Libya: "This was no humanitarian operation" Op-Ed in Conservative National Interest

Article entitled Libya: "Cost outweighs benefits" http://nationalinterest.org/commentar... Doug Bandow is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. A former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is the author of Foreign Follies: America's New Global Empire(Xulon, 2006). by Doug Bandow for The National Interest: A conservative magazine.
As you may know -- I believe that to save the US from its crisis of corruption and mismanagement -- we need to engage left libertarians, small govt conservatives, and sensible people generally, therefore I am allways glad to discover conservative viewpoints -- that point to an alliance between conservatives, independents and progressives.
People who are interested in ideas, regardless of the source -- who think for themselves of all persuasions are so much more interesting to hear -- than people who repeat what they are told by people they think are on the "same side" as them.
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The Libya intervention has been conducted recklessly and violently at every point in its prosecution.
Rather than engaging in the subtle arts of diplomacy and engagement -- we unleashed complete devastation on a small prosperous tightly controlled police state. For some reason our entire media -- decided to make this conflict into a cartoon story of good vs evil, unwilling to ever utter a number of indisputable facts: 1) That Libya had the highest standard of living in Africa, especially for its poorest citizens. Libya had better social welfare programs than the US for its poorest citizens. 2) that is was secular and had equal rights for blacks and women. And 3) That underlying its socialist secular state -- was a complex web of tribal and regional relationships.
The US and NATO rather than seeking a way to help Libya achieve greater democracy while retaining its prosperity, universities and medical services, etc -- ended up propelling a small minority of Islamic extremists into positions of power. It is absolutely reckless and incompetent foreign policy. And incredibly savage and brutal. It is no surprise that Gadaffi was beaten to death after capture -- based on the example we set in Libya.
The thuggish way that Gadaffi was handled -- was the logical fulfillment of exactly what this witless warmongering administration created. The New Libya was created By Obama & Clinton -- "make no mistake". Instead of a peaceful prosperous police state -- that needed constructive engagement first certainly -- to endow its citizens with greater freedom of political expression -- we have created a land riven by animosity with brutal gangs roaming the lands -- gangs the Obama administration enabled to do things link lynching of blacks, opening fire on Loyalists, rounding up and beating and torturing loyalists.
This policy can only be described as the most devilish way possible to destroy a country -- maximum fury of assault -- minimum of due diligence "understanding Libya" for Hillary Clinto to cackle "We Came We Saw He Died -- also shows what political appointee's rather than real professionals -- do -- they grotesquely shatter our foreign relations.
Clinton & Obama have created 3 powerful sub chiefs in Libya
Tripoli is ruled by Belhaj a notorious Islamic extremist with ties to Al Qaeda
The Misarata and their Brigade which calls itself "purgers of slaves and black skins" -- anyone important falling into their hands as a captive from conflict is murdered violently.
And people who used to work in the Gadaffi Govt who abandoned him when the west began its squeeze: Traitors. The first of these to defect has already been murdered General Younnes, how soundly to Jibril and Jalil sleep ?

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[envanje]

Thanks for your persistence in voicing the truth about the humanitarians massacre in Libya aligzanduh.

The fight is not over, it has just started for if we don't get USEUR civilization back on track other massacres on a larger scale will soon erupt.

Syria was pretty close though by the Russian and Chinese veto at least temporarily neutralized.

US needs a lot of people fired, Obomber, Clinton, Rice, etc. for those humanitarians don't value any human life.

[aligzanduh]

I havent seen you for a while! I thought someone got you or your account....

[watertonrivers]

@aligzanduh Thank you for being the voice of reason and morality.

[aligzanduh]

I am glad there are some americans like you left!

[TheVoxRox]

First Class!!! Have added to my Libya Favorite playlist.

[suicidesucks08]

just like FEMA in Katrina ... their response time was so terrible because the federal government took FEMA over ... so when Katrina happened humanitarian efforts were no longer part of their FEMA's agenda... haha

[mcosmi]

You should listen to noagenda show...this media manipulation is discussed biweekly. I think you would enjoy it. This was a bogus campaign, used to topple a regime, enslave the people with a western central bank, and prevent the sale of oil in gold instead of the dollar.

[Nollyscene]

Just wondering about your thoughts on kony2012

[Nollyscene]

Beautifully said

[toddyhawk]

obomas days are # he is only a patsy

[toddyhawk]

the spirit is in the truth

[envanje]

I was there and I was active though I chose to be cautious.

You're a great man Aligzanduh and you may believe it or not but your looks and age are very similar to mine.