THE ISSUE: How involved the United States should be in resolving the turmoil in Libya.
* While it’s a known fact that Moammar Khadafy is a tyrannical ruler, it is also true that the United Sates has carried on a love-hate relationship with Libya since the Reagan years (“Libya: Foolish To Stay Out,” Benny Avni, PostOpinion, March 10).
This could be deja vu if we think back to the 1960s, after Fulgencio Batista was booted out of Cuba. Look at what we got in return.
As for President Obama, when he went to Europe, he called his own country “arrogant” and vowed that our imperialistic days were over.
Those words might come back to haunt him.
Dan Clemens
Marlboro, NJ
* Why would Americans even consider intervening in Libya anyway?
The Arabs of the Mideast hate us, regardless of what we do, so why sacrifice American lives? If they want to kill each other, so be it.
If other Arab states want to intervene in the name of humanity or anything else, let them. It’s their neighborhood.
If one of our warriors should be taken captive by warring forces, how far would we go to retrieve our soldier? And at what cost?
Let us be bystanders for once. We should only support our one true ally in the region, Israel, and that’s it.
Alan J. Winters
Bellaire, Texas
* Am I the only one who finds it humorous that the same Arab countries that detest the US involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq (much to their betterment) are the ones begging us to intervene with a no-fly zone in Libya?
In other words, if Arabs are getting killed by other Arabs, it’s OK for the United States to help, but God forbid we use that force to protect our citizens from the extremist elements in their countries.
Ray Collins
Brooklyn
* This is no longer a time to sit idle. Clearly, working behind the scenes and chatting on the telephone with other world leaders is proving to accomplish nothing.
People are being killed daily and for no good reason. These folks are fighting for freedom and liberty.
Obama must step in and tell Khadafy that his services are no longer needed and force him to exit with a specific deadline.
If he does not, this dictator needs to be taken out — and the United States should help facilitate this action in a unified and UN-supported methodology.
One thing is certain: Ronald Reagan would not be sitting around, weeks gone by, permitting this insane and ruthless dictator to get away with what he is achieving.
Kevin B. Kamen
Baldwin
* The media propaganda machine is in full swing in attempting to push the United States into some sort of active military role in Libya, and it would be the dumbest thing we could possibly do.
In World War II, Hitler made the classic military mistake of opening up a second front that led to the well-documented and total failure of his war.
Today, the United States is already involved in two wars with marginal success, a loss of many American lives and a major drain on our economy.
It would be foolhardy and downright stupid for us to get involved militarily in Libya.
The United States cannot continue to be the world police force.
Al DiLascia
Chicopee, Mass.
* Some may want to ignore freedom fighters getting gunned down by a heinous dictator because it’s happening an ocean away.
But, when that dictator starts bombing oil fields that may burn for years, that ocean will do little to protect your atmosphere.
Khadafy has started to bomb oil fields, and will likely continue.
Now is the time to stop him, or forever hold your breath.
David Bergstein
Manhattan