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Originally Posted by Kiopa_Matt
You said it was "xclint international diplomacy", and I'm assuming you meant Clinton, right? I was pointing out that it doesn't matter who the US President or administration is. If there's natural resource / corporate interests at stake, the US will be going to war.
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The top two countries importing oil into the US is - surprise - Canada and Mexico. Libya produces two percent of the world's oil, and nearly all of that goes to Europe.
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Originally Posted by Kiopa_Matt
PS. Don't kid yourself, this will become a war. It will be impossible to win with NATO forces in the air and rebels on the ground, against the Libyan military. Give it another month, and everyone will agree that a ground invasion is required to liberate the Libyan people.
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I disagree. NATO forces in the air will destroy the Libyan military, the Libyan military without it's tanks and airplanes is utterly worthless.