tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772074387992522484.post1657850920365749381..comments2024-03-27T08:47:57.102-07:00Comments on ZepBlog: Libya: Friends Like TheseMZepezauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826456185959255586noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772074387992522484.post-81588375784336556242011-03-31T20:34:45.027-07:002011-03-31T20:34:45.027-07:00Yeah, I guess I surprised myself. But as I look ba...Yeah, I guess I surprised myself. But as I look back at my initial post I see that I was trying to be open-minded and take my own biases into account. Hence this series of posts, digging into the arguments and evidence as deeply as I can - time permitting. I do find myself less ambivalent the more I look at it. <br /><br />But I try to keep in mind the words of Ben Franklin: "The older I get, the more respect I have for other people's opinions - and the less I have for my own."MZepezauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826456185959255586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772074387992522484.post-38096124971148435032011-03-31T20:10:21.061-07:002011-03-31T20:10:21.061-07:00Informative discussion of Bahrain, a case that und...Informative discussion of Bahrain, a case that underscores the arbitrariness of the US commitment to human rights; as well as the cynical way the human rights issue has been manipulated for self interested purposes. <br /><br />Surprising though that Mark initially had some hesitation about opposing US intervention in Libya.David Gibbsnoreply@blogger.com