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Originally posted by Britguy
This should NOT be a NATO led operation, in the same way as the Afghanistan operations should not be NATO led.
It is outside of NATO's remit to have any involvement in such actions, or has it's role now changed to an offensive stance, attacking anyone, even if no NATO member states have been attacked in any way?
Originally posted by JerryB08
why does germany even have a millitary after ww2?
so much for nato, what will they be good for in a real crisis?
The US-led military alliance has reportedly escalated its aerial attacks on several strategically-important cities across Libya, killing many civilians.
Originally posted by xaphoocom
why does germany even have a millitary after ww2?
so much for nato, what will they be good for in a real crisis?
Originally posted by JerryB08
Germany's current chancellor was the last world leader to meet with Col Qaddafi. It was rather recent.
Read an article about it today in their own paper. Over the past few years it seems Germany is heading back to her old Imperialistic historical past. What a shame. Its funny how things like the Berlin airlift and creating NATO to protect the remaining parts of Germany that wasn't under brutal occupation of the former USSR get forgotten so quickly.
Germany seems to vote with China and Russian on a regular basis now. Maybe they should just leave NATO altogether and start their own organization.... Any ideas on what it would be called?? I have a few..
P.S. What does China Russia and Germany have in common? A Proven Historical Past of Murdering their own civilians. So I guess I can see why they would be against such an intervention in Libya.
Originally posted by Brainiac
Like I said, the U.S. gets left holding the bag, as usual. After World War II other countries just don't have the stomach for war, unless the United States takes the brunt of the whole mess...
Why Obama couldn't see that the United States is the only country "stupid" enough to give a damn about the rest of the world i don't comprehend...
I say pull the U.S. forces out of Libya completely and wash our hands of the whole mess. The U.S. doesn't have the money to back this latest middle east war anyhow.
Like the song says, The Roof the Roof the Roof is on fire, we don't need no water just let the MFer BURN!edit on 3/24/2011 by Brainiac because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by JerryB08
I guess that means he doesn't. His grand pap must of told him that's what happened and thats why he's half American... I'm just kidding. TTYL