re: #134 NJDhockeyfan

Sitting on the sidelines watching Mo murder civilians & now journalists is not something we can just continue to do don’t you think? People in these small countries used to think they could count on the US and the West for help if their leaders turned on them. I would hope that’s still the case.

Sure we can sit on the sidelines. We do it all the time.

People in small countries we deemed important enough to address, sure. Probably over five million people have died in Congo over the last twelve-thirteen years. What have we done? What have we done all over Africa? What did we do in East Timor?

Just to be clear, I’m not arguing against going into Libya, if there’s something actually to be gained for anyone from our doing so. I’m arguing that this is far from a clear-cut moral decision.