Is there no decency left at all ?

[Joelcool7]

NotStan said:

I think the reason they chose to stand by while countless people suffered was because the intervention of the West does not always yield the best of results, Saddam being the prime example of that. Although I agree that a No Fly zone should have been implemented a while back, right now on a grand scheme of things it doesn't make any sense to implement it now. The "war" is pretty much at an end, expect mass graves, interrogrations and the norm that usually come out under the rule of a dictator. Situation could have been much better handled, rebels were just slaughtered, I wonder what that says about the people that are still loyal to Gaddafi, who are willing to bomb, torture, kill their own countrymen just to follow orders. You really think sending millitary intervention into Libya would have been the best of solutions for Obama? He would lose support rather quickly had that occurred and the "war" actually continued to rage for a long time afterwards, like in the case of Iraq and Afghanistan.

I think a no-Fly zone should have been issued last week when the rebels controlled like 75% of the country. Then The US and other countries should have talked to the United Nations about armed intervention. Possibly give the Rebels munitions and fuel.I agree a ground force should not be deployed but the UN and US should not have stood by and allowed Gaddafi to fly in mercenaries and weapons while bombing his fellow citizens.

With a no fly zone the rebels could have held their lines, the civil war could occur on a almost equal playing field neither the rebels nor Gaddafi could annihilate each other. This would inevitably led to a cease fire and diplomacy.

Same could have been said about Rwanda, what could have happened if the UN had stayed and protected the people? I'm not exactly sure what the outcome would have been. But at least the UN would stand for something. People look to the UN for help and they always chicken out and leave the civilians to pay the consequences.