Introduction to International Politics

Foreign Event Analysis

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Libya
Title
RIP Khaddafi. Also, RIP Qaddafi. And let us not forget: RIP Ghaddafi. And just to be safe, RIP Caddaphee.
Summary
Khaddafi was brutalized when he was caught by the rebels that he despised so much. He said that he was going to fight to the last bullet and that’s what he did. The rebels were able to take hold of him and beat him while the rest of the rebels celebrated in the background. It is not known how exactly he was killed, but the official story is that he was killed in a crossfire between the two sides when he was trying to escape but it is widely speculated that he was executed on the spot.
Analysis
There are as many different opinions on Khaddafi as there are ways to spell his name. While some people saw a ruthless dictator being brutalized on the hood of a car, others saw an old man who was confused and way out of his depth with the whole situation. Watching the videos of Khaddafi being captured makes it hard to feel sorry for the rebels. Does killing a defenseless old man make you that much better than him? It’s tough to tell the world that he was so terrible when you do that to him. His situation is different from Osam Bin Laden’s death because most people in the world could point out the evil deeds that Bin Laden did and that he deserved it, the only thing that most people in the world know about Khadaffi is that he dressed funny. Dressing funny doesn’t not merit what was done to him
Perspectiver
Realist
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Submitted
October 21, 2011 at 04:03 am