[vundy33]

I think you're missing my point vundy33. I'm claiming that Libya isn't going to have freedom. I encourage you to read about the French revolution and the Iranian revolution. Today in Iran, they don't have human rights like we have here in America.

Muammar Gaddafi did some horrible and incredibly evil acts. I'm not disagreeing with you about that. But it's bad that the rebels treated him the way they did. First, nobody should be killed the way Gaddafi was, even if they've done horrible actions. If you're able to watch it, I encourage you to watch the violent video of Gaddafi's final moments, but I warn you that there's a lot of graphic images in that video. Secondly, that video is an obvious sign that this isn't an "American revolution". To me, this is obviously a "French revolution". The Libyan people will end up just like today's Iranian republic. If Libya had someone like George Washington, then things would be much better for Libya. George Washington was willing to show honor and respect to everyone, even to his enemies.

What is it with you and revolutions man? I lol'd for a sec to be honest. I've also read a lot already about these revolutions you've mention.

In my opinion...

First -- "nobody should be killed the way Gaddafi was, even if they've done horrible actions. If you're able to watch it,"

Come on...it's not like he was tortured. Put yourself in the rebels position, they have been in a war with the Gaddafi regime and his forces for what, 7-9 months? Gaddafi said that he'd step down over his dead body, and that he'd die fighting. Well, he died, which is pretty much an automatic step down, and he died being a little crybaby, but oh well. He wasn't tortured, just beat on some. Alot of that was those civilians/rebels were hitting him with the bottom of their shoes in the face as much as possible, that's a weird way Arabs show that they hate you, a good spit to the face would be our equivalent from what I've gathered.

Numero dos -- "Secondly, that video is an obvious sign that this isn't an "American revolution". To me, this is obviously a "French revolution". The Libyan people will end up just like today's Iranian republic."

Ok...if this was going to be likened to one of those revolutions, it would be the American. We haven't seen a mass murder or "prosecution" of government leaders, nor have we seen the mass murder or prosecution of an entire social class. What we have seen, though, is a group of people that were being oppressed and wanted rid of it, so they formed together to create the NTC and reject the rule of Gaddafi's regime. They managed a war against the regime out of this council and militia/rebels fought to gain independence for themselves and their country, which they have now, for the most part, achieved. Now it is time for the NTC to govern, and although the Americans of 1783 were much more prepared to govern themselves, the NTC has functioned well, so far, and have showed no signs of any kind of rule that would even remotely resemble Iran. So far, their leaders have more than welcomed the U.S., and show nothing that would indicate that "the Libyan people will end up just like today's Iranian republic".

And fiinnnalllyyy -- "If Libya had someone like George Washington, then things would be much better for Libya. George Washington was willing to show honor and respect to everyone, even to his enemies."

lol what?!?! IF ANY COUNTRY had someone like George Washington, then things would be great. We could use another George Washington right now really. Anyway...George Washington showed honor and respect for the British huh? This dude was a straight up killing machine when it came to killing Brits..the dude parked his army about 20 miles outside of Philly, at Valley Forge, for 6 miserable months just so he could kill them some more when they moved out of the city. This cat was a beast when it came to warfighting man..show honor and respect to his enemies?! Sure must've not been the British enemies he was baking cookies with, besides the normal military honor and courtesy codes of the late 18th century, of course.

Dude, this is such a different culture, these people actually done a respectable job compared to what I thought they would do. They didn't do anything overly crazy to the body, they didn't drag it through the streets, they didn't torture him...I don't think it's really bad at all considered what the rebels could've done. They had been in a war with this guy for months! He killed so many of his own, and he's government has been confirmed to have fund and help plan attacks that killed Americans. I can think of plenty of people throughout history that should've been and should be killed alot worse than Gaddafi was...

And also, the Libyans do not like the Iranians. Hardly any of Iran's Arab neighbors like them. Arabs and Persians don't like each other...it's been like that for a long, long time, and I don't see it happening anytime soon. Plus, alot of the leaders of the NTC are former government officials under Gaddafi that have defected and spoke out against the regime...I find it hard to believe that they would allow, much less want, a government like Iran's.

Iran also isn't as different as you seem to think it is...do some more reading up on it. Persians don't like when they get portrayed like their "uncivilized" Arab neighbors like they are living under an iron fist or 15th century Sharia law or something, lol. Two-thirds of Iran's population is under the age of 25, and they're pretty cool people. These are the people that will make another, successful revolution in Iran happen. Also, Iranian women are freakin' hot...

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