It's not that I don't care about the Libyans. I do. I really do. I've been glued to their revolution for a month now. I just know how interventions by the U.S. turn out. It won't be pretty. UNSC vote any minute. Deja vu, I was in D.C. with thousands of activists when the Security Council vote was cast that sealed Iraq's fate. At least I had other people to commiserate with. This time, I'm alone, watching Al-Jazeera, listening to Qaddafi's psychotic ranting.
The resolution has morphed from a "No Fly Zone" (which wouldn't have done a bit of good), to a whatever means necessary declaration. Vote is happening now. Best I can hope for at this point is that the U.S. won't play a leading role in this. Qaddafi has threatened to attack ships in the Mediterranean if he is attacked. This could be really horrible.
Meanwhile....Japan was struck with a 9.0 earthquake and followed by a tsunami 5 days ago that has left so far, over 5,000 dead, and thousands more are still missing. Several nuclear reactors there are severely damaged and leaking radiation. Remember going to jail in my 20's for blockading a nuclear reactor in California that was built on an active earthquake fault. We lost, it sits there today. Look at Japan now. Anyone wonder why we think this is a really bad idea?
(((((Japan)))))) Hugs to you.
French Foreign Minister made impassioned speech before the Security Council. They are voting now.
10 in favor
0 against
5 abstaining. Resolution is adapted 1973-2011
Screen switches to people in Bengazi celebrating.
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