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I like Dr. Who's response, but I was thinking in terms of allowing people of a country to decide their own fate. The Declaration of Independence says,

Catch up on your history Rick. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_after_World_War_II

Yes I do. No ruler can stand up against the wrath of dissatisfied and determined citizenry, as long as the dissatisfaction is deeply widespread throughout the nation. Apparently the army is willing to stand behind Gaddafi. So apparently he has support among part of the population. I am not even sure the Rebels represent a majority of the population. If the citizens of a country are so dissatisfied, they will be able to find a way to overthrow the government - or at least modify its leadership (as in Egypt recently). The Egyptian revolution didn't require foreign intervention.

From what I have read, no one knows who these rebels are and what philosophy they represent. They may be as blood thirsty as Gaddafi. Let the rebels prove their superiority on a level playing field.

<blockquote data-quote="Hobo1" data-source="post: 155893" data-attributes="member: 2055">I like Dr. Who&#039;s response, but I was thinking in terms of allowing people of a country to decide their own fate.&nbsp; The Declaration of Independence says, Catch up on your history Rick. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_after_World_War_II" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_after_World_War_II</a>Yes I do.&nbsp; No ruler can stand up against the wrath of dissatisfied and determined citizenry, as long as the dissatisfaction is deeply widespread throughout the nation.&nbsp; Apparently the army is willing to stand behind Gaddafi.&nbsp; So apparently he has support among part of the population.&nbsp; I am not even sure the Rebels represent a majority of the population.&nbsp; If the citizens of a country are so dissatisfied, they will be able to find a way to overthrow the government - or at least modify its leadership (as in Egypt recently).&nbsp; The Egyptian revolution didn&#039;t require foreign intervention.From what I have read, no one knows who these rebels are and what philosophy they represent. They may be as blood thirsty as Gaddafi. Let the rebels prove their superiority on a level playing field.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hobo1, post: 155893, member: 2055"] I like Dr. Who's response, but I was thinking in terms of allowing people of a country to decide their own fate. The Declaration of Independence says, Catch up on your history Rick. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_after_World_War_II"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_after_World_War_II[/URL] Yes I do. No ruler can stand up against the wrath of dissatisfied and determined citizenry, as long as the dissatisfaction is deeply widespread throughout the nation. Apparently the army is willing to stand behind Gaddafi. So apparently he has support among part of the population. I am not even sure the Rebels represent a majority of the population. If the citizens of a country are so dissatisfied, they will be able to find a way to overthrow the government - or at least modify its leadership (as in Egypt recently). The Egyptian revolution didn't require foreign intervention. From what I have read, no one knows who these rebels are and what philosophy they represent. They may be as blood thirsty as Gaddafi. Let the rebels prove their superiority on a level playing field. [/QUOTE]

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