The End of Tyranny
by Simon Zohhadi on Tuesday, 23 August 2011 at 20:05 ·
Good to see another tyrant, Gaddafi, receiving the justice he deserves. Saddam Hussein was one of the most evil men in history and justice was served.Gaddafi was not as evil as Saddam but from a British perspective his support of the IRA, the killing of WPC Fletcher and involvement in the Lockerbie bombing, in itself, justified his overthrow and eventual punishment. Gaddafi is probably more mad than evil, however, his decision to turn his armed forces against his own people was the beginning of the end. NATO rightly intervened to protect innocent Libyan people from being slaughtered. The Libyans themselves showed great courage in bringing to an end this deluded nutcase. Congratulations to the Libyan people.
Recent actions taken by NATO & British armed forces in Iraq and Libya were both justified and successful.
Yes, innocent people have been killed and these deaths are a sad consequence of conflict but the end justified the means. As far as Iraq is concerned, remember the Iraqi people supported Saddam when he declared war against Iran, a war which lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths; even when Iraq used chemical weapons, Saddam had the support of his people. When he ordered the invasion of Kuwait, again, there was little resistance from his own people. So yes, it is sad that innocent Iraqis lost their lives when allied forces bombed Iraq and brought down Saddam but they brought it upon themselves. The public here in Britain have got it wrong about the war against Iraq because in my view it was a success.
Saddam, Bin Laden & Gaddafi were not good people and they received the justice they deserved.
This does not mean that Bush and the USA are the good guys because they are not. The USA have invaded, bombed and killed too many people to be viewed in this way and have too often been gung-ho and bloodthirsty in their approach to war. The USA of course once supported Saddam and turned a blind eye to his country's use of chemical weapons. They also blew up an Iranian civilian airplane killing hundreds of innocent people (it was not a mistake). Not forgetting their coup which lead to the overthrow of a DEMOCRATIC Iranian President and Government in the 1950's. The USA also lectures against torture and human rights abuses but used it themselves in Iraq and Guantanamo; they also trained the Shah's secret police in torturing techniques. Their excessive political meddling and inconsistency in practicing the core values that they preach means that in future Britain and the European Community should take the lead role in promoting the ideals of democracy and freedom of speech. The USA also lacks neutrality in the Israeli-Palestinian-Arab conflict.
Recent actions taken by NATO & British armed forces in Iraq and Libya were both justified and successful.
Yes, innocent people have been killed and these deaths are a sad consequence of conflict but the end justified the means. As far as Iraq is concerned, remember the Iraqi people supported Saddam when he declared war against Iran, a war which lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths; even when Iraq used chemical weapons, Saddam had the support of his people. When he ordered the invasion of Kuwait, again, there was little resistance from his own people. So yes, it is sad that innocent Iraqis lost their lives when allied forces bombed Iraq and brought down Saddam but they brought it upon themselves. The public here in Britain have got it wrong about the war against Iraq because in my view it was a success.
Saddam, Bin Laden & Gaddafi were not good people and they received the justice they deserved.
This does not mean that Bush and the USA are the good guys because they are not. The USA have invaded, bombed and killed too many people to be viewed in this way and have too often been gung-ho and bloodthirsty in their approach to war. The USA of course once supported Saddam and turned a blind eye to his country's use of chemical weapons. They also blew up an Iranian civilian airplane killing hundreds of innocent people (it was not a mistake). Not forgetting their coup which lead to the overthrow of a DEMOCRATIC Iranian President and Government in the 1950's. The USA also lectures against torture and human rights abuses but used it themselves in Iraq and Guantanamo; they also trained the Shah's secret police in torturing techniques. Their excessive political meddling and inconsistency in practicing the core values that they preach means that in future Britain and the European Community should take the lead role in promoting the ideals of democracy and freedom of speech. The USA also lacks neutrality in the Israeli-Palestinian-Arab conflict.
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