Kasz216 said:
huaxiong90 said:
Kasz216 said:
I'm just shocked there haven't been reports of any Americans yet. We have some pretty shady mercenary I'd imagine.
I don't get why Obama isn't more public with his support for Libya either... I mean, they aren't even our allies and we can't really influence them so why not get behind the Libyans!
Sad fact, Libya is currently on the UN Human Rights Council.
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Curious, do you think it's even in the interest of Americans to get involved?
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I think it's amost always in America's best interest to get involved.
I mean, Mommar isn't exacly the most pro-western dictator... but even pro western pocket dictators have their issues.
1) Libya as far as I know is full of tribes... so if this drags out, and unity splits before he's defeated... it could just devolve into another portracted civil war, or a military dictatorship by a few of the strongest tribes banding together and persecuting the smaller ones.
2) They can be erratic and jump off script. See Saddam. A group of people is easier to predict, though harder to control.
3) They hold their countries back in development and also in innovation. Democracies where more people prosper and the countries wealth grows means there will be better utilization of smart people, which means more scientists, inventors and doctors whose knowledge will spread among the international community in positive ways.
You look at democracies... and really, all the honest ones get along. There are some issues with countries like Russia who have corrupt rigged processes but it's in everyones interest to have well running democracies.
You may still see SOME issues at a local level like Egypt and Israel or Indian and Pakistan (though Pakistan's proccess is also corrupt.)
Hoever it's for the best overall.
The best situation for America would be if every country in the world was a fair democracy with "1st world" standards... because we would be using as much human potential as we could, would have the biggest consumer base, and technology would be moving faster then in all other circumstances... pushing us towards a "needs free" society sooner, increasing world value and wealth sooner... and in general improving everyones lives.
Sure there won't be many people being able to strut around and say stuff like "Our nation is the best by far" but... who really cares?
I mean, I'd rather have a better life, then be number 1 for sure. I mean, which is better?
Being number 1 at 100,000 points.
Or being number 40 in the same game with 500,000 points?
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