but - Iraq is all peaceful and stable now! ConcernedCanuk Sep 2013 #31

Heck of a job, Obama. bigwillq Sep 2013 #33

But they are not under dictator Gaddafi treestar Sep 2013 #34

Those of us who had doubts about intervention in Libya were smeared as Gaddafi-lovers. Good times. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #35

YAY! AGAIN! quakerboy Sep 2013 #36

K&R liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #37

kick. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #38

Empires usually end in violent upheaval SoCalDem Sep 2013 #41

K&R woo me with science Sep 2013 #44