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Enki
United States2548 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
UK Ministry of Denfence: Trafalgar class submarine has fired Tomahawk missiles at targets in #Libya | ||
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Mofisto
United Kingdom585 Posts
The US has begun "limited military" action in Libya, President Obama tells reporters in Brasilia. | ||
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6641 Posts
On March 20 2011 05:15 Enki wrote: Ugh, why the hell are we getting involved in this, haven't we done enough horrible shit being the world police? -__- For once a really just cause for being world police comes along and this is your reaction? o_O | ||
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acker
United States2958 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Aurocaido
Canada288 Posts
Edit: This is nothing short of a declaration of war, plain and simple. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
Pentagon spokesperson: 110 cruise missiles launched from coalition vessels at targets in #Libya | ||
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Aurocaido
Canada288 Posts
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Marradron
Netherlands1586 Posts
On March 20 2011 05:23 Aurocaido wrote: That depends on what your definition of justice is. If it is launching a war against Libya based on unsubstantiated reports of civilian 'massacres' while it is in the process of fighting an internal civil war, then I guess it is just. I would call it suppresion of the right of people to show their anger of the regime. The moment ghadafi started using military and hirelings to kill demostrating people he commited a crime against humanity. Hardly a civil war of one side has the army and starts bombing citys | ||
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Grettin
42381 Posts
On March 20 2011 05:25 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Yep, US started to burn some money. Around half a million per missile. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
On March 20 2011 05:27 Grettin wrote: Yep, US started to burn some money. Around half a million per missile. Well we saved a couple million as some came from a UK Submarine. | ||
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acker
United States2958 Posts
On March 20 2011 05:27 Grettin wrote: Yep, US started to burn some money. Around half a million per missile. Probably costs a hundred times that for a plane and a pilot. And a civilian is worth around 8 million dollars over his lifetime. Well, in the United States. Not sure how much a Libyan is worth in terms of economic worth. | ||
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ImFromPortugal
Portugal1368 Posts
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Gigaudas
Sweden1213 Posts
On March 20 2011 05:18 jello_biafra wrote: For once a really just cause for being world police comes along and this is your reaction? o_O In no way would I call Gadaffi a badder guy than Sadam. | ||
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Kukaracha
France1954 Posts
On March 20 2011 05:23 Aurocaido wrote: That depends on what your definition of justice is. If it is launching a war against Libya based on unsubstantiated reports of civilian 'massacres' while it is in the process of fighting an internal civil war, then I guess it is just. Edit: This is nothing short of a declaration of war, plain and simple. Please read the reports from day 1 (17th February). Thank you. If we call reports by agents of Reuters, FPA, Al-Jazeera and various media "unsubstantiated"... then I guess we don't know much about the world in the end. | ||
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Grettin
42381 Posts
On March 20 2011 05:29 acker wrote: Probably costs a hundred times that for a plane and a pilot. And a civilian is worth around 8 million dollars over his lifetime. Well, in the United States. Not sure how much a Libyan is worth in economic terms. These missiles are launched from a cruiser or submarine, so no need for a plane and a pilot. "Cruise missile" as they are called. e. or did i understand your post right. dunno ^_^ | ||
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Blanke
Canada180 Posts
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Hans-Titan
Denmark1711 Posts
Total force deployed is 6 F-16 fighters, 1 military transport aircraft and a crew for each, 7 in total. If the conflict escalates into a ground war it is very likely that more troops will be committed, especially seeing as the sitting NATO Sec.Gen. is a former Danish PM, who is still popular in Denmark. Usually military action by Denmark is met with calls to protest, but everything is quiet. A wide majority of the population seems to support the action taken. Calls to 'party for democracy' - throwing street parties in front of the embassies of middle-eastern dictatorships - are widely circulating however. A military intervention I support - didn't think I'd live to see the day. Also, thanks to {CC}StealthBlue: I don't now how many conflict/political threads you've been doing live updating for, but I really appreciate it. | ||
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acker
United States2958 Posts
On March 20 2011 05:31 Grettin wrote: These missiles are launched from a cruiser or submarine, so no need for a plane and a pilot. "Cruise missile" as they are called. Err...what in my post are you replying to? We're on completely different tangents, I think. I'm saying that we're burning a lot of money on cruise missiles to make sure we don't lose even more money on pilots. And that civilian lives are also worth a lot. | ||
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