I'd like to know why?

Ossie


Joined: 19/01/2008
Posts: 311

Message Posted:
22/03/2011 08:15

Can somebody please explain to me why its ok for the United Kingdom to use military force against Libya and indeed against other countries but it was not accepted that Turkey came to the aid of the Turkish Cypriots whilst we sat on the fence and did .... all?

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
22/03/2011 08:23

Usual double standards maybe??

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
22/03/2011 08:51

US approval ? They caused the UK to abort the Suez canal campaign and it's interests there.

Harold2555



Joined: 19/04/2008
Posts: 1139

Message Posted:
22/03/2011 08:52

United Nations resolution.

tonykyte


Joined: 19/04/2008
Posts: 270

Message Posted:
22/03/2011 09:20

Oil, same justification as Iraq

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
22/03/2011 09:29

self interest,self gain.....................

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
22/03/2011 11:49

Libya has [automotive] oil - Cyprus only has olive oil!

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
22/03/2011 19:07

But Ten properly refined they are one and the same namely Bio-Diesel".......I have, in the distant past, run a Diesel cement mixer on olive oil,a bit smoky but got the job done