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Comment author: sight 21 April 2016 09:25:27PM 2 points [-]

As compared to what alternative?

Well, not intervening in Libya for starters.

Comment author: Riothamus 22 April 2016 04:03:15PM 0 points [-]

What are your criteria for good foreign policy choices then? You have conveyed that you want Iraq to be occupied, but Libya to be neglected, so non-intervention clearly is not the standard.

My current best guess is 'whatever promotes maximum stability'. Also, how do you expect these decisions are currently made?

Comment author: sight 22 April 2016 11:05:46PM 0 points [-]

I wouldn't object nearly as much to occupying Libya as to what Obama actually did. Namely, intervene just enough to force Gaddafi out and leave a huge mess.

Actually I would still object, but that's because Gaddafi had previously abandoned his WMD program under US pressure. So getting rid of him now sends a very bad message to other thrid world dictators contemplating similar programs.

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