They would still see it as US influence on their leadership. Odds are it either unites them against us or creates a civil war.
This is the reason we have been attacked by them. Without any real reason, we go into their country and put our stamp on things. Bin Laden would just use this as another example of American Imperialism.
Cause that's how I roll bounce.
aeonic
Title: Sporadic Poster
Joined: Nov 19 2009
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Posts: 2747
Posted:
Mar 18 2011 11:42 am
Just in case no-one reads the news, the Libyan govt. has just announced a cease-fire following the UN resolution to create a no-fly zone and intervene militarily. What this means, of course, is that Libya will continue to be free to repress protestors/rebels with their more advanced weaponry while ensuring that any country that intervenes will be branded a provocateur or aggressor and roundly denounced by Mid-East leadership. My heart goes out to the people of the country, but apparently change means more of the same, just more clandestine. What a world.
Who likes role-playing games? Me. Way too goddamn much.
GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 11244
Posted:
Mar 18 2011 12:55 pm
aeonic wrote:
Just in case no-one reads the news, the Libyan govt. has just announced a cease-fire following the UN resolution to create a no-fly zone and intervene militarily. What this means, of course, is that Libya will continue to be free to repress protestors/rebels with their more advanced weaponry while ensuring that any country that intervenes will be branded a provocateur or aggressor and roundly denounced by Mid-East leadership. My heart goes out to the people of the country, but apparently change means more of the same, just more clandestine. What a world.
Yeah, I still don't understand. the cease-fire means they won't shoot who exactly?
aeonic
Title: Sporadic Poster
Joined: Nov 19 2009
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Posts: 2747
Posted:
Mar 18 2011 01:15 pm
GPFontaine wrote:
aeonic wrote:
Just in case no-one reads the news, the Libyan govt. has just announced a cease-fire following the UN resolution to create a no-fly zone and intervene militarily. What this means, of course, is that Libya will continue to be free to repress protestors/rebels with their more advanced weaponry while ensuring that any country that intervenes will be branded a provocateur or aggressor and roundly denounced by Mid-East leadership. My heart goes out to the people of the country, but apparently change means more of the same, just more clandestine. What a world.
Yeah, I still don't understand. the cease-fire means they won't shoot who exactly?
Loyalists. There's still reports of shelling going on hours after the 'cease-fire' was supposed to take effect. Foreign (North African and Arab) soldiers from various countries are also being sent to Bahrain to help put down protests there, and in FNJ's very important NY update, I also made mention of the problems in Yemen. Change you can believe in, right?
Who likes role-playing games? Me. Way too goddamn much.
