Gaddafy dead

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i don't know either. i sure don't miss hussein, but i still think it was a mistake for us to go there and do what we've done. and i think our actions will have repercussions that will affect us, and others, for years to come. if nato wanted to go so dammed bad, fine-but we shouldn't just move in lockstep just because nato said so.
having allies is all well and good. but not when we lose sight of our own best interests because of what an ally thinks is in his best interests. it's how we got involved in vietnam. surely we've repaid our debt to france by now for them helping us out vs george the third?!

I agree, Iraq was a disaster, we had no business invading there, our government lied to us. But I can't equate Libya with what Bush did invading Iraq?

I agree, we need to stop trying to be the superpower of the world. But we don't need to refuse to help when situation is ripe, especially if it is with technology rather than troops. And having footholds in areas of the country that are ripe for nuclear proliferation doesn't hurt. It is no longer just two superpowers facing off regarding nuclear or biological threat.