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Originally Posted by waiting4something
I don't believe it will help the U.S.A. out at all. It will just be another rival economically in the long run. It's kind of like when China started loosing the old communist ideas and became more western like. Good for them, bad for us. The best part is we do it to ourselves. Look at NAFTA that was really to destroy the strengh of American export and lift up foreign imports. America's ugliness of trying to make everyone like we are (or once where) is a self-destructive handout.
Now with what the new government does or is like over there we will have to see. But in no way was blowing up Khadaffy's regime a smart move unless your one of the guys looking to set up business there.  |
Say what? The USA has been the world's greatest proponent of free trade and the global economy. How do you think the US got to be so prosperous? But now that the US is the richest nation in the world you think it's a bad idea for other nations to become prosperous too because they will be competitors to the US? And its not like a tiny population base like Libya is ever going to be a serious economic rival to America.
The US (not to mention the rest of the world) needs oil doesn't it? You don't think it would be good for the US if Libya had a democratic government willing to sell its oil to western countries such as the US?
What about Africa (and particularly North Africa) being a hotbed of Islamic fundamentalism? Isn't the US locked in a world wide war against terrorism (much of it perpetrated by Islamic extremists)? Therefore, would it not be in America's best interests for more African nations to become strong, western-style democracies? I think it is way too early to assume that the new Libya is going to turn into a fundamentalist Islamic state. I think that outcome will be more likely if the US and the western world turns its back on Libya's new government.
Or am I just rising to the bait here and you are looking for this sort of reaction to your comments?