Posted on 03/21/2011 7:02:26 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Moussa's declaration suggested some of the 22 Arab League members were taken aback by what they have seen and wanted to modify their approval lest they be perceived as accepting outright Western military intervention in Libya. Although the eccentric Gaddafi is widely looked down on in the Arab world, Middle Eastern leaders and their peoples traditionally have risen up in emotional protest at the first sign of Western intervention.A shift away from the Arab League endorsement, even partial, would constitute an important setback to the U.S.-European campaign. Western leaders brandished the Arab League decision as a justification for their decision to move militarily and as a weapon in the debate to obtain a U.N. Security Council resolution two days before the bombing began.
As U.S. and European military operations entered their second day, however, most Arab governments maintained public silence and the strongest expressions of opposition came from the greatest distance. Presidents Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, Evo Morales of Bolivia and Fidel Castro of Cuba condemned the intervention and suggested Western powers were seeking to get their hands on Libya's oil reserves rather than limit the bloodshed in the country.
Tell me you'd want these guys on your side in any conflict.
The Arab League has the staying power of a soap bubble. In 48 hours they will be calling themselves for a cease fire. And it should be noted, that nowhere in their statement urging a no fly zone did they mention regime change in Libya. What are they going to think if we make that part of the mission?
Stay tuned for more, and louder betrayals from our friends in the Arab world.
‘Arabs make terrible enemies, and worse allies’. Napoleon I
We do not have friends in the arab world, idiot.
Well, I would never enter into any military deals with the Arab League.
Please, please let’s stop arming Arabs. I’m old enough to remember seeing trainloads of scrap metal bound for Japan prior to WWII. Bad idea.
Mika tells Joe that this war is different because the Arabs were/are on board. So there is no double standard here. Moving right along......
“The Arab League never did, nor would have, agreed to this. “
So, now we’re double-crossing Arabs? This should end well =/
“The U.S. and U.N. are now in full scale war against the Libyan government. The Arab League never did, nor would have, agreed to this. “
Any military on the face of this planet knows fully well that to enforce a NO FLY ZONE you MUST attack the enemies defenses otherwise there is not such thing as a no fly zone.
When you deal with Mud-Slimes you are dealing with 7th century monkey boys with a camel and little girl fetish.
They are as instrumental in a battle as the French or a harmonica on a deer hunt.
Anyone who defends Mudslimes is suspect.
We should not be involved in Lybia. Big mistake. The Arab League should have done the dirty work if they wanted it done. Soon the ME will be all Muslim sharia governments and we are going to be in bigger trouble than we ever dreamed.
The Arab League needs to call Billy Jeff to find out the definition of ‘no fly zone’.
Seems we have outed someone!
Only in a distorted hate America mind could someone find fault with the FACT that any military person knows you must attack the defenses of the country if you are attempting to impose a no fly zone.
Speaking of juvenile responses you offered exactly ZERO facts to dispute my post but instead use the vile Saul Alinsky tactic of dishonest debate.
Exactly the point I’ve been making all along.
It is pretty simple, they can have it both ways this way. Encourage action, then when it starts claim it is “too much” This leaves NATO/US with less cover, the Arabs can now rail against them. Like shifting sands in the desert.
Let the Muslims kill each other.
Tents, tanks and artillery pose no threat to aircraft enforcing a no fly zone, yet they were all attacked by "U.N." forces. It does not even appear that any "enforcement" of the no fly zone was required as there is no indication that Libyan forces were, in fact, flying in said zones. The only plane shown was being flown by the al Quida and Muslim Brotherhood supported "allies" of the US/UN.
Wake up. The US/UN are at war with the Libyan government. You might think this is OK, but this is not what was sold to the Arab League and they have every right to resent the fact that they were lied to.
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