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| UN resolution allows for all necessary force in Libya | |
| 2011-03-18 | |
[Ma'an] The final draft of UN Security Council resolution to be voted on Thursday allows for the use of "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya and a "ban on all flights," according to a copy of the text obtained by AFP.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Oh, c'mon guys - haven't we learned yet that Germany will do absolutely anything for the right price? Hello? Building bunkers for Saddam? Building reactors for Saddam (along with the Fwench? |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-03-18 17:42 |
| #8 Russia has oil and China has money, so what else could the Arabs offer? Option for near-future political and economic influence. What does India care about Libya? Why Germany? India still has that 'non-aligned movement' thingy going. As for Germany - if France proposes anything that doesn't benefit Germany, Germany will be against it. Ever watched a monkey wave a stick around? No, but we have one that 'posts' every day here. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-03-18 11:32 |
| #7 Russia has oil and China has money, so what else could the Arabs offer? What do Russia and China have in common? Muslim minorities. Maybe the Arabs promised to lay low the next time Russians or the Chinese have to stomp their Muslim populations. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2011-03-18 10:16 |
| #6 It was likely the Arabs. Okay, so how did they do it? Both Russia and China like their arms trade with the Arabs but it isn't essential, and likely would continue regardless of what happens in Libya. What would the Arabs have to dish with other than oil and money? Russia has oil and China has money, so what else could the Arabs offer? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2011-03-18 08:58 |
| #5 Ever watched a monkey wave a stick around? BOO! |
| Posted by: Dribble2716 2011-03-18 08:45 |
| #4 Smart money is on this being futile, and Gaddafi being mad-dog pissed at anyone who voted for the no-fly. I'm surprised everyone but the instigators planning to actually use the resolution to bomb Libya didn't abstain. How many abstentions before the vote is void, I wonder? Could one "yes" and fourteen "present" votes pass a resolution? |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2011-03-18 08:33 |
| #3 China, Russia, India and Germany abstained Well, both China & Russia would like USA (you didn't really imagine the Fwench are going to do anything non-symbolic?)in another un-winnable war. India? What does India care about Libya? Why Germany? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-03-18 06:38 |
| #2 Yep, it sure as shit wasn't the U.S. |
| Posted by: rammer 2011-03-18 00:43 |
| #1 Wonder how Susan Rice pulled that one off? She didn't. It was likely the Arabs. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-03-18 00:16 |