French military jets over Libya

1. Whilst I do not condone the use of nuclear weapons at all, fact is that the bombings brought the deadliest conflict (or event of any kind) in human history to a close months (years) before it would have ended should the Allies have had to invade Japan and slog through every town. Would you like to think how many millions more would have died then had the war gone on even longer? Japan's armed forces were prepared to fly fighters into the decks of aircraft carriers to kill thousands of allied personnel, and the Imperial Japanese Army can be held directly responsible for one of the worst atrocities of the war - the Rape of Nanjing. Millions died in Manchuria.

2. Just because a state has committed terrible acts in the past (lord knows that pretty much every state has a dark chapter in it's history) does not mean it should not be allowed to constructively to a more peaceful future. Where's the logic in that?

3. So rebels with legitimate grievances against an illegitimate regime that seized power are terrorists, now? Gadaffi and his cronies are better described as the terrorists here - do you have any idea of the amount of funding and resources that Gaddafi's regime put into the IRA and other terrorist groups around the world in the 70s and 80s? His agents were directly responsible for Lockerbie, one of the worst terrorist atrocities in history, and for that he will never be forgiven.

GTFO.

Don't you get tired of being fed this propaganda, and swallowing it up?



I wonder why countries like Brazil and India aren't in Libya.

It’s about the OIL, it always has been. Who do you think funds these governments in the first place.

I find it very weird how people easily criticise the UK government for not doing enough in countries where their leaders are bombing their own people...when we do take action, everyone complains and says it's for oil.

So what if it is for oil? - public seems to complain about that a lot too...

That's where you're wrong. It's not an invasion. The jets are only striking back and, at least in the case of France, war won't happen on the ground. The jets are only there to prevent any more massacres and enforce the cease fire.

Zomg French planes are flying over Libya, Oh noes!!1! Gaddafi's shaking in his swagged up clothing, I bet he's laughing at the french - he was even quoted mocking them a few days ago, he said Libya beat them in Algeria? or something

also, French military - isn't that an oxymoron?

but french jokes aside.... yeah about time isn't it that international action is being taken against Gaddafi

+rep.

By the way: I didn't know that there was a direct link between Gadaffi and the Lockerbie incident?

Oh, and if Libya had deployed an aircraft carrier and started bombing Ireland during the troubles I'm sure that would have been seen as "enforcing the ceasefire."

It's an internal political struggle between two groups with neither having the moral high ground, our intervention isn't necessary.

Actually, the last time the French and Libyan militaries met in the Libyan-Chadian War, France completely melted the Libyan army in conjunction with Chadian forces in opposition to a Libyan incursion, and Gadaffi's forces ran home, tails between their legs.

Why the **** are we even getting involved with this conflict?! - It's nothing to do with Britain, we have enough problems of our own without getting involved with once another random war.

Yeah... I'm fairly sure Gadaffi publicly said he was responsible for, funded or supported the Lockerbie bomber, you can find the quote floating around the internet somewhere but he's that defiant and confident at the moment

He's practically taunting 'The west' and certain countries and daring them to do something, it's almost comical

I agree, it's about the oil but some people wanna think its about civilians. Where was the outcry when the amercians bombed iraq and even pakistan to get rid of rebels. now they're helping them? its all in their own greedy intrests.

The outcry was everywhere around the world. Were you in a cave when all the protests about stopping the war worldwide happened?
As mentioned earlier, Libya's oil reserves are fairly negligible. Also, several middle east countries have supported this action so it's not some kind of West vs Middle East action.

Don't you get tired of being fed this propaganda, and swallowing it up?



I wonder why countries like Brazil and India aren't in Libya.

It’s about the OIL, it always has been. Who do you think funds these governments in the first place.