the Boss

The Libyan uprising against the Qaddifi regime begs question and discussion. First, there are many in this country that condemn Qaddifi's efforts to suppress the uprising, including his use of force against Libya's citizens. If a popular, militant uprising in this country were to occur, how do you supppose our government would respond? Would the keys to D.C be handed over to the insurgents or would our government resist with the full force of our military if necessary?

There are many, both conservative and liberal, calling for U.S. intervention into this civil "war" by inforcing a no fly zone over Libya, a military action. Before taking this action perhaps we should ask ourselves, "If this were our conflict, would we want other countries imposing themselves into our affairs?"

There is another important question to ask. Even if intervention were a proper course, can we afford to do so? Our country is broke. We have two military engagements underway in Iran and Iraq. We don't need another one in Libya.