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Nope. Dragonsoul Send a noteboard - 21/03/2011 04:21:21 PM
After the colonization, there was a sizable amount of Italians living in Libya, who chose to stay and live under the king. When Gadhafi came to power, he seized their property and forced them out, killing some.

Now, 40 years later, payback for those Italians comes in the form of our Eurofighters bombing the shit out of Gadhafi's military assets, and helping Libyan rebels topple his corrupt regime. And I couldn't be happier.

Oh, and we didn't try to conquer Libya from the Ottomans. We did conquer it. And you know something? Just like in Somalia, pretty much all the infrastructure they have there was built by us. If we'd never taken it from the Ottomans, it would still be in the fucking Bronze age.
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Quite. Rebekah - 20/03/2011 04:41:39 PM 811 Views
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... completely surprising absolutely no one. *NM* Macharius - 20/03/2011 05:28:20 PM 323 Views
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Re: I think we should just ignore anything Russia and China says about human rights.. ironclad - 20/03/2011 11:12:11 PM 878 Views
exactly random thoughts - 21/03/2011 12:13:28 AM 758 Views
Misquoted to the extent of ordering an emergency meeting of the Arab League uh? Wibble - 20/03/2011 05:41:45 PM 821 Views
Re: So within 24 hours of the 1st UN mandated action in Libya... Macharius - 20/03/2011 05:31:48 PM 955 Views
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And snoopcester - 20/03/2011 05:52:59 PM 828 Views
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That is a big miscalculation. Rebekah - 20/03/2011 06:10:34 PM 931 Views
Not really Wibble - 20/03/2011 06:23:52 PM 948 Views
Agreed. Waiting wasn't an option. *NM* Legolas - 20/03/2011 06:46:39 PM 316 Views
I dunno. Rebekah - 20/03/2011 06:59:18 PM 948 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 807 Views
The impression I got Ryan - 21/03/2011 04:14:57 PM 1007 Views
to much diplomacy and not enough action random thoughts - 21/03/2011 04:56:45 PM 838 Views
It is us vs. them. Tom - 20/03/2011 10:30:50 PM 994 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 929 Views
We have had weeks to act snoopcester - 20/03/2011 11:15:15 PM 932 Views
The French hit those vehicles in that military convoy 10 miles from Benghazi center. Tom - 21/03/2011 03:01:06 AM 891 Views
Because when you get involved in what is, unfortunately, an internal matter, Rebekah - 20/03/2011 11:18:16 PM 815 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 842 Views
I have to ask: nossy - 21/03/2011 03:13:31 AM 1007 Views
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Imo, it's not about "gratitude." nossy - 21/03/2011 04:05:41 PM 856 Views
I actaully like NPR and listen to them on a regular basis random thoughts - 21/03/2011 04:44:42 PM 894 Views
Well, that has all shit to do with Qatari participation. Tom - 21/03/2011 03:02:19 AM 817 Views
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Bullshit. Tom - 21/03/2011 01:37:32 PM 1057 Views
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That's odd. I'm not seeing any of this criticism. Tom - 21/03/2011 10:55:27 PM 842 Views
There's been plenty on Twitter. Rebekah - 22/03/2011 08:29:48 AM 1005 Views
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Indeed. And they should make sure it stays that way. Legolas - 21/03/2011 11:05:42 PM 898 Views
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Kuwait was involved in the Iraq War? *NM* Legolas - 22/03/2011 08:35:21 PM 310 Views
They were part of the famous Coalition of the Willing *NM* random thoughts - 22/03/2011 08:47:55 PM 321 Views
We got our authorization. Tom - 20/03/2011 10:25:10 PM 1005 Views
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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 879 Views
Yeah, that's what I meant. Stephen - 21/03/2011 12:48:57 AM 813 Views
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Fuck that Aisha - 21/03/2011 12:47:54 AM 866 Views
you are always have been a fence sitter random thoughts - 21/03/2011 01:09:59 AM 814 Views
Fuck Gadhafi. Dragonsoul - 21/03/2011 05:21:29 AM 750 Views
how full of yourself are you? Aisha - 21/03/2011 12:37:47 PM 940 Views
They're not my people. Dragonsoul - 21/03/2011 02:22:46 PM 883 Views
Wha? nossy - 21/03/2011 03:55:51 PM 926 Views
Nope. Dragonsoul - 21/03/2011 04:21:21 PM 914 Views
Ok. nossy - 21/03/2011 04:30:44 PM 858 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 779 Views
The part where I said I misread should sufficiently cover that. nossy - 21/03/2011 04:49:18 PM 904 Views
Do something, get whined at. Do nothing and you get Rwanda. Druid - 21/03/2011 11:19:38 AM 1006 Views
I completely agree. *NM* Tom - 21/03/2011 11:04:34 PM 257 Views
I would reply... Wibble - 21/03/2011 11:22:14 PM 737 Views
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Don't me!! Druid - 21/03/2011 11:50:07 PM 820 Views
And you old enough to be her father, you should be ashamed... Wibble - 22/03/2011 12:17:55 AM 630 Views
She said she prefers experience to enthusiasm....... Druid - 22/03/2011 12:24:05 AM 751 Views
Funny. She told me it was all down to the size of your.....wallet. *NM* Wibble - 22/03/2011 12:33:33 AM 309 Views
You know what they say....big wallet....big everything *NM* Druid - 22/03/2011 12:38:56 AM 350 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 790 Views
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