dib8rman said:
Mr Khan said:
dib8rman said:
Mr Khan said:
dib8rman said:
I never said this was an invasion, I'm responding to someones question on why the US DOESN'T just use military action against every country.
For example, when Russia ivaded Georgia their reasoning to the UN was that they had the same reasons the US had to invade Iraq, in other words if the US can do it why can't they?
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Different example. Georgia was threatening a recognized semi-autonomous territory. America in Iraq was more of a straight "we don't like you so there," example.
Funnily looking back, all of this 2011 noise might have lead to a popular revolt against Saddam Hussein's Iraq if we had never interfered, though the installation of reasonably successful democracy there might have been what inspired them...
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That's whats on record.
Actually, it's more or less the removal of Saddam that shows how successful these movements may or may not be.
If we never went into Iraq Qadhafi would not have surrendered his WMD's to the US and UK he would have gassed or worse nuked his own people or the people. There's more causing these uprisings than poverty and communication - these people have a will and a rolling success. I mean it's not just Tunisia or Bahrain or Libya or Egypt it's the entire North African region and Arabia, I believe the only Arab country in the region not in some kind of revolt would be Turkey.
Coverage seems to only be going on the ones with large scale protests going on but there are some news outlets touching on the 1000 something people protests.
This does make things easier I think for the US moving along, I had always thought after Afghanistan would be Pakistan and back to Lebanon but Syria has gone into the same internal issues as well.
Reminds me of that a little
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Turkey's not Arab, not to nitpick.
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Oh come now, okay then the only nation member of the OIC from that region not in revolt would be Turkey.
I don't even want to get into your response it's making me kind of sad.
Okay then Kurdish majority Arab's on the outskirts minority Turkey, yes THAT Turkey... at least you didn't say Turkey's dont have populations on them. -_-U
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Actually I think that is a major reason Turkey does not want to get involved at all. Turkey specifically said they would veto any decision for Nato to take command of the No-Fly Zone. Turkey doesn't want to be seen as supporting the protests and their rebelions. Much like Saudi Arabia Turkey has rebel groups in their country and protests could definatly damage them as well.
I think half the Muslim world is saying "We want democracy we want change" While the other half is freaking out because they don't want change and what happens if their citizens revolt.
Heck even Karzai is considered a dictator by many. I mean most observers believed that the election in Afghanistan was rigged. Also to my knowledge Hamid Karzai could run for re-election indefinatly. With no two term limit in the Afghan constitution (To my knowledge). So he could technically seize control indefinatly especially if he rigged the future elections.
But in the end change may be bad in some cases for the US. But I think for most Muslims and MiddleEastern/African's change is a good thing!
