If we intervene in Libya we do so for no strategic or humanitarian purpose and without any real consideration of what may follow.

What you just said there could describe Teh Stimulus, Obamacare, The Drilling Permoratorium, etc…(rant off)

America constantly is berated for ‘meddling’ in other country’s affairs. This time I believe we should station a battle group off the coast but only to ensure the Libyan conflict remains amongst Libyans and doesn’t spread to, say piracy, amongst other things.

If the world hates our military and country so much, I say let them deal with this one without us. We can use those saved dollars right here at home to offset all that Demoncrat ‘stimulus’ we have to make payments on to China.

The Egyptians and Tunisians who border Libya should know if it´s in their interest to get involved. They both have their own problems and don´t need a flood of permanent refugees. If they wish to aid the insurgents that´s their business. They are muslims(except for the Copts in Egypt) and Arabs(except for the Berbers in Tunisia). Both have reasons to want Qadafi out of there.
They also should know some of the players in the opposition.
As far as the Europeans are concerned, they will have a refugee problem, but let them deal with it.
Libya is not worth the death of one American soldier or Airman!

Our involvement would certainly be a precursor to accepting “refugees” into the USA.

So following that thought, I suppose we will intervene in Iran any day now. After all, their dear leader has been attacking his people for some time now. He is another ruthless dictator also- correct? Oh wait, we are going after North Korea instead. Surely their reprehensible history and verifiable acts of aggression rate them a “no-fly” zone?

I am missing the casus belli here. Certainly, if we will be downing aircraft and intervening in a civil war on sovereign territory that is a bi-product of war? Or will we make that declaration when they fire the first SAM at our fighters or shoot the air-to-air missile?

Absolute, unmitigated stupidity. Let the French, Germans and every other European or Russian that has been benefiting from this miserable tyrant intervene. That way they can create another success story. We can call it Gaza South when they are done.

Clinton gave weapons to Moslem terrorists in Kosovo and they used them to slaughter the Christians.

Libya is Libya. You understand it perfectly. If anyone wants to establish a No-fly zone over Libya, the Italians should lead the way. Then we can let their planes get shot down by Russian missiles and resupply them with new jets. But not one moment before.

With the amateurish and juvenile “leadership” we have in DC, I say forget about calls from the MSM , John F’ing Kerry and any other limp-wristed , liberal warmonger to set up a “no fly zone” or anything else. They have shown that they cant be counted on to see any military action through and will run at the first opportunity. Maybe we could airdrop some tents or MRE’s , but anything else should come from the Euros. If THEY can find their gonads!
A Proud Parent of a SOLDIER

Assume we do bring arms to bear in Libya in support of the ‘popular uprising’.

What do we do then, when the Shia of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia mount their own popular uprising and seek to align those nations with Iran, also a Shia nation?

George Friedman of www.stratfor.com has been writing on Libya and Iran lately; it is the most valuable source of information on the region in my opinion.

I have just finished his book, The Next Decade, and wholeheartedly recommend it as well.

Seems to me that Sen. Kerry’s written a few words about sending young men to die in “senseless” wars, or did I imagine that?

BTW, is he aware that “cratering” airfields hasn’t been effective since WWII, when the Americans developed metal sheeting runways?

Have you totally forgotten the Bushd octrine of spreading freedom in the world and to the Middle East in particular? You are now souding like isolationists. Is Ghadaffi different from Saddam?

   To the best of my recollection, we only entered Libya on a few occasions.  The first was to beat up a few corsairs who were attacking US shipping interests back at the beginning of this country’s history.  Note that nothing much happened from that quarter until we had to go in there to fight the Germans under Rommel 150 years later.  The third time that I recall, we were dropping a few bombs on Khaddafi’s head in response to his terrorist agents bringing a jumbo jet carrying Americans down on a Scottish town.  That was when we had Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office, a man who wasn’t going to mince words or split hairs when it came to dealing with the types that seem to breed out of that area.

   In world history, Libya was always a thorn in someone’s side.  The Pharoahs had to deal with these guys in their time; on more than one occasion, Libyan tribes attempted to raid the Nile Valley when they saw an opportunity.  The Greek colonists in Cyrenacia, and then Roman legions based there, basically kept them out of bowshot.  When the Arabs made their big push with Islam, Libyans took up their faith and assumed their traditional role as pirates and desert robbers with the Koran as an excuse.

For a broader perspective in a similar vein, see “Libya In Perspective” posted to Red State by bill bowen on March 5.

www.RightinSanFrancisco.com

I have to admit, the media on the Libyan airforce attacking the insugents has distubed me, thanks for this article to clarify for me that we have to stay out of this one. My first instinct on this was correct. Sit this one out. Our young warriors are too precious to throw into this mess.

Honestly it would. But I dont know anything about Libya, and I suspect the people who are calling for an armed American presence don’t either. Still, I have no love for Qadaffi and would happily see him dead, all things being equal.

Not that I know anything about the place…

But isn’t Italy and China like the two main countries in Libya? Why would we spend our money and risk our lives to protect their interests?

Unless I’m totally wrong.