Misnomer ahoy!
Actually it's a civil unrest not a civil war.
The difference is that there is still law being enforced which the protestors are breaking. ^_^
The other difference is that there is no conflicting ideology or essentially the protestors don't have a plan beyond disrupting the government.
It could be argued that they want a change, but then the question comes up: "What change? How will they go about this change if Khadafy steps down?"
They could surprise me tomorrow and declare war on Khadafy’s regime, which means they are doing more than having a civil war, it would bring a warmth to my heart if they actually for once started a revolution. (It's been so long since the world saw one people seem to have forgotten what one looks like.)
The Declaration clearly has to announce demands for change that they see as impossible with the current regime and so war must be made. ^_^
As it stands now, the US has no business with Libya and it makes me suspicious that the US is getting involved there when they didn't with Tunisia, Bahrain or Egypt. As it's always been and should remain America and Americans should feel morally moved by what is happening there but recognize that it's a different country.
Now if the insurgence requires aide then American interest should be weighed and a response made accordingly.
In accordance to the Genocide Act though which is the only reason the US or any nation should get involved in Libya would be if there are signs of ethnic cleansing or of things leading to genocide. I believe Libyan Arab Jamahiriya is a signatory of that act as well anyway so that would be a legal obligation.
I'm Unamerica and you can too.
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