Libya No Fly Zone Shows NATO's Usefulness Has Ended

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“Too well for the wussie naysayers”. Balderdash, cruse missiles take out radar, superior air power and pilots keeps Libyan planes grounded. Same as in no fly zone in Iraq. So how is NATO “passing the test”.
“More friends” ? How many babies were killed ? Who are these people we are defending ? Are they Irian friends ? We sure don’t know. How will Syrians feel, us not helping them. And in other troubled Countries that doesn’t have oil like Libya ? Is the League of Arab States helping to defray cost ? How about Europe and China that gets their oil from Libya ? Are we the conquering hero or the patsy ?We have been hated long before Bush. First Twin Tower attack happened under Bill Clinton.
“Death to America”
“America's war on terrorism did not begin in September 2001. It began in November 1979.”
“That was shortly after Ayatollah Khomeini had seized power in Iran, riding the slogan "Death to America" - and sure enough, the attacks on Americans soon began. In November 1979, a militant Islamic mob took over the U.S. embassy in Tehran, the Iranian capital, and held 52 Americans hostage for the next 444 days.”
“The rescue team sent to free those hostages in April 1980 suffered eight fatalities, making them the first of militant Islam's many American casualties. Others included:”
“April 1983: 17 dead at the U.S. embassy in Beirut.”
“October 1983: 241 dead at the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut.”
“December 1983: five dead at the U.S. embassy in Kuwait.”
“January 1984: the president of the American University of Beirut killed.”
“April 1984: 18 dead near a U.S. airbase in Spain.”
“September 1984: 16 dead at the U.S. embassy in Beirut (again).”
“December 1984: Two dead on a plane hijacked to Tehran.”
“June 1985: One dead on a plane hijacked to Beirut.”
“After a let-up, the attacks then restarted: Five and 19 dead in Saudi Arabia in 1995 and 1996, 224 dead at the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in August 1998 and 17 dead on the USS Cole in Yemen in October 2000.”
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Bill Hedges of MO 3:24AM March 29, 2011

What a pile of hogwash! Where do they dig up these creeps.
The Libya No Fly Zone is working, maybe too well for the wussie naysayers.
NATO is proving itself, as is our military, in whooping Qaduafi's army. It is the test of alliances to get things done. NATO is passing the test. Clearly there is more to come, but so far so good. NATO and the US are making more friends than enemies in the bombing of Libya, and that's a good thing - for a change.

Jon of IN 11:57PM March 28, 2011

You say “We need to tell the leaders in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Israel and the rest of the world that they will need to learn to protect themselves and get along with their enemies or expect to be absorbed or annihilated.”
Let’s take Israel, unguided missiles launched into their Country to hit whatever it strikes is common place for some time. How many Twin Towers worth of deaths happen their each year ? Countries openly say they want their destruction. Israel does not strike first. Or second time. Or even third time. Etc.. There may come a time when Israel must go nuclear. And we, according to you, “will need to learn to protect themselves and get along with their enemies or expect to be absorbed or annihilated.” This, would NOT affect us ???
Quick response and abilities would be greatly deminished if all bases were closed....

Bill Hedges of MO 4:28PM March 25, 2011

I couldn't agree more. The United States should close all of its overseas military bases. It is time we told the world, we are no longer in the police or nation building business. We need to tell the leaders in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Israel and the rest of the world that they will need to learn to protect themselves and get along with their enemies or expect to be absorbed or annihilated.

cavedave of NJ 3:06PM March 25, 2011

SEATO was dissolved in 1977. Perhaps you should get a clue.

Timmy of VA 2:50PM March 25, 2011

Shows how paralyzed they are in Washington. NATO was a Cold war alliance, and served no useful purpose after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Luther of LA 2:03PM March 25, 2011

Good idea dismantle NATO, then SEATO, then The UN.

Duane McDonald of AZ 1:46PM March 25, 2011

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