Salaryman Man wrote...
Fiery_penguin_of_doom wrote...
All depends on who the rebels are.
I'm sure some Libyans were fighting for democracy, but a lot of it is (if I've understood it correctly) just tribal politics, with every tribe in Libya having their own loyalties and interests. And of course there are many foreign interests as well. I mean, if it were all about good moral and democracy, Nato should be overthrowing other oppressive Arab governments too by now. But they aren't, so there must've been something special about Libya, making them give a shit (oil perhaps?).
And then, of course, there's the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaida, etc., making use of these kinds of conflicts to gain support -- that's what they did in Egypt after all.
Also, media is way too supportive towards the rebels so there must be something fishy going on, according to my logic and instincts. And I have awesome instincts, by the way.
99% of people don't really know anything about the Lybian conflict. They don't know who the rebels are or what started the conflict.
This is what started it all.
Houses. A while later Jamal al-Hajji a writer and activist
call[ed] on the Internet for demonstrations to be held in support of greater freedoms in Libya" inspired by the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions.
What did they need to protest for? They had free education, plenty of housing subsidized by the Government, comprehensive social welfare services, and general standards of health that were among the highest in Africa.
Don't get me wrong, He was no saint but, I seriously question the American involvement in that conflict. We invaded a nation that was not a threat to us under "Humanitarian" reasons. Why haven't we "aided" the Syrian rebels yet? Probably because Syria doesn't have any oil but, that's just my theory.