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“Genocide does not matter to you?”

For heaven sake, it’s a civil war. Vaporizing about “genocide” doesn’t change that. If the freedom fighters (or whatever you call them) were winning and were about to slaughter a bunch of Ghadaffi’s people, would you be advocating US intervention on behalf of Ghadaffi because of the pending “genocide?” A bunch of people are going to lose their lives in Libya, one way or the other. All you want is for the US to choose which gang has more deaths.

Last time we got bogged down in a civil war, 50,000 Americans lost their lives and it tore America apart. You may think liberals will support this one. But they will start out supporting it and then turn on their own country and shred things again. That’s what they do.

And in our previous civil war adventure, the outcome actually made a difference to Americans. This one makes a difference to Europeans. Not to us. The best result is that one xenophobic, anti-american bunch of 7th century barbarians will replace an indistinguishably nasty bunch. The rebels would likely not provide as much comic relief as Ghadaffi and his babe bodyguards. But enhancing the seriousness of North Africa is not reason enough to jump in.

Let the Europeans handle it if they feel strongly enough about protecting their oil contracts in Libya. Without us spending money and putting our soldiers bodies on the line, I don’t think they will do much of anything.

Well the Security Council vote was 10 in favor and five abstensions so I expect the the US will begin bombing shortly. The resolution also includes language authorizing such additional measures as necessary beyond a no fly zone. Such fools we are and Obama is advancing a greater Caliphate when the Islamists advance. Qadaffi was many things, but he was most of all for himself and not an Islamist union from Iran to Morocco which is being advanced by Obama through this action. We will find out later that we have backed some rally nasty people.

“Let the Europeans handle it if they feel strongly enough about protecting their oil contracts in Libya.”

AMEN! IF the Euros feel so strongly about it, let them handle it.

Maybe the UK can send one of their carriers, to the rage of their muslim population. The French can send their busted Charles de Gaulle carrier (the one with armored bridge windows so thick you can’t see thru them.)

Italy can send their cute little sea control ship (too small to be called a carrier) the Guiseppe Garibaldi. And land based assets in Sicily.

Screw this. We need to stay out. Without US forces, money, and lives, the Euros won’t do SHIT.