War in Libya

[Kirsten]

Well, yes, looks there is no other way to stop him. It's horrible what he's doing to his own people.

[pomtzu]

I don't understand what took so long. He should have been wiped out years ago.
I hope the U.S. can stay out - we already have enough war that we're dealing with.



ETA:
Oops - a day late and a dollar short on this one.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I can't help wishing we could finish at least ONE war before we get involved in another one.

[Grace]

I can't help wishing we could finish at least ONE war before we get involved in another one.

Oh boy, I so agree with you on this.

[momcat]

I honestly don't know how I feel about any of this. Ghadafi is a madman and must be stopped. When this first started up a few weeks ago, on a news clip he said his people love him yet he massacres them. He has said he'll fight to the very end, perhaps the only solution is his assassination. But if he is ousted, who or what will take his place?

I was in college during the height of Viet-Nam. A political science professor I had said don't look for WW-III in Viet-Nam, look to the middle east. That was in 1969 and it's starting to look like he was right.

I'm afraid, I'm very afraid

[Kirsten]

I was in college during the height of Viet-Nam. A political science professor I had said don't look for WW-III in Viet-Nam, look to the middle east. That was in 1969 and it's starting to look like he was right.

I'm afraid, I'm very afraid

Hmm, yes, I wouldn't be surprised if it comes to that one day. There is so much turmoil in that region, for so many decades now. Maybe it's just that I don't understand the mentality of these people very well, but it seems to me there's such a high aggression level, always ready to explode. Scary.

[Asiel]

Gadhafi more than scares me. It seems all we hear about lately is violence and more violence, wars, destruction etc.
I hope we don't get dragged into this one too, enough on our plates, the whole world seems to be self destructing.

[lizbud]

This is a map of the countries & area undergoing civil unrest. Many have
high unemployment rates.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/...x.html?hpt=T2#

[wombat2u2004]

Gadhafi more than scares me. It seems all we hear about lately is violence and more violence, wars, destruction etc.
I hope we don't get dragged into this one too, enough on our plates, the whole world seems to be self destructing.

I don't think it matters who is in power in the Middle East, the outcome is always the same. I read about the trouble in Sudan, the mass unemployment etc etc. Sometimes I just don't understand what is really going on, their constant wars with each other because of differences within their SAME religion, pulls these countries backwards at an alarming rate.
My next door neighbour sells agricultural equipment to the Sudan, and regularly goes there to show them how to operate machinery and put stuff together, and he also advises them on agricultural methods. A year later he returns and the machinery is still where he left it. Rusting away.
In his own words, he will tell you how lazy and useless these people are, they just will not get up off their backsides unless it is to protest something.

[Asiel]

I don't think it matters who is in power in the Middle East, the outcome is always the same. I read about the trouble in Sudan, the mass unemployment etc etc. Sometimes I just don't understand what is really going on, their constant wars with each other because of differences within their SAME religion, pulls these countries backwards at an alarming rate.
My next door neighbour sells agricultural equipment to the Sudan, and regularly goes there to show them how to operate machinery and put stuff together, and he also advises them on agricultural methods. A year later he returns and the machinery is still where he left it. Rusting away.
In his own words, he will tell you how lazy and useless these people are, they just will not get up off their backsides unless it is to protest something.

Have to agree with those countries always being in some kind of unrest or other. They always have been and the new generations learn the same things so I don't think anyhting will ever change.
I can just pray that none of us get dragged into it , we have no business there except to anger them at us. So many problems to solve in our own country, we don't need more.
Scary to think how many of people from these countries are immigrating to our country and seemingly forcing us to change our laws to accomodate them.