| Badassbab said: It's obvious why so many countries including the US were very hesitant to do anything straight away. First of all Libya was brought back into the international fold after it renounced WMDs and Western (and China, Russia etc) companies were once allowed to do business there after the lifting of sanctions. The Libya situation is more complex than in the other countries. It's practically a civil war. The other pro democracy protests we've seen in other countries are overwhemingly one way against the ruling dicatorial elites. US allies in the region like Bahrain and Yemen are using brute force to crack down on pro democracy demostrators, just like Gadaffi is doing. It will look hypocritical taking action against Libya but not them. Many countries such as China and Russia object to the interference in another countries internal affairs. The US military is very stretched and would rather not get involved in a civil war that in no way threatens US strategic interests nor presents a clear and present danger to Americans. But enforcing a no fly zone is something it can accept as it doesn't really require boots on the ground. The West isn't very popular in the amongst Arab worlds population for many reasons and apart from the leaders of the rebel army, no one actually wants them to do anything and just stay away for once. They would rather ask the leaders of countries they respect such as Turkey and Brazil to mediate a ceasefire and end the bloodshed. There are unconfirmed reports Gadaffi has said he is willing to leave the country through negotiations which are worth pursuing to stop the war. I suspect the no fly zone is to help the rebels win the war as that's when the tide turned against them, when Gaddafi deployed his air force. |
Lucky then two Arab nations are joining the military operation.
