Sayonara Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 What does everyone think of Libya's recent attempts to re-enter the international community? Should we meet these efforts with a certain degree of scepticism, or is it time to welcome the country back into the fold with open arms? Colonel Muammar Gaddafi may have a long-established reputation for being a maverick, but a senior British official says the Libyan leader has done everything he promised over the last 18 months. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3474001.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I really to much about Libyas politics or its near history, but as far as I know there is no reason for not letting them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Scepticism, perhaps and perhaps not, caution and trepidation probably. Can't hurt anyone to send in the diplomats, otherwise they just sit around and get drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadote Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I think the international community should be skeptical. Gaddafi is still a dictator, and there is no free press in his country. He also sponsored the IRA and PLO. Since Libya is an Islamic country with lots of oil, I doubt the US for one would welcome them back. I have no idea about the European community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Pah, organisations in the US also sponsored the IRA and PLO. We don't really hold that against the country. Everyone need the oil, and trust me when I say the US will welcome it. I don't think that any country can afford to turn down cordial relations within the Middle East, no matter how dodgy they appear. The US especially needs all the support it can garner in that area. It's not as if we will get punished for exploring the possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadote Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Point taken, I somehow forgot to remember Saudi Arabia while writing my last post. Mighty similar situation (except they haven't admitted to terrorist links) where US welcomed back an oil-rich nation with a few humans' rights issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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