quote:Originally posted by Mr.Dittohead:
Spain, Italy, France and Germany are our allies, and they want Libyan oil. No one cares who the rebels are as long as they can secure the oil trading with Europe. The US installed the Shah in Iran for the same sort of reason. The Arabs are easy to work worth cause they're greedy, and really tied to their beliefs or causes.
Your first sentence is a statement, mostly true. Germany is mainly an arms supplier to Libya. The second sentence also mostly true. However, who should the US be involved. Europe has sufficient force to engage Libya. Not much more, I admit. But, sufficient for a small, poorly armed nation like Libya. Libya's last war was 24 years ago against Chad. Libya lost.
Not certain why you mentioned the shah. Mohammad Mosaddegh, the PM, was a delusional drama queen, not too bright. Think Opie, plus one IQ point. The Persians certainly haven't done well with the shah's replacement.
Egypt and Morocco are easy to work with because they are actual nations. The small gulf states are easy to work with because they are single tribes with flags, under one leader. The rest are not easy to work with, they are many tribes under one flag.
Ditz, what is your experience working with Arabs? We'd really like to hear.