The Wrong Intervention

[GMantis]

In retrospect, the article was mostly correct, except in thinking that the rebels couldn't win without NATO ground troops, but then again no one expected the intervention to last this long.

The "wrong intervention" has (well, is going to) led to freeing a country and overthrowing an insane, bloody dictator.

It has also probably inflicted (together with the actions of the rebells) in a comparable number of the civilian deaths inflicted by Gadhafi.

[GMantis]

Recent figures say the United States has spent roughly $900 million on this air campaign, thus far. Chump change. Seems like a smart, cheap, and fiscally responsible intervention to me.

And if the NTC delivers on its promises, it will probably turn out to be profitable in the long term.

[GMantis]

The "wrong intervention" has (well, is going to) led to freeing a country and overthrowing an insane, bloody dictator.

It has also probably inflicted (together with the actions of the rebells) in a comparable number of the civilian deaths inflicted by Gadhafi.

Yeah, because Gaddafists taking Benghazi wouldn't have resulted in the death of any civilian at all.

And no supporter of Gadhaffy will be killed in Tripoli or outside it
(See this article, by the way.)