CNN: United States has formally resumed diplomatic ties with Libya

[kysrsoze]

"The United States has formally resumed diplomatic ties with Libya after a 24-year break, the State Department says. Details soon."

www.cnn.com

Well, I for one am glad b/c I think we can trust Libya much more than those dastardly Cubans.


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[BagoDem]

1. Big Deal!!

So, is Tripoli a cool place to vacation? Otherwise, who cares about Libya?

[progressivebydesign]

2. The stupidity of this is frightening..

We bomb the life out of Iraq who did have a ruthless dictator at the helm, yet was not a known sponsor of terrorism, and kill tens of thousands of their citizens, and of course also tragically, hundreds of our solidiers are killed doing this. Libya, however, an ADMITTED sponsor of terrorism, including the horrific Lokerbie plane bombing, is given diplomatic lovin' by the Bush Admin. I'm sure the families of those killed on that fateful flight in Lockerbie, have LOTS to say about Bush and his newfound love for Liby and Ghadafi. This is just stupid beyond comprehension.

Oh.. and do the Reagan fans enjoy Bush's new relationship with a man that said, upon hearing of Reagan's passing, that he 'was sorry Reagan never stood trial for bombing in Libya', the attack that killed Ghadafi's adopted daughter.

[Trailrider1951]

3. Follow the money, folks

I work for an oil services company here in Houston. No, Not HALLIBURTON!!! There are some very lucrative oil drilling contracts in the making. Remember, you heard it here first!

[denverbill]

4. No, I've known it for quite a while.

Cheney railed against all economic embargoes as President of HAL. He couldn't make money in Libya, Iraq, or Iran with embargos in place. He doesn't give a damn about the people in any of those countries. All he wants to do is do business with them legally.

I also read that Ghadafi deliberately left very significant contracts open to bids, as a means of bribing the US to end the sanctions against him. Apparently, his plan worked like a charm.

I can't wait to see pictures of Rumsfeld shaking his hand. A man responsible for the killing of 270 civilians on an airliner, and all is now forgiven, in the name of money.

[Trailrider1951]

6. My bad, Denverbill

Kudos to your news sources.

[denverbill]

7. I didn't mean that critically.

And in all likelihood, DU was my source. I don't think it was any big secret though.

http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=47&id=348102004

[bluestateguy]

5. Imagine this

It's 1999:

Clinton Administration resumes diplomatic ties with Libya.

I can just imagine the talk radio boards right now.

[lovedems]

8. I am sure the families of the Pan Am flight are just thrilled to death

we have resumed diplomatic ties with the terrorists who murdered their loved ones.

I hope you sense the obvious sarcasm.

[Kurovski]

9. Yes, I do.

And that is exactly what Cruddafi has been trying to get around for years. He's wanted to trade again for ever so long, but the families would not take pay-offs from him.

Along comes Shrub and his bogus war on terror, Cruddafi says "OOOO, George!, you big brave fighter of evildoers, you've scared this motherfluffer straight!" And Crud gets handsomely rewarded for the Bullshitter-in-chiefs ability to point to Crud's nasty ass and say; "See. ya'll. mah war on terror done did it up goooood!"

Ye-fuckin'-ha.

And yuck.

[K8-EEE]

10. I Thought You Weren't Supposed To Support Known Terrorists?

Unless there's OIL involved and the promise cross-their-hearts wink wink that they're all reformed now!

Hell this guy was the Saddam of the 80s well actually SADDAM was the Saddam of the 80s but they loved him then. Those guys just LOVE terrorists as long as they behave themselves with the US, and who cares about what the people in those countries have to deal with. Oh why oh why do they hate us? I wonder....

[kungfugrip]

11. Isn't the Libyan government STILL plotting terrorist actions?

"with us or against us" indeed.

[Robb]

12. Does this mean the end of ILSA?

...Does this mean US companies can start developing that shelf off Libya? I know we were ticked off the Japanese were going to go ahead, sanctions or no sanctions... and when I say "we" I mean "US oil interests". :eyes: