Foreign policy: intervention after Libya
It can be said that in narrow military terms the west's action over Libya has worked, and that politically there was justification It is too early to claim that the Nato intervention in Libya has been a success in the full meaning of that word. It will be weeks before we have a sense of where Libya is heading, months before there is any certainty about its future, and years before we can properly assess the impact of the decision to use force to aid the ... Full Story »
Posted by Fabrice Florin - via AllTop, Kristi Hancock (t), Seth Roberts Farber (t)
The Libyan conflict may be the first example of liberal interventionism in recent history. All the other 'interventions' by the west in the business of other states have been for some gain for the interfering state, often to steal their resources. Read Hoodwinked by John Perkins. This no-boots-on-the-ground conflict has left the ownership of the success in the hands of the Libyan people. Whatever happens over the coming years, they now have the pride and the example of what they can do. Leaders who try to hijack the revolution, and there will be many, will think twice about how they behave. The Libyan people are not to be trifled with. This is what should have been done in Afghanastan and Pakistan. The only worthwhile revolution comes from within and the sooner the West learns this lesson the better.