tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post5435013948528057024..comments2024-02-29T00:46:38.800-08:00Comments on Washingtons Blog: Libya War: Gaddafi Falls ... But Why Did We Invade In The First Place?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-73591244864927354482011-08-26T06:15:32.795-07:002011-08-26T06:15:32.795-07:00It is a shame that President Obama is just a puppe...It is a shame that President Obama is just a puppet of the neocon/military plan developed by President Bush and his cohorts. But it is good that we did not join an invading force with ground troops but just bombed an existing government into submission. A good precedent. We should bomb to oblivion any government led by a dictator who doesn't aggressively suppress armed rebellion or civilian demonstrations.Safejaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771789204569915633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-2359908622759886302011-08-23T18:38:06.854-07:002011-08-23T18:38:06.854-07:00Juan Cole is NOT naive. Like Obama, he cut his po...Juan Cole is NOT naive. Like Obama, he cut his political teeth by SEEMING to oppose the Iraq war, and like Obama, he has revealed his true nature as a hawk.easyplankinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341768486833105435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-72460644577989864562011-08-23T17:33:52.706-07:002011-08-23T17:33:52.706-07:00I agree about a lot of things written in this webs...I agree about a lot of things written in this website, but this whole idea about Libya being one of the happiest places before the "invasion" (what invasion?) is pure non-sense.. <br />People starting revolting on their own because of what was going on in Egypt, Syria, etc.. not because of some "Pentagon" plan.<br />Ghadaffi enjoyed a very cozy relationship with Italy and Britain (and by default the US) right before the revolution. Why don't you conveniently mention that in your "article"?<br /><br />The reasons for the revolution were obvious: Gadaffi is a corrupt dictator who has been enriching himself and his family at the expense of the entire nation for decades, just like our old Egyptian ally Mubarak.<br />Let me guess.. the revolution in Egypt was also planned by the Pentagon, right?<br /><br />The idea that Gadaffi was going to nationalize the oil industry and share it with the people is just idiotic. <br />Please stop trying to see silly conspiracies everywhere you look.<br /><br />It is silly articles like this one that take this website's credibility away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-64239972042870032392011-08-23T06:55:38.811-07:002011-08-23T06:55:38.811-07:00I weep for Libya if the citizenry is as naive as J...I weep for Libya if the citizenry is as naive as Juan Cole seems to be in this article http://www.juancole.com/2011/08/top-ten-myths-about-the-libya-war.html Paragraph 5 is a heartbreaker. People need to be aware of the global elites' methods and understand the backlash waiting for them if they become a credible threat to the elites' interests.tovangar2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10420616447094676200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-9411191034344757112011-08-22T17:36:17.820-07:002011-08-22T17:36:17.820-07:00The situation is well explained by one vestigial i...The situation is well explained by <b>one vestigial interpretation</b> of Darwinian theories of "survival of the fittest".<br /><br />That interpretation led to "<a href="http://ecocosmology.blogspot.com/2009/09/change-is-not-option-it-is-must.html" rel="nofollow">social Darwinism</a>", which on national scales equates to imperialism, i.e. survival of the shit kicker cowboys.<br /><br />The <a href="http://blogdredd.blogspot.com/2011/08/peak-of-oil-wars-5.html" rel="nofollow">oil wars are one unavoidable manifestation</a> of that.<br /><br />Rummy, who you mention as a mover and shaker in the recent decade's imperialistic manifestations of it, and the rest of those who emotionally subscribe to that interpretation, are all very well "aware" that the nation which controls the oil is the "fittest".<br /><br />The problem is that it is short sighted and even suicidal, ecocidal.<br /><br />That is because the oil is a finite resource. <br /><br />Thus, the imperialist civilization will still be around with its need for oil when there isn't any more oil, even assuming one civilization "wins" the oil wars, be it eastern or western civilization.<br /><br />They have kicked over the traces by being pig headed and stubborn, and have gone off into criminal insanity.<br /><br />Neither the western nor the eastern civilizations are going down without a fight over oil and other resources, so the pig headed "foreign policy" of oil domination will lead to nuclear conflict when the full blindness of full desperation sets in.<br /><br />Of course it is mysterious how supposedly sane looking folks could allow this to happen, but looks can be deceiving.<br /><br />They are stone fricking insane, but since <a href="http://blogdredd.blogspot.com/2011/08/undiscovered-side-of-science-life-3.html" rel="nofollow">it is very, very complicated to treat such a disease</a>, successful treatment won't happen.<br /><br />That is because, at this point in history, we are incompetent or not yet sufficiently aware of the causes of this sickness.<br /><br />The only viable hope in all of this, IMO, is that there will be more intelligent survivors for the next civilization that hopefully follows.Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629960642482064127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-12890288426330109372011-08-22T14:18:49.966-07:002011-08-22T14:18:49.966-07:00Beautiful journalism, like usual. It was me who wr...Beautiful journalism, like usual. It was me who wrote the email asking for you to remark and write on the Libya campaign. I'm glad it was read and you acted upon it. Thank you! Great work! You definitely gave some clarification!Matthew Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899566019225652321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-20356296521739765542011-08-22T11:50:06.926-07:002011-08-22T11:50:06.926-07:00"I am simply pointing out that the stated rea..."I am simply pointing out that the stated reasons for the Libyan war - just like the Iraq war - were false." - Indeed. As Sun Tzu noted many a year ago: "All war is deception." <br /><br />Not too mention Major General Smedley Butlers' powerful 'War is A racket'; (http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/warisaracket.pdf) <br /><br />As well as Aeschylus' wise old words: "In war, truth is the first casualty." <br /><br />But some would argue that these days it's actually journalism which takes the first hit: (http://www.newstatesman.com/200604240013)<br /><br />When will our leaders realise that; "War is the symptom, not the disease." - L.M. Heroux.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com