On Libyan Crisis

Before foreign missiles rained in on Libya, I had a flicker of hope that something genuine might come out of the internal process, something resembling a democracy. I know that Gadaffi was not the most liberal of democrats, but when some foreign elements couldn't wait for the cooking pot, and chose to act in incredible haste, usurping the gains of the people, the true intentioins of the west were laid bare -imperialism again! Dont forget there is an axactly similar uprising & condition in Bahrain, but no war planes have been sent there...there isnt enough oil there so they turn a blind eye on that one.

This invasion throws the whole consensus out of balance. The entire revolution has lost its legitimacy. No one can accept the outcome of a foreign military intervention as the verdict of a revolution. The point of revolution is not the accrobatics of the war... its in the consummate gains of a people who have led the struggle & pulled themselves up with a clear sight of what to do better... a people with a clear mandate. Now who has the mandate of Libya? These are the acts by the west that punch holes in their own democracy and make one think that Russia & China were right.

Because of your impatience, you might have handed Gadaffi a reason to fight longer - defending his country against invading imperialists! I imagine he will win the support of many straight thinking heads of state.

Therefore, for all its diplomatic posturing, the UN has acted short sightedly on the Libyan crisis, and lost the war.