Reply #9: I was following events in real time thanks to the Libya threads [View All]

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It started out with peaceful protests, encouraged by the successful revolts in Tunisia and Egypt. They only resorted to arms when Gaddafi's forces started mowing them all down in the street. To dismiss them as western puppets is disgusting. People across the arab world are getting fed up with being ruled by autocrats and despots and are rising up against them, and some people on the left think it's all some big western conspiracy. Ridiculous.

I'm supposed to feel pity for poor Gaddafi because he used his oil wealth to buy influence in the region full of rulers like Gaddafi (while enriching his family and cronies with many many billions)? I'm supposed to dismiss the terror and bloodshed Gaddafi has unleashed upon entire cities of people for daring to question his rule?

What a pathetic bunch of bullshit.