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Libya Is Not Egypt Or Tunisia

February 22, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui

Marc Lynch:

The appropriate comparison is Bosnia or Kosovo, or even Rwanda where a massacre is unfolding on live television and the world is challenged to act. It is time for the United States, NATO, the United Nations and the Arab League to act forcefully to try to prevent the already bloody situation from degenerating into something much worse.

It is amazing to see all the cowardly equivocation of European and American leaders who are still hedging their bets and keeping in mind the possibility that Qaddafi will be restored to power. Some are unbelievably asking “all sides” to show restraint.