Sunday, March 20, 2011

Is United Attack on Libyan Govt Forces a Good Idea?

Why

1. Sends a signal to dictators about repercussions of carrying out genocide in their countries
2. Sends a signal that the forces of democracy are stronger than the forces of oppression
3. UN sanctioned it signalling that predominant world view is against Libyan govt designs

Why Not

1. Presumption of outside forces about what people want in other countries can be terribly wrong
2. Raises questions about sovereign rights of individual nations
3. Armed actions in past have had limited successes in establishing peaceful social systems

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