blog 19

Blog 19

The revolution in Libya is a response to the brutal leadership of the dictator Muammar Qaddafi. It is important to understand why the Libyan people feel it is necessary to stop a man like this from complete control of their country. In an article in the March 7 edition of Time Magazine, Bobby Ghosh, among other authors, explains that “In Gaddafi, the Arab youth revolution faces a foe unafraid to push back brutally--and the watching world sees a ruler immune to reproach or reason” (pg. 1). According to Ghosh, the regions being dubbed as “Free Libya” (pg. 1) have a long fight ahead of them. Qaddafi is an old-fashioned tyrant. He is brutal, unreasonable, and deadly. He has full military power behind him; a military that he has built up with years of profit from a region rich in oil. He simply isn't listening to his people. When the citizens and youth of Libya attempted to reason with their estranged leader through peaceful protests and events, Qaddafi fired back with a military response by killing hundreds. While the world watches in horror, Qaddafi relentlessly slaughters his own people without pause. This deadly response by Qaddafi leads the author to believe that the civil war that is currently raging in Libya is going to be a long and “old-fashioned” (page 1) one. Even with the United Nations and the United States backing Free Libya, Qaddafi still stands against the rebellion. Its safe to say that Qaddafi is crazy.