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ess (phil hunt) wrote:

The fact remains that, as I said, Libya made efforts to resolve the
Lockerbie situation in the 1990s, before Bush was in power.

....because it was costing them much more, in dollar terms, than it was
worth. They gave up a couple of minor players and some cash. Note,
however, that they never even *mentioned* their WMD programs until
Gaddafi got scared for his own ass.

This is a known and well-attested fact. That you chose to ignore it,
because it doesn't fit in with your world-view, shows you to be
foolish.

No, I chose to ignore it because it had nothing to do with Libya giving
up their WMD program, despite your wishes and dreams.

Libya, once again, gave up their WMDs so Gaddafi wouldn't end up
climbing up out of a hole, looking into the barrels of US rifles.

I know it hurts your worldview that dictators can act in their own
interests without the blessing of the UN, but that's what happened here.

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