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The impression I got Ryan Send a noteboard - 21/03/2011 04:14:57 PM
Was that it was now or never. I think for all diplomatic reasons the west was willing to wait on the AL, if they could, but they had to play into the hands of Ghadaffi. The man made a gamble, and the west reacted. Plain and simple.

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So within 24 hours of the 1st UN mandated action in Libya... Wibble - 20/03/2011 04:38:25 PM 1683 Views
Quite. Rebekah - 20/03/2011 04:41:39 PM 875 Views
The Arab league guy has gone out saying he was misquoted. Camilla - 20/03/2011 05:26:21 PM 930 Views
... completely surprising absolutely no one. *NM* Macharius - 20/03/2011 05:28:20 PM 358 Views
China and Russian abstained instead of voting No, which is odd. Rebekah - 20/03/2011 05:32:02 PM 868 Views
Workplace politics writ large. With more blood. Gads. My hermit instinct is rearing it's head. *NM* Tashmere - 20/03/2011 08:35:35 PM 391 Views
I think we should just ignore anything Russia and China says about human rights.. random thoughts - 20/03/2011 10:15:59 PM 836 Views
Re: I think we should just ignore anything Russia and China says about human rights.. ironclad - 20/03/2011 11:12:11 PM 959 Views
exactly random thoughts - 21/03/2011 12:13:28 AM 855 Views
Misquoted to the extent of ordering an emergency meeting of the Arab League uh? Wibble - 20/03/2011 05:41:45 PM 891 Views
Re: So within 24 hours of the 1st UN mandated action in Libya... Macharius - 20/03/2011 05:31:48 PM 1017 Views
Apparently Qatar is about to join the fray... it is rather crucial that the Arab world backs this. Legolas - 20/03/2011 05:50:14 PM 928 Views
And snoopcester - 20/03/2011 05:52:59 PM 891 Views
There is a lot of politics going on in the Arab League, from what I've read snoopcester - 20/03/2011 05:52:31 PM 1116 Views
That is a big miscalculation. Rebekah - 20/03/2011 06:10:34 PM 995 Views
Not really Wibble - 20/03/2011 06:23:52 PM 1004 Views
Agreed. Waiting wasn't an option. *NM* Legolas - 20/03/2011 06:46:39 PM 342 Views
I dunno. Rebekah - 20/03/2011 06:59:18 PM 1023 Views
But the people who are going to think that way are going to do it no matter what random thoughts - 20/03/2011 10:13:36 PM 875 Views
The impression I got Ryan - 21/03/2011 04:14:57 PM 1079 Views
to much diplomacy and not enough action random thoughts - 21/03/2011 04:56:45 PM 905 Views
It is us vs. them. Tom - 20/03/2011 10:30:50 PM 1053 Views
Seriously. I can't believe Snoop and Rebekah's comments. It's like we had weeks to act. Tom - 20/03/2011 10:27:40 PM 994 Views
We have had weeks to act snoopcester - 20/03/2011 11:15:15 PM 987 Views
The French hit those vehicles in that military convoy 10 miles from Benghazi center. Tom - 21/03/2011 03:01:06 AM 952 Views
Because when you get involved in what is, unfortunately, an internal matter, Rebekah - 20/03/2011 11:18:16 PM 876 Views
Qatar is not part of Libya so it would still be outsiders interfering in an internal matter random thoughts - 21/03/2011 12:25:30 AM 900 Views
I have to ask: nossy - 21/03/2011 03:13:31 AM 1072 Views
I don't think the people in Libya give at rat's ass about what the king of Qatar wants random thoughts - 21/03/2011 05:12:26 AM 1022 Views
Imo, it's not about "gratitude." nossy - 21/03/2011 04:05:41 PM 921 Views
I actaully like NPR and listen to them on a regular basis random thoughts - 21/03/2011 04:44:42 PM 961 Views
