[Momaw Nadon]

FYI and discussion

[Momaw Nadon]

OK, the reward is that we do not nuke Tripoli.

[SandRat]

The reward is that we won't stand you up in chains to do the perp-walk to a trial as a WAR Criminal by the Libyan people.

[Aeronaut]

European critics of the invasion of Iraq remarked pointedly that it showed peaceful diplomacy could bring about disarmament.

Wrong euroweenies! It shows what our military can inspire in a tinhorn dictator's view of the future. He saw what went down in Afghanistan and Iraq. No doubt about it.

[SierraWasp]

Lifting sanctions could allow U.S. oil companies back into Libya, where they once produced more than one million barrels per day (bpd) and where oil facilities could reach two million bpd within five years, the U.S. Energy Department says.

U.S. sanctions dating from 1982 and strengthened in 1986, ban the import of Libyan crude oil, as well as direct trade and commercial contracts, and keep U.S. firms out of Libya. U.S. companies Marathon, Amerada Hess and ConocoPhillips have extensive assets in the North African state, frozen in 1986."

What's it all about... Alphie?

Some of you may be upset and thinking that it is disgusting that in view of Lockerbie, that this turned out to be "All About Oil!"

Maybe it is... And maybe it aint. My point is that if you're upset in thinking about it this way, do NOT forget that the US EnvironMental Communutty and the Senators they control on the eastern seaboard will NOT allow new drilling on the barren north slope of Alaska!

Even if that is NOT the entire motivation involved here, it plays a major role.

And if you think, like so many liberals, that our government is automatically evil in pursuit of ANY advantageous position to acquire oil, then you are discounting the source of freedoms of many aspects of our society, such as the freedom to move about economically and freely.

This is pretty much true, even if one should happen to totally discount the idea that Libya was on the verg of becoming the second Muslim Nuclear Power, IMO.

However, I too am cautious! All we have so far is a "pledge!" A pledge from a second Arab leader who has crawled out of his hole, saying "I want to negotiate!"

Negotiation with these "madmen" is intensely risky business. It's nothing like the "negotiating" Reagan was able to do with Gorby & Gang! The Arab mind negotiates exactly like the liberal mind in a petulant, childish way!!!

[LibKill]

This is a good opportunity, provided that Qaddaffy really means what he says (always in doubt, he's insane).

'Fess up, clean up, rejoin the civillised world.

This would be an example of good behaviour and good results.

Once again, IF Qaddaffy really means what he says.

"Trust, but verify"

[Nick Danger]

As a young PFC, I discovered that my platoon sergeant hated moustaches. I discovered this when he offered me a three-day pass if I would shave mine off.

So I did. And I got a three day pass.

And then I grew it back. I forget how many times I traded that moustache in for three-day passes, but it was a few times.

So riddle me this, Batman. After Qaddafi gets whatever he wants for turning in his WMD's, why isn't he just going to grow them back?

[trebb]

We shouldn't be too generous, but the act of "rewarding" them will no doubt increase our hegemony in the area, which can't be totally bad...

[cyberjet31]

here's a reward for him- we wont go in there, take over, take him, and put him on trial.