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The Northerner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:14 PM Original message |
The consensus on intervention in Libya has shattered |
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ReturnoftheDjedi (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. FAIL. Russia and China never supported intervention to begin with. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Then why didn't they vote against it? nt |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. All those countries mentioned abstained in voting. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Abstaining is not voting against. nt |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Really? |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. No substance, as usual. nt |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #15 |
37. Guess what, what they did yesterday doesn't stop them from changing their minds and opposing it now. |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. International Politics 101 |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
30. Russia and China Have Permanent Seats on the Security Council |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. It is amazing how folks want this to fail. |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Recognizing that this mission in Libya |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I think those who beat the anti war drums want this to fail |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. The lives saved are the insurgents fighting against the Qaddafi government during a civil war |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Those insurgents are ordinary people who took arms |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Exactly, armed insurgents fighting a civil war |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. people get off on Sad Clown Failure Porn around here. |
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ReturnoftheDjedi (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. they are more opposed to Obama than Gaddafi. that is what's really sad. |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Because it is ALL about Obama |
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ReturnoftheDjedi (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Iraq is no longer an active War. Afghanistan will follow in the next year. Where is #3? |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. You don't consider us at war in Pakistan? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. 50,000 troops in country is no longer active? |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Who knows how many contractors are still there, too n/t |
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sad sally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. Guess defining war is all in the eyes of the beholder: |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. Are you kidding me? |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. It is amazing, isn't it? |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
26. The failure has already happened |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. NO! See when they do that it just ruins it. We MUST keep attacking countries until someone sends.. |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. Many people no longer trust their governments... |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. All of these countries were opposed and made it known prio |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
16. old news |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
21. As Security Council Members, they can recall the Council at any time. Do so. Quickly please. |
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ReturnoftheDjedi (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. None of the actual participants have withdrawn. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. They won't, for the obvious reasons. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. They can recall the SC, but remember that the USA, the UK and France have veto power. |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
24. Unrec for constant flow of negative OPs about Democrats |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. I don't see anything wrong with negative OP's about Democrats when they deserve it. |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Two words: Constant flow |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. All deserved. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. The Guardian UK article is about "Democrats"? |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
32. that was quick... nt |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
35. They must be busy reading DU. (snark) |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
39. Shame on the Guardian UK for reporting events and reality. |
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SolutionisSolidarity (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
43. Well, that's great. Before the war, either China or Russia could have stopped it. |
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