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2016 Postmortem

NuclearDem

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25. There were a couple of differences between Libya and Tunisia besides US involvement.

Reply to jfern (Reply #23)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 05:54 PM

Oct 2015

Namely that the military turned against Ben Ali and ousted him, much like the situation in Egypt.

Libya's military did no such thing. They obeyed orders and attacked the protestors, much like the situation in Syria.

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Hillary Defends Her Failed War in Libya [View all] portlander23 Oct 2015 OP

where oh where have the editors gone? dsc Oct 2015 #1

Your assertion that Gaddafi said he would destroy Benghazi is not correct. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #9

right dsc Oct 2015 #10

Don't try to move the goalposts. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #15

He said he would treat a city with no mercy dsc Oct 2015 #17

That was four long years ago. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2015 #2

Libya and Iraq aren't even remotely the same situation. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #3

Power vacuums created by US involvement? ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2015 #7

Right. One was a failed occupation; one was a failed intervention. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #16

If Qaddafi had stayed in power, Libya would have turned into Syria. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #20

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. Isaac Asimov Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #4

^^^THIS!^^^ 99Forever Oct 2015 #5

That's the problem. Cassiopeia Oct 2015 #13

umm its obama's war...he is theCIC nt msongs Oct 2015 #6

I'm so sick of war. azmom Oct 2015 #8

The U.S. did not put ground troops into Libya nor seek to occupy it, and THANK GOODNESS! PA born VA voter Oct 2015 #11

no, it's going great! there's no militias or failed state here! MisterP Oct 2015 #12

Clinton declared war? She should be held for some crime then MyNameGoesHere Oct 2015 #14

War then, war now, war forever. hifiguy Oct 2015 #18

+1000 n/t MissDeeds Oct 2015 #19

Congrats on 800 posts! bigwillq Oct 2015 #21

Just saying is all portlander23 Oct 2015 #22

Meanwhile, Tunisia, which we weren't involved in got a nice democracy jfern Oct 2015 #23

There were a couple of differences between Libya and Tunisia besides US involvement. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #25

Sad & worrying to see the unfair villainization of Hillary on DU, when the GOP field is so dangerous PA born VA voter Oct 2015 #24

The US is at war with Libya?? JoePhilly Oct 2015 #26

By this logic we weren't at war in Iraq either. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2015 #28

Wrong. JoePhilly Oct 2015 #29

The United States DOES NOT choose the governments that get control of these failed nations. rladdi Oct 2015 #27