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GP is missing one very relevant example of Libya. Gaddafi was persuaded by the west to abandon his nuclear programme, and 8 years later he was dead in a ditch.
by gghhzzgghhzz 1y ago
GP is missing one very relevant example of Libya.
Gaddafi was persuaded by the west to abandon his nuclear programme, and 8 years later he was dead in a ditch.
- thimabi 1y agoConsidering that his own population was vehemently opposed to his authoritarian regime, I don’t think it’s fair to say Gaddafi’s fate was tied to the end of the nuclear programme. I certainly hope he wouldn’t leash nuclear weapons on his fellow countrymen.
- herewulf 1y agoHis authoritarian regime was broken by Western air power and the natural consequence was ending up dead in a ditch. Also, you probably mean "unleash".
- thimabi 1y agoThanks for picking up that minor spelling mistake. Can’t correct it now, unfortunately, but at least the message is understandable. I do disagree with your premise that Gaddafi’s death was a natural consequence of the Western intervention. Whilst watching the events unfold at the time, I’d say he would be ousted and killed irrespectively of any intervention — either by the populace or by the various factions vying for power.
- deadfoxygrandpa 1y agowell, we'll never get to know that because he was killed because of western intervention