Como buen producto de todos los lugares comunes de la izquierda, y como casi cualquier mexicano, soy un profundo opositor a la intervención extranjera. “Cada pueblo decide su destino” es una de las principales leyes a las cuales uno se pliega desde la infancia. Las claridades de la juventud son las zonas grises de la vejez, y ahora que estoy entrando en la tercera edad no me queda más que empezar a comprender los matices de cada una de mis preconcepciones.
Sigo creyendo firmemente que foreign intervention is wrong, but I can also understand that some say is hiding behind the argument that lots of dictators can do what they want without paying any price. I understand that in many cases requires strong and decisive action against a state or government and that the logic of non-intervention may be considered compliant with tyranny.
However, there are several problems with the defense of foreign intervention. First, there is always the anger of moral authority. It says it would have to intervene in Cuba, for example, to overthrow the dictatorship but nobody dares-naaaadie- to mess with China, a government far more cruel. All countries now have a consensual dictatorship, and what has happened in Africa proves it.
European countries went from Gaddafi to praise his conviction generic without a mea culpa or any act of contrition. In fact, what is happening with Libya is another example of European hypocrisy, most notably the France. France was the first country to attack Libya after the avalanche of criticism for his unconditional support for the ousted as ruler of Tunisia and its friendship with the former president of Egypt.
this logic, it is understood that the intervention is foreign and it is an opportunistic hypocrite. Invariably those who attack waiting to get some economic benefit and / or political. Nothing is done by good vibes in this world, less spending billions of dollars to bomb a country full of oil.
So we know that the bombings brought home a vice and should be more or less naive to think that is an act of kindness. Peeeeero
... I totally agree. And not only that: in my opinion, what is happening in Libya is not foreign intervention. Remember a couple of important things: first, the logic is respected self-determination of peoples over their destiny, the no-fly zone is consistent with the demands of at least one huge sector of the Libyan people. Do not think it's fair to say that being massacred is their free will, and yes I firmly believe that supporting the insurgents is actually an act of protection to self-determination of the Libyans. It is no secret that the rebel opposition had pleaded for international support to overthrow Qaddafi, and the action is simply a mirror-backed United Nations, in that sense. Several countries abstained in the vote of the Security Council , but none opposed. And that's really emblematic of what they are thinking in different countries: Russia and China, have never supported this military action, and even condemned in speeches, not vetoed. They did because they knew that it was simply untenable to do so (and boy, have defended the indefensible before.)
Second, this event is a clear showing that the world itself is changing. For the first time, America is not acting as the great international police, but being part of a near global consensus to stop a savage and unjust slaughter. Not only that: the world is actively supporting a revolution that nobody knows where the hell going against a regime that only months ago was being cuddle by the same countries.
me old age may become a little more optimistic, but for once I think maybe the world is acting the right way. I know this has and will cost in lives and damage. But I think be a first step to rid the world of a tyrant, and that just can not be bad.
can not be bad. And if it ends up to be, really have no choice.
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