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howard112211 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 06:29 PM Original message |
This "no-fly-zone" euphemism is just bullshit. What this is is a decision to go to war against Lybia |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think they will stop flying |
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Cognitive_Resonance (733 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. NFZ may trigger a wave of defections from Qaddafi's security apparatus. nt |
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KeepItReal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Agreed. Right now pilots are given choice between flying for Qaddafi or taking a bullet. |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. Libya. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
5. A declaration of war BY WHOM? |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 09:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. The U.S. pushed it through. |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. The U.S. did NOT push it through! |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 09:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Yesterday, even before the vote, our UN ambassador , Susan Rice |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 03:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Sorry. Try again, it was the UK and France. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yep. nt |
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al_liberal (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. Saber rattling. |
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razorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. There is no way to enforce a "no-fly" zone without committing an act of war. |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 07:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. +1. How long before the "freedom fighters" are "enemy combatants" |
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Berserker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Sure there is |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Yes. Maybe not, but this looks like war #3 to me? |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
10. A no-fly zone does NOT mean we tell them to only stop flying, it means we 1st bomb their planes |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
12. lol |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. You have to draw the line somewhere. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
15. I certainly hope so. |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
16. It's a declaration of military action by all the signatories of the UN charter. |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
17. Actually, there is a lot wrong with what you wrote. The UN Security Council voted. Not the US AND |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Not according to our UN ambassador, Susan Rice. |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. When they say UN, they really mean the United States World Police. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
19. the UN made this decision, we held back & let the world take the lead |
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Tiggeroshii (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
21. Is that why they stopped their advance to Benghazi and are discussing a cease-fire? |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
24. Unrec, go rebels. |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. What meow mix said. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 03:54 AM Response to Original message |
27. The neocons are delighted. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 04:00 AM Response to Original message |
29. No, FIRST it is no-fly zones THEN it is war. |
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Distant Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
30. It's a LICENSE TO KILL LIBYANS long distance, without any negative news coverage |
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