More than 110 cruise missiles fired at Lybia

Generali

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Cameron is a moron - only a moron can slash our defence budget, get rid of harriers and aircraft carriers and then take us into a civil war that we have no right to get involved in.

Libya produces about 2% of the world's oil:



Output has apparently fallen to 500,000 bbd in the past 2 weeks.

kabayiri

Gadaffi or rebels, Gadaffi or rebels. Hmm, it's a tough choice.

Some points to note (taken from P. Eye) :-
- Gadaffi has £1bn of family assets already seized in the UK (this isn't the sum total of his assets)
- A Libyan on minimum wage will earn less than £800 per year
- One third of the population in Libya remain below the poverty line.

Translation :- it's always the ordinary person who gets shafted, regardless of who assumes power.

What is our goal in so far as helping these people? At least when I donate to Red Nose day I know I'm buying mosquito nets etc.

Generali

kabayiri wrote: »

Gadaffi or rebels, Gadaffi or rebels. Hmm, it's a tough choice.

Some points to note (taken from P. Eye) :-
- Gadaffi has £1bn of family assets already seized in the UK (this isn't the sum total of his assets)
- A Libyan on minimum wage will earn less than £800 per year
- One third of the population in Libya remain below the poverty line.

Translation :- it's always the ordinary person who gets shafted, regardless of who assumes power.

What is our goal in so far as helping these people? At least when I donate to Red Nose day I know I'm buying mosquito nets etc.

1. Securing oil supplies
2. See #1.

Overthrowing a particularly nasty despot and supporter of international terrorism would be merely a happy side-effect.

bengalknights

So when will the israeli missiles start firing at libya so they can do some target practise with there jerichos,

tomterm8

Were oil supplies ever unsecured? AFAIK, we have been buying their oil for years, and if the rebels win we'd just buy it from different people. Neither of the parties to the civil war are going to turn down a chance for profit at the end of the day.

Generali

tomterm8 wrote: »

Were oil supplies ever unsecured? AFAIK, we have been buying their oil for years, and if the rebels win we'd just buy it from different people. Neither of the parties to the civil war are going to turn down a chance for profit at the end of the day.

The only trouble is that while the war is going on, output has dropped by about 70% taking over a million barrels of oil a day from world production.

The world wants the war to end and propping up discredited dictators is too 1986 to be considered. Obviously propping up creditable dictators like those lovely gentlemen from the House of Saud is a very sensible idea. Unless they seriously look like they're going to lose power of course.

amcluesent

Another illegal war which Britain as become sucked into as the USA's poodle.

Once the Libyan asylum 'seekers' start pouring into Europe in their millions, don't be surprised when the NHS turns away your premature baby, relative with cancer and elderly parents to die in agony at home.

All the ££ Billions from crushing taxation will be lavished on the Mohammedans and their many, many children due to greedy lawyers exploiting yer 'umin rites rules imposed by Blair and the leftards.

shortchanged_2

amcluesent wrote: »

Another illegal war which Britain as become involved in as USA's poodle.

But.... but....but.... wasn't Britain taking the lead on this one? :silenced:

C_Mababejive

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Cameron is a moron - only a moron can slash our defence budget, get rid of harriers and aircraft carriers and then take us into a civil war that we have no right to get involved in.

Indeed...i would advise the Argentineans to set sail for the Falklands asap,just to complete our humiliation.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

C_Mababejive wrote: »

Indeed...i would advise the Argentineans to set sail for the Falklands asap,just to complete our humiliation.

You so know they are having a little......sniff around...