Reply #5: please don't distort, exaggerate my position. I am calling for a no fly zone and humanitarian aid. [View All]

[JohnWxy]

I of course am not advocating anything like a war on the dictator Gaddaffi

Iraq is in no way comparable.

In Libya there is a real revolt going on there. the people got fed up with Gaddaffi and started their revolt against Gaddaffi on there own, unlike Iraq. It was a campaign to free Iraqi oil. All the talk about WMD and ties t al Kaida was just a web of lies made up to provide a pretext to invade a large country with an army that was the http://www.cdi.org/terrorism/primer-iraq.cfm">fifth largest in the world at the time of Cheney's invasion to free Iraqi oil.

The neo-Cons decided to invade Iraq before they got there puppet put in the WH by the Supremes.

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/factbox-libyas-military-what-does-gaddafi-have-left


In the case of the Libya the people are asking for us to enforce a no-fly zone. As stated in OP the Islamic oLnference is in favor of setting up a no fly zone. They want Gaddaffi thrown out of power.

With Iraq, we weren't asked to invade. It was a plan set up without regard to whether anybody in Iraq wanted us to invade their country. With regard to Libya I am not advocating invading the country.

as stated above at the time of cheney's invasion Iraq had the fifth largest militery in the world. You can't even make a comparison of Libyan military to that. it's absurd.


http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/factbox-libyas-military-what-does-gaddafi-have-left

Analysts say Gaddafi tried to emasculate the regular army to avoid the emergence of commanders who might rival his immediate family, relying instead particularly on three loyal "regime protection" units often of his own tribe.

That leaves him with what most estimate to be some 10-12,000 loyal Libyan troops. The most reliable formation is seen to be the 32nd Brigade commanded by Gaddafi's son Khamis.

Repeated reports from witnesses, rights groups and others talk of African mercenaries flown in by Gaddafi to help put down the revolt. Exact numbers are impossible to obtain.
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