Word: libya
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...family matriarch shifted in her seat, visibly bothered. "What I can't understand," the 73-year old Italian native and resident asked the few Americans at the table, "is why all of your countrymen were so supportive of the U.S. bombing of Libya...
Some blame Reagan for this phenomenon. However, Reagan is just skillful at capitalizing upon it. His manipulation of the American public into supporting the highly immoral bombing of Libya is an excellent example of this. In contrast, he has had to fight against this phenomenon on the issue of international trade. The President largely opposes popular sentiment for strict protectionist measures against many of our trading partners...
Critics seem puzzled by many Americans' desire to dramatically retaliate against countries the U.S. perceives as a threat to its citizens, such as Libya for supporting terrorism and several Southeast Asian nations, including Hong Kong, for the U.S. trade deficit. But foreign observers are confused by America's insistence on seeing these issues in terms of black-and-white. Are Americans unable to comprehend the complexity of issues, they asked. Or can they only register anecdotes, just the way David Stockman describes President Reagan's power of understanding...
...powerful that we can get away with hurting innocent people, because the repercussions will be minimal. Our location distances us from the victims. We do not see what happens to them, and honestly, few Americans care. And, as in the case of Italy with Libya, we are often times not the country that will most likely receive the consequences of our action...
...should treat it as one. Not only should this country forward the sanctions approved by the House, but diplomatic relations should be reduced to a minimum and the American government should work actively to build a consensus against South Africa as it did, with some success, against Libya and has consistently attempted to effect against the Soviet Union...