On Mar 25, 2011, at 1:42 PM, Somebody Somebody wrote:
> It's pretty obvious that the U.S. and European powers have selected three, and only three, Middle Eastern nations for regime change. Why else would the Defense Secretary on a visit to Israel only mention this select few of the Arab and Islamic nations recently in revolt? It just so happens that these are nations with histories of antagonism with the U.S.. It's unfortunate some on the left are joining the crusade against this new Axis of Evil.
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> "Gates cited Syria, Libya and Iran as examples of "authoritarian regimes (that) have suppressed their people and have been willing to use violence against them."
A reminder that Libya has been cooperating in every way with the U.S. government and Western capital for many years now. So why the turn against Gaddafi/Khadafy/Qadhafi now?
Doug