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In response to "I can never quite understand how 1 country can fight off the entire world. Libya, N Korea, etc." by Hotkiss

the problem is, that would bve a very bad move. there's a principle that countries have a basic right to govern themselves. -- nm

Posted by loosilu on BB (aka loosilu2) Feb 24 '11, 06:14

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yeah, the last thing we want to do is set a precedent for going into a country, overthrowing its government and installing someone more likeable... -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 06:16 8
- I dont mean this only from an American standpoint. Theoretically, if the big 5 each sent in equal amounts of force, what would be bad about that? -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 24, 06:21 6
  - Even if you could manage to get all 5 of the main powers to agree...then you'd need to have a post-war plan - Will Hunting Feb 24, 06:45
  - for pretty much every country there's a security council veto somewhere behind them. - mafic Feb 24, 06:32
  - who administers it afterward? carve it up like post WWII europe? -- nm - mafic Feb 24, 06:29
  - honestly, no one wants that. theyre fighting for freedom. -- nm - loosilu on BB Feb 24, 06:23 1
    - dont forget in North Africa there's a bad history with colonial governments. its literally the last thing they want. -- nm - loosilu on BB Feb 24, 06:26
  - you know you can't just go invading countries without cause, right? - Andie Feb 24, 06:23
- thats sort of a case study in why it's a bad idea. -- nm - loosilu on BB Feb 24, 06:18

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