The revolution in Libya cannot be left to play out the way it did in Egypt. Lack of American intervention was a very good thing in Egypt, and the Egyptians were able to topple Mubarak themselves because the army sided with the people. But Libya's situation is far worse - Gadhafi's has surrounded himself with his family and tribespeople and paid militia that will fight for him to the death.
I'm watching Anderson Cooper interview a reporter right now, Alex Crawford, who has been documenting the events in Benghazi - it's remarkable that she got there, as reporters are being severely harassed and thwarted from entering Libyan cities. She's describing the chaos and firing in the streets, and commenting that "99% of the protesters are civilians, and people are being killed every day... If this is not a massacre, I don't know what is."
Al-Qaeda drugging Libyan teenagers with hallucinogens?! Foreign infiltrators? American communist agents? Gadhafi and his regime are still DENYING that a revolution is happening in Libya. Gadhafi is actually psychotic. He makes even Mubarak seem rational. If there were any hallucinogens involved in this, Gadhafi used them all.
The situation is far beyond "condemning Gadhafi's actions." Are we really going to let "strategic interest concerns" prevent us from enacting a No-fly Zone, from doing what we can to end this genocide? Gadhafi will kill the entire country before giving up power himself. We need to help the Libyans while there are still Libyans left fighting.
I'm watching Anderson Cooper interview a reporter right now, Alex Crawford, who has been documenting the events in Benghazi - it's remarkable that she got there, as reporters are being severely harassed and thwarted from entering Libyan cities. She's describing the chaos and firing in the streets, and commenting that "99% of the protesters are civilians, and people are being killed every day... If this is not a massacre, I don't know what is."
Al-Qaeda drugging Libyan teenagers with hallucinogens?! Foreign infiltrators? American communist agents? Gadhafi and his regime are still DENYING that a revolution is happening in Libya. Gadhafi is actually psychotic. He makes even Mubarak seem rational. If there were any hallucinogens involved in this, Gadhafi used them all.
The situation is far beyond "condemning Gadhafi's actions." Are we really going to let "strategic interest concerns" prevent us from enacting a No-fly Zone, from doing what we can to end this genocide? Gadhafi will kill the entire country before giving up power himself. We need to help the Libyans while there are still Libyans left fighting.
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