Libya 2011 Conflict

[Troy]

A couple of days ago the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1973 with a 10-0 vote with 5 members abstaining. Resolution 1973 establishes a no-fly zone and the use of "all means necessary" to protect civilians within Libya. Gaddafi then claimed that Libya would accept a ceasefire but they didn't and continued to attack their own citizens.

Yesterday Coalition forces attacked Libya to enforce the no-fly zone and to prevent the government from attacking their own civilians. The US and UK launched missiles at 20 land targets which are air defense systems. France also sent their own fighter jets into Libyan air space to attack enemy forces.

This is all under the authority of the UN and completely legal plus it is simply to enfore the no-fly zone and there are no ground troops being deployed (yet).

I am glad that the international community is finally taking action after Gaddafi continued to kill many of his civilians when they disagreed with the direction the country was going.

One thing I don't like is how the international community hasn't taken responsibility for actually arming Libya and most of them were buddies with Libya less than five years ago.

Hopefully this can actually end quickly and not drag out for many many years. At least this has full UN backing and is legal.

 

[Purple PuNk]

I just wish I had a President that did not decide to start a war with a country that I just learned about the other day, but hey if the US wants war like this (bomb, bomb, bomb. Send in Canadian Dragoons to do the dirty work, and afterward send in US Marines/Army to chill out) I am all for it.

Obama's approval rating must be lower than we thought (That is an example of political satire ladies and gentlemen).

 

[Troy]

Not currently a war, just enforcing a no-fly zone by bombing all defence systems. It probably will lead to one though which is another waste of money. Surely world leaders can eliminate someone like Gaddafi pretty easy, it would create an incident but in the end it would get the result needed without many lives lost, without destroying large parts of the country and without wasting a lot of money.

Just reading that Gaddafi's government are in the process of handing out one million weapons to civilians. It all seems to ridiculous to be true, the guy has gone insane.

 

[Deezy]

About fucking time if you ask me, been waiting for atleast some action on gaddafi for almost a month. No fly zone will atleast save the rebels from fly-by's from helicopters. Gaddafi saying doctors and students are terrorists because they are rebelling against him would be laughable if they weren't dying.

If you hear something rediculous about Gaddafi, it's probably true. That guy is off his nutter.