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March 20, 2011
Like Clockwork Here It Comes...
Like clockwork, here it comes, i.e., that gratitude we always expect from the Muslim world, but never get (see below). It happened after we saved Kuwait in the 1991 Gulf War, and it’s happening now with Libya.
"What is happening in Libya differs from the aim of imposing a no-fly zone, and what we want is the protection of civilians and not the bombardment of more civilians," complains Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa.
Oh really, Mr. Moussa? Well, wars are messy things and sometimes innocent people get killed. If you don’t like the way we do things, then move those very well-armed and very rich bodies over at the Arab League, and do thine own dirty work.
The late Abba Eban (former Foreign Minister of Israel) once said following the 1967 Six-Day War: “This is the first war in history which has ended with the victors [Israel] suing for peace and the vanquished [Arabs] calling for unconditional surrender.” Yep, that’s Arab chutzpah, and exactly what Arabs/Muslims have been doing for centuries.
They indulge in apocalyptic rage and rhetoric, and blame everyone but themselves for their misfortunes. They’re stuck in a time warp and wax nostalgic for the good ol’ days, when Islam was the dominant imperialist power on earth. They’re at a loss to explain how or why the West has since advanced, excelled and flourished while they have NOT, and the reason is always someone else’s fault (e.g., the fault of the Mongols; the Ottoman Turks; the Colonial Powers; always the Jews; the Americans, etc.).
And they will continue to rage and blame, and do nothing to solve their self-imposed problems as long as America, indeed the entire Western world, continue to be their enablers and run to their rescue or offer up scapegoats (like Israel) every time they’re forced to reap what they have sown.
Haaretz.com | March 20, 2011
Arab League Chief Condemns Killing Of Libya Civilians By Western Powers
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa calls for emergency meeting to discuss situation in Libya, says Arabs did not want military strike on Libya by Western powers when the League called for a no-fly zone.
By News Agencies
From left, Arab League chief Amr Moussa, Oman's Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi and
the Arab League's undersecretary general Ahmed bin Helli attend an emergency meeting
in Cairo on Saturday. (Photo: Grace Kassab, AP/Courtesy: usatoday.com)
The Arab League chief said on Sunday that Arabs did not want military strikes by Western powers that hit civilians when the League called for a no-fly zone over Libya.
In comments carried by Egypt's official state news agency, Secretary-General Amr Moussa also said he was calling for an emergency Arab League meeting to discuss the situation in the Arab world and particularly Libya.
"What is happening in Libya differs from the aim of imposing a no-fly zone, and what we want is the protection of civilians and not the bombardment of more civilians," he said.
"He requested official reports about what happened in Libya in terms of aerial and marine bombardment that led to the deaths and injuries of many Libyan civilians. He pointed out that he asked for the full data to know what actually happened," MENA said.
Western forces have unleashed their biggest military attack in the Arab world since the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, targeting Muammar Gadhafi's air defenses and armored vehicles near the rebel stronghold of Benghazi in the east of the country.
A few hours after the first missiles struck, Gadhafi called on "citizens of the Arab and Islamic nations" and other developing countries to "stand by the heroic Libyan people to confront this aggression".
But Arabs from North Africa to the Gulf, many demanding political rights for the first time, dismissed the appeal from a leader whose four decades of authoritarian and capricious rule have exhausted any reserves of sympathy.
"It is now clear and understandable that Arab people want to get rid of their leaders, so leaders should simply leave and not fight their people and force foreign nations to interfere," said Mohamed Abdel Motaleb, a bank employee in Cairo, where mass protests toppled veteran president Hosni Mubarak last month.
"I am very much against foreign troops fighting in Libya, but Arab leaders should not let that happen through their stubborness and refusal to quit power".
A Libyan government official said 64 people died in the Western air strikes and the head of the Arab League, which supported Libyan no-fly zone, said the organization had not endorsed attacks on ordinary Libyans. More here...
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