Well, that has all shit to do with Qatari participation. Tom - 21/03/2011 03:02:19 AM 878 Views
Not so. Rebekah - 21/03/2011 08:54:31 AM 1005 Views
Bullshit. Tom - 21/03/2011 01:37:32 PM 1115 Views
Well. Rebekah - 21/03/2011 06:58:19 PM 911 Views
That's odd. I'm not seeing any of this criticism. Tom - 21/03/2011 10:55:27 PM 898 Views
There's been plenty on Twitter. Rebekah - 22/03/2011 08:29:48 AM 1077 Views
So let me get this straight: Tom - 22/03/2011 06:48:53 PM 974 Views
It's not about "legitimacy" so much as it is about, to use the ugly word, propaganda. Legolas - 21/03/2011 10:33:12 PM 827 Views
The only support I've seen Qaddhafi get is from the rogues gallery of world pariahs. Tom - 21/03/2011 11:01:54 PM 947 Views
Indeed. And they should make sure it stays that way. Legolas - 21/03/2011 11:05:42 PM 966 Views
The PR has very little to do with Qatar joining or not. Tom - 22/03/2011 01:34:33 AM 995 Views
Is the Qatar involvement as important as the Kuwaiti involvement in the Iraq War? random thoughts - 22/03/2011 06:57:27 PM 1343 Views
Kuwait was involved in the Iraq War? *NM* Legolas - 22/03/2011 08:35:21 PM 345 Views
They were part of the famous Coalition of the Willing *NM* random thoughts - 22/03/2011 08:47:55 PM 358 Views
We got our authorization. Tom - 20/03/2011 10:25:10 PM 1058 Views
I don't see a situation where this does not turn into a land war. Stephen - 20/03/2011 10:51:41 PM 942 Views
it is already is a land war if you ask the people on the ground doing the fighting for weeks random thoughts - 21/03/2011 12:34:10 AM 959 Views
Yeah, that's what I meant. Stephen - 21/03/2011 12:48:57 AM 877 Views
I doubt it would take US ground troops. Tom - 21/03/2011 03:16:24 AM 882 Views
Fuck that Aisha - 21/03/2011 12:47:54 AM 938 Views
you are always have been a fence sitter random thoughts - 21/03/2011 01:09:59 AM 876 Views
Fuck Gadhafi. Dragonsoul - 21/03/2011 05:21:29 AM 809 Views
how full of yourself are you? Aisha - 21/03/2011 12:37:47 PM 1002 Views
They're not my people. Dragonsoul - 21/03/2011 02:22:46 PM 936 Views
Wha? nossy - 21/03/2011 03:55:51 PM 983 Views
Nope. Dragonsoul - 21/03/2011 04:21:21 PM 979 Views
Ok. nossy - 21/03/2011 04:30:44 PM 919 Views
I challenge you to point out where I'd advocated killing anyone but him and the military... Dragonsoul - 21/03/2011 04:45:05 PM 837 Views
The part where I said I misread should sufficiently cover that. nossy - 21/03/2011 04:49:18 PM 959 Views
Do something, get whined at. Do nothing and you get Rwanda. Druid - 21/03/2011 11:19:38 AM 1067 Views
I completely agree. *NM* Tom - 21/03/2011 11:04:34 PM 288 Views
I would reply... Wibble - 21/03/2011 11:22:14 PM 799 Views
It is only natural that the girl preferred me to you, but....... Druid - 21/03/2011 11:36:33 PM 965 Views
snoopcester - 21/03/2011 11:38:49 PM 766 Views
Don't me!! Druid - 21/03/2011 11:50:07 PM 879 Views
And you old enough to be her father, you should be ashamed... Wibble - 22/03/2011 12:17:55 AM 697 Views
She said she prefers experience to enthusiasm....... Druid - 22/03/2011 12:24:05 AM 814 Views
Funny. She told me it was all down to the size of your.....wallet. *NM* Wibble - 22/03/2011 12:33:33 AM 341 Views
You know what they say....big wallet....big everything *NM* Druid - 22/03/2011 12:38:56 AM 381 Views
"You old enough to be her father" is usually followed with "I'm impressed and envious" Tom - 22/03/2011 06:50:27 PM 849 Views
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