Why Libya?

[Mr Khan]

Mummelmann said:

Games4Fun said:

Why in the world are we "USA" in libya? From what I understood congress was not even included on the decision making on this too. When did NATO members become the only people to ask about going to war?

Its not like the Afghanistan or Iraqi war was voted for internationally or sanctioned and approved but the rest of NATO still had to help clean up the mess and pick up the bill without having a single vested interest in it. This is the same thing, except this time there's actually somewhat of a consensus on whether or not something should be done on an international scope and the US being called into service along with the rest of NATO.

Its somewhat sad that NATO, which was partly made to establish and maintain a power balance after WWII has become merely a tool for the most powerful nations to have their way and use the alliance for their own purposes.

NATO has played out it's role, it should be disbanded and the EU should form an army of their own before everyone is dragged into another senseless war with obscure motives and shady outcomes.

NATO's role is similar to what it once was, just that now they're on the offensive: tightening the noose around Russia by recruiting countries like Georgia and the Ukraine

Though i agree it should be disbanded, as NATO's existence has largley just become a sticking point in relations with Russia, and replaced by, as you stated, a European common defense organization (that Russia and America could both have observer roles in).