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Obama didn't argue for this intervention in the first place. At least not in public discourse. Europeans argued for it, the US decided to support it later. Als

Obama didn't argue for this intervention in the first place. At least not in public discourse. Europeans argued for it, the US decided to support it later. Also do note that I'm a firm supporter of humanist interventionism, you just need to have a pretty solid plan (or aspiring-democratic opposition) in place to fill the vacuum. A sizable portion of the population should support said invasion. Those are two criteria that make a world of difference in this situation. But it's all moot since this thing is still ongoing. I'm curious to see how it works out.

anamax 16y ago
> Also do note that I'm a firm supporter of humanist interventionism, you just need to have a pretty solid plan (or aspiring-democratic opposition) in place to fill the vacuum. Yes, but the question is still, why Libya and not Iraq? One answer is that Iraq has shown that it's plausible. Another answer is that the Euros think that they thought this one up. (No, I don't think that Obama thought this up - he's getting dragged along.)