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Libyan officials today on CNN asking the US for military intervention, air strikes etc
Libyan ambassador was on CNN earlier today asking for military aid from the US and the world, as was some other high-up expatriot from there. The second guy sounded like he was on the brink of demanding it actually, citing other times the US has "shown it's teeth" such as the Kosovo-Serb intervention.
They're in a state of civil war in Libya right now. Ghadafi's got his tanks and planes and a good chunk of his army, while the people seem to be armed mostly with small arms and automatic weapons at most, driving around in toyota half-tons and such.
Unless there is some sort of intervention it's going to be a major slaughter.
But how do you feel about this?
Do you think a US-led coalition should be organized as has been done before, and they go in and kick Ghadafi's ass? Or perhaps you're feeling that these same people of Libya were the same ones who, along with millions of other N Africans and mideasterners, were hating on America and often in the news seen dancing in the streets burning US flags and such, and now as is often typical they are crying out for help from the good ol' USA?
I must say I'm a bit torn in both directions, but when it comes down to it one has to admit this may be a great opportunity for the "evil west" to win over a lot of Libyans (and others in the region) by helping them. At the very least I think they should probably get busy on enforcing a no-fly zone there, but I think it's going to come to far more outside involvement than just that.
Any thoughts?
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