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I wish the U.S. government would stop its use of military operations in all NATO or UN 'police' actions. The U.S. appears quite willing to lead all military operations, whether legal or not. Just once, I would like to see one UN 'police' action take place with zero U.S. involvement. While I do agree that the U.S. should promote the growth of democracy, it is difficult to 'lead by example' when the visible actions continue to be un-declared war against sovereign nations dealing with internal conflicts.

The Libyan conflict started out as a civil war. Libyans in western part of the country attempt to overthrow the national government in the east over jobs, economy, civil rights, etc. The 'rebels' have early success, only to be driven back and (nearly) defeated by Libyan national military forces. The Libyan military uses all means of warfare, against armed rebels and 'civilian' supporters alike, to end the conflict. The rebels shown in the media vow to fight until dead...

Sound familiar? How about the American Civil War.

What if, during the closing months of the American Civil War when Sherman 'marched to the sea' and waged unconventional warfare against both armed combatants and civilians, the Europeans nations (England, France, Spain, etc) invade America, destroy the attacking Northern armies and force Lincoln out of office?

What would America be today if this had happened? Would the 'North' be populated by the American version of the Taliban, seeking to overthrow a 'Confederate' government that emphasizes states' rights in favor of a strong, centralized government... And, God forbid, would slavery had lasted into the 20th century?

While we may not like the leaders of some foreign countries and how they handle their internal problems, NATO and UN should not act with excessive military force just because it can.

A sovereign national government is sovereign as long as it has enough internal support to maintain its power and control. The overthrow of Mubarak in Egypt is an example when a nation's population was powerful enough to force change. The Libyan 'rebels' appear to be too small of a minority and too weak a source of power to bring change (at this time). As long as the rebels are armed and continue to fight the national government, leave Libya alone to decide its own future. If the Libyan government decides to exterminate the western populace, when such populace has put down its arms and stopped fighting, then the UN has the moral responsibility to flex its military power.

The U.S. has more important problems to fix, and many are its own (economy, health care, national budget/debt, etc). Just imagine how much could be done if all that time and money (and our own people) lost in the Middle East since the 1990's was put to good use inside the U.S.