>>159773956This is why now Russia and China are giving us the finger on this issue, because they damn well know what the fuck is happening and they damn well know who will win if we get involved, and instead of simply being neutral like in Libya, they're now saying, "Hey, look, look what you did last time.
We gave you an inch and you took a foot. You crushed our ally- this wasn't the Libyans winning this, it was you. You won it for them. You took a conflict that we gave you permission to stop the bombings of civilians in, and instead you used it to support one side. This wasn't being neutral, this wasn't protecting civilians, this was active engagement. You tipped the balance. You rigged the game. And so this time, we're saying no. You can't be trusted with that power, so you get nothing."