WonderArab Powers… ACTIVATE!
So the Arab League has asked the UN Security Council to impose a “No Fly Zone” in Libya. This is a big deal. I didn’t see it coming. The UN hasn’t done much in regards to Libya so far due to the potential of a Russian veto on the Security Council. Russia has a traditional friendliness with the Arab world and was worried about a lack of regional support. The region is now calling for some military intervention.
The Arab League is such a strange sounding name for an organization. It sounds like they should have a Hall of Justice Somewhere and Supertwins. I suppose the guy over on the right in this pic wouldn’t be there.
By the way, for my non-American friends or those who aren’t between the ages of roughly 30 to 50, the SuperFriends, a popular Saturday Morning cartoon show, were the origin of this blog title and the photo I touched up a bit.
Me, I am anti-war. I am also anti-letting-brutal-dictators-wipe-out-their-own-people-when-we-could-help-stop-it. Consequently, I’m a bit torn as to whether or not I would support imposing a No-Fly zone in Libya. If it were a joint French-British-Italian operation (Libya is in their backyards), I’d be more in favor of it, but certainly not something America should try unilaterally.
I don’t know. It’s a tough question for a peace-minded liberal like myself. What do you think? Should the international community keep Gaddafi’s air force (which gives them a BIG advantage in fighting the rebels) on the ground?
This is a serious decision that should be made by Superman and Batman. It took me a minute to see them in the photo.
Like you I am completely torn. For the same reasoning. Thank you for clearing up the superpower thing for us oldsters. I remember Underdog…
I sure don’t want the US to unilaterally take on the job.
I, for one, am surprised that New Zealand hasn’t already taken care of this!
(said as I quickly run out of the building)
Ha ha ha! Just joking.
Joko, you and I are in the same dilemma. Even though I am an anti-war pacifist, I can’t see the world just stand by and allow Gaddafi to continue killing his own people. The NFZ must be put into affect immediately.
I am surpised how slow we are to act on this. The Libyan people have expressly stated that they do not want troops on the ground, but the do want a temporary no-fly zone to prevent the slaughter that is going on. I am frustrated, as I am sure many Brits are, by our duffer of a Foreign Secretary William Hague! He needs a firecracker up his derrière! It is his ineffectiveness and slowness that is partly to blame. Also there is a lack of willingness to talk to Russia – Hello! The cold war is over!! 🙁
Yes a no fly zone should be imposed. Unfortunately Gadhafi has to some degree regained the initiative. A no fly zone will give the military pause for thought. Gadhafi has made it very clear he is prepared to kill to remain in power and he has no legitimacy left. The simple truth is that peoples expectations have been raised. When Hungary started allowing East Germans into Austria the Soviet Empire collapsed. Gorbachev realised that that the people had had a taste of freedom and that expectations were raised. His only alternative was a retreat to the Prague Spring 1968 oppression but he didn’t have the support of the rest of the Warsaw pact nations.
This situation has similarities and in the same way the Warsaw pact denied the Soviets the use of force ( not that I think Gorbachev wanted to go down that road )a no fly zone would apply real pressure to Gadhafi but even more critically to the Libyan military. They know they can’t go up a possibly NATO but I would prefer UN Force.
Moose has had a crack at me above but actually New Zealand could do one thing in this scenario and that is apply pressure to China not to veto in the security council. Unfortunately our previous government cancelled our Air Force just as it was about to be upgraded to 20+ F18’s I would have put them up against aging MIG’s any day.
I suspect Libyas military are waiting to see which way the breeze eventually blows.
So, we (Americans) got invited to a fight. I say we wait.
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I dont think we should involve ourselves in other countries squabbles.. helpin em out in time of need..like Japan, yes…but the no fly zone is just opening a pandoras box. I dont think it would end there….I think we’re just gonna piss some folks off and this time the anger will be towards us. my opinion.. bad idea.
n evenin Joko!
So, we got 4 votes for imposing a No-Fly-Zone
Three votes against the no-fly-zone
and two votes of “I have no idea”
This session of FriendBurst Security Council is now adjourned.