The Right Thing
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poliphiloI believe it was the right thing to do to challenge Gaddafi.
When a murderous bully is gaining the upper hand- and you're bigger than he is and have a fair chance of stopping him, it's wrong to sit on your hands.
This intervention was possible. And the calculations suggest a fair outcome is likelier than a miserable one.
I have, in the past, called myself a pacifist. Obviously this was a lie.
When a murderous bully is gaining the upper hand- and you're bigger than he is and have a fair chance of stopping him, it's wrong to sit on your hands.
This intervention was possible. And the calculations suggest a fair outcome is likelier than a miserable one.
I have, in the past, called myself a pacifist. Obviously this was a lie.
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Date: 2011-03-19 02:50 pm (UTC)Sod's law, isn't it?
That's gratitude for you. After we Scots had the decency to let Magrahi go home to end his days with his family, too...
I had a lot of respect for Messrs. Salmond and Mackaskill for that decision, which has brought a lot of flak from a certain big bully boy state which shall remain nameless.