Libya under attack from allied forces....

[RadioRaheem84]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110319/ap_on_re_af/af_libya

French troops are already striking Libya in order to enforce a no-fly zone.

The Obama Administration has rendered the Ghadafi regime illegitimate.

[Dimmu]

And all this happened just because the french dwarf wants to raise hes popularity.

[Threetune]

Partly but not exactly. The rival elements that make up imperialism are drawing lines between and among each other as this terminal economic crisis deepens. This is about rivalry for recourses etc.

[Threetune]

The ambassador clarifies Germany's position on Libya
Published on March 20, 2011

According to the author of this opinion piece, the reason for Europe's "disarray" is supposed to be Chancellor Angela Merkel's refusal to get involved, as an echo of the "Germany first" attitude that "has so annoyed economically struggling EU partners such as Ireland and Greece".
I would not like to dwell on the fact that it is first and for all [up to]Germany to shoulder the major financial European share to assist struggling EU partners to reach the targets of the European Stability Pact, to which they are committed.
Understandably, Britain prefers to watch this struggle from the sidelines, as it is not a member of the Euro zone and follows her own, not necessarily European path.

The recent EU Summit in Brussels has with a vast majority maintained the position that the appalling repression of Mu'ammar Gadhafi against his own population cannot be countered by a no-fly zone alone - without a solid legal basis for such a military intervention, the consent of Arab neighbours and a concrete contingency planning for next steps to follow should the no-fly zone not achieve the expected results.

Is Nato, are the British, ready to put "boots on the ground" if the no-fly approach is likely to fail? Are we then to impose the "no-drive-zone"?
Does it make sense to interfere militarily in another Muslim country without the full support of Islamic neighbours, while still struggling to find a proper "exit strategy" from Afghanistan? Didn't we learn any lessons from a prematurely implemented no-fly zone in the Balkans, without being ready to follow suit with a military presence on the ground? What lesson did we learn from an illegal intervention in Iraq, without the support of the Security Council, which has destabilised the country and the region until today and torn apart the societal fabric of this country?
There are many questions not answered in your commentary. The author should have had a look at the recent 2011 BBC country-rating poll. Germany is seen there, for the third consecutive year, as having the most positive influence in the world among all countries evaluated. We are proud of this, without over-estimating it. But one would definitely not reach this position by exercising a "Germany first" policy, which - contrary to others - has never been the ultima ratio of the foreign policy of my country after World War II, from where we had to learn our historical lesson.
Dr Hanns H Schumacher
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany"

Imperialist rivalry breaking out again! That’s the story here, not Qaddafi.