Over the past couple days, the rebels that have been fighting to end Muammar Gaddafi's 42 year reign as the dictator of Libya, took control of the capitol of Tripoli and have ransacked the longtime leader's headquarters.
http://news.yahoo.com/gaddafi-run-rebels-fight-tripoli-010729502.html
Typically, in a war situation, when the opposition takes control of the opposing capital, it spells the end for that country and it's leadership. While many news outlets around the world are reporting that Gaddafi is finished as leader and that the rebels have been victorious, the tone tends to usually be that this is a positive thing. While this is certainly a great thing for the rebels who have been fighting, there is an old saying for situations like these that applies to the rest of the world..."be careful in trading a known commodity for an unknown one." Put simply, Gaddafi was a known commodity...you knew what to expect. You can't say that about the rebel leadership because no one knows what kind of government may come out of all this, or how it might react to situations.
Should this be a more of a concern for the nations of the world? Should we simply be happy for the nation of Libya or should we be concerned with what might become of the new government / leadership? Since countries like the U.S. played a role in the success of the upheaval, should we expect some sort of compensation since they are an oil-producing nation? (due by Sunday 8/28)
I think the worlds nations are going to be worried about what kind of government is going to be set up in the country and what kind of man is going to take over the country. We should get compensation but the new leader may not recognize the agreements about oil.
ReplyDeleteI feel that the UNited States along with all countries in the world should be happy for the people of Libya but we should also keep offering advice to the people of the country. We dont want the country to slip into another tyrant's hands and end up worse than how it started. The United Staters along with other major countries who played a role in the UN/NATO led efforts to dispose of Gadafi's reign should recieve some type of compensation. Since Libya is one of the top oil producing nations of the world, i think that oli at a lower cost, much lower, would be appropriate considering the circumstances.
ReplyDeleteI think that the nations in the world are going to be concerned for the country and about the outcomes that may come out of this. Since Gaddafi is finished as a leader, we do not know who is going to take over. The country is in that man's hands. Also, we should receive some sort of compensation from the country, like a cut on oil prices.
ReplyDeleteI beleive people there will be mixed emotions, rejoicing and concern. Of course Libya will need advice and a helping hand because they obviously don't want to pick another leader similar to Ghadafi, and don't want Libya to become as bad or even worse when a new leader is selected. Any country that joined in the attempt to end Ghadafi's reign should receive a compensation, as Wyatt and Dominic said, lower oil prices.
ReplyDeleteEven though the rebels just ended the reign of a dictator, does not mean that they aren't going to need some help. Right now Libya is a mess, and will be until something is figured out with the government. We should still be concerned because Libya is one of the highest oil-producing countries in the world, further confusion could lead to higher prices at the gas pump. Because this country is starting from square one...I would not expect any sort of compensation.
ReplyDeleteThe rebels may seem to be doing a good thing by removing dictatorship from their country and replacing it with supposively democracy, but concern should exist about Libya now. I believe that the nations of the world should keep an eye out after this is all done. Since little is known about these rebels, we may never know what their "true" plans are for Libya and even us. This rebels may be hidding their true identity behind their current appearance. The weapon systems that the rebels currently have should concern some since nothing is known about this either. Since the U.S. did help with this uprising, I believe that the U.S. should receive some compensation. Hopefully, the rebels are the people we "think" they are and set Libya up in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteThe over throwing of a dictatorship is a great thing, the people now have the control of the government. We should be happy for the nation of Libya.However the whole world will be watching to see how it will turn out. Knowing our government we will be giving Libya advice, as well as the U.N. in the start of Libya's goverment. I and the rest of the world (hopefully) are wishing them luck, and lower gas prices in the future
ReplyDeleteI believe this should be a concern of all other nations in this world. The outcome of the new government could be harmful for many and could also turn into another reign such as Gaddafi just had. I think that we should be both happy for Libya and always be ready to expect the unexpected. As their government will be turned upside down, their citizens will have no rules to follow which could turn into war in just seconds. Lastly, I believe that the U.S. should be given a lower price on oil since we assisted in the overthrowing of the Libyan government.
ReplyDeleteNot only the U.S. but other countries around the world should keep an eye on Libya, we do not have the right however nor the responsibility to take a role in shaping whatever government they deem best for themselves. After the United states declared itself independent from Great Britain France didn't take the responsibility to decide the government we would have. Though we do not know what exactly to expect to come out of Libya we can expect something other than a dictatorship seeing as they overthrew Gaddafi based on the way he ran the country, as a dictator. While we should be happy for Libya we should not demand a reward from Libya for our help. Demanding payment makes the U.S. look like mercenaries, a gun for higher rather than having been working for the liberation of an oppressed people. We should allow Libya to look at U.S. as an ally and if they come to the decision to compensate us great if not that's fine that shouldn't be the reason we were there in the first place.
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ReplyDeleteEveryone should be happy for them because they are turning their government around and that's a good thing. They are in charge of themselves so its not really our responsibility to keep an eye on them, but its good that they are finally turning around their corrupt governemnt and i think everything will be fine becasue every country starts out somewhere and they can only go up from here, because they overthrew the last horrible goverment.
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ReplyDeleteI strongly believe that the nations of our world should be concerned. We should be happy for the nation of Libya but at the same time be concerned by what they might do with there new leadership. I think we could get some type of benefit from helping Libya out and maybe they will give us oil. As many others said the gas prices could lower.
ReplyDeleteThe rebels have said that they have takin control of Libya and therefore; I feel as if the U.S and other nations of the world need to be following up on Libyas government situation. Although, the U.S. did help the Rebels abominate Gaddafi, we still need to be concerned for Libya. We should be happy with the citizens of Libya, due to the fact that a dictator has been abominated. I feel as if all of the countries that have helped with the abolition of Gaddafi need to definitley be concerned for Libya. The nations that have helped the rebels need to continue with support by making sure Libya creates a secure government. No one quite knows what the rebels will do right now; therefore no one should be 100% pleased with their help to the country Libya. We as the United States should expect some type compensation since we helped with the hunt of Gaddafi, but we can not be greedy. I feel as if before we delare compensation, we need to definitley wait and support Libya and their people to create a protective government. You never know, maybe a little bit of patience can go a long way and our nations oil prices may see a dramatic drop. I can see U.S citizens demanding compensations right NOW becasue of our economic depression, but like i said previously, patience may go a long way!
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ReplyDeleteIn most cases most people fear the unknown which is completely understandable and probably expected from most people to fear, the new leader of the Libya but i think we should, at the least, be satisfied that there is change and it is hopefully a positive change for Libya and our Nations.Hopefully the new leader will recognize how much we have contributed and will consider some for of oil related compensations.
ReplyDeleteI understand that it's better to be safe than sorry, but sometimes the risk is worth it. Regardless if the rebel's government is positive or negative the U.S. doesn'y need to worry to much. As long as we keep an eye on Libya then we are safe. It's not like if the got out of hand that we couldn't control them.
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