Foreshadowing of things to come, specifically around Israel
"Now, here is why this matters to us. Left unchecked, we have every reason to believe that Qaddafi would commit atrocities against his people. Many thousands could die. A humanitarian crisis would ensue. The entire region could be destabilized, endangering many of our allies and partners."
If that's our reason for going into Libya - what about Ahmadinejad and Iran? Surely calling for Israel to be "wiped off the earth", calling America the "big Satan", killing thousands of their own people, imprisoning oppositions leaders, and pursuing nuclear weapons deserves equal treatment to Libya. Where's the consistency in policy if that's really our reason for bombing Libya?
Of course I don't support Gaddafi - never have - but the inconsistency verses Iran, or Yemen, or Syria, or even China is glaring.
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