One of the disgusting acts of this illegal war in Libya is that the incentive for Rogue states to give up their WMDs are gone. In 2003 Col. Mumar Qaddafi in the aftermath of the initial invasion of Iraq gave up his WMDs. He decided that it was time for Libya to integrate into the Global economy and to stop being a pariah state. The Bush administration welcomed this move and used Libya as a role model for others.
Qaddafi also paid restitution to the families of the victims of Pan Am 103 and cooperated with US intelligence against AL-Qaeda. He had gone from Pariahs to harmless buffoon. He even declared himself King of Kings of Africa and was trying to be a stabilizing force.
Then becasue he had a falling out with France and due to the Muslim Brotherhood instigating in the Benghazi area, a rebelion broke out All of a sudden, Qaddafi was once again an evil terrorist. The British and French connived the US into joining a war against him.
It was December 2003. Muammar el-Qaddafi stunned the world and agreed to dismantle Libya‘s nuclear weapons program. Libya would “regain a secure and respected place” in the world, President Bush said. Western leaders met personally with their unlikely bedfellow in subsequent years. The United States normalized relations. Britain hailed its “new relationship.” France signed a $16 billion nuclear reactor trade deal. Qaddafi was harvesting the fruit of de-nuclearization.
Now American, British and French forces are attacking Qaddafi’s military. And uncomfortable questions linger. Would NATO be enforcing a no-fly zone if Qaddafi had not dismantled Libya’s program and allowed full inspections? Does the current military action against Libya send a signal to rogue states, like Iran, that the security gained by de-nuclearization is anything but?
The West’s actions in Libya might provide rogue states greater incentive to gain the bomb. Kim Jong Il’s regime has already made this connection. A North Korean foreign ministry spokesman said last week, according to Pyongyang’s propaganda agency, that “the Libyan crisis” is “teaching the international community a grave lesson” because it “confirmed once again … that one should have power to defend peace.”
Read the rest: Will Libyan War Push Rogue States to Nuclearize?
No Rogue state in their right mind will ever give up their WMDs now. They see how Qaddafi fulfilled his pledge, yet the US/Europe decided to intervene in an internal affair and attack him. The backlash to this war will be felt for a long time. Expect more nations to aquire WMDs.
The message of the Libyan war is clear, give up your WNDs and you will be attacked anyway.
Tags: Col. Mumar Qaddafi, Libyan War, WMDs
Just another,in a long list of “unintended” consequences of this action.
At the same time, the “Palestinians” are being heavily rewarded (and Israel is being punished) for the Palestinians refusing to talk to Israel.
Why on Earth should the “Palestinians” (or any other group that gets attention by suicide bombing their neighbors) ever expect to have to compromise when suicide bombings and refusals to talk peace are the best ways to get what they want?
Horrid, murderous behavior is being rewarded. Self-defense is being punished. Rogue states giving up WMDs means they will probably die.
@ Eliana:
That sounds like a thread!
@ Eliana:
Saddam knew that, as well.
That’s why he pretended to still have his.
@ lobo91:
Yup it was a bluff against us and Iran.
History if full of stories of Western Leaders setting the stage for World War. 0Dumbo da 0ne is seeding the whirlwind…
@ Da_Beerfreak:
Maybe he wants to remove the incentive for nations to remove WMDs. Maybe he wants them to have them.
It wouldn’t surprise me in the least to see Gaddafi attack the rebels with some well-hidden WMDs….
@ Macker:
Yeah watch that happen.
Obama states the Libyans have been ruled by a dictator for decades. … … Obama? time is relative — your dictatorship stole unfathomable amounts beyond Gah’Daffy’s tyranny and you did it in less than 3 years
I predicted that back when Clinton was bombing the Serbs. The Serbs didn’t have nukes, so it was okay to pick on them whenever the Clintons needed another photo op. I figured right away that every country on the planet would have an incentive to get nukes, so as to protect themselves from random violence on the part of rogue “democracies” such as the US and the members of NATO.
For most people, saying “I told you so!” is a temptation to the sin of pride. Not for me. It is a temptation to the sin of despair, and a very severe temptation at that.
You can guess that I’m not in a great mood today. I have a lot of stuff to do and won’t be posting much for awhile.
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I have cited and excerpted this thread within the following article:
Why the US/European Intervention In Libya Is WRONG
By supporting these self-proclaimed and fraudulent “freedom fighters” in Libya, the Obama Administration is fighting on the side of al-Qaeda. The last I checked, this clearly meets the Constitutional definition of treason.
Treason is an impeachable offense.
Our Congressmen and Senators have all taken an oath of office to uphold the US Constitution. It thus is their DUTY to impeach and remove the President.