Even as the attack on workers continues in the U.S., there are places in the world where the conflict has gone beyond words and now includes guns, bullets, and people dying in the streets.
The nation of Libya now definitely qualifies as one of those places.
Most Americans haven't given Libya a second thought over the last 15 years. If they did, it was likely a thought that invoked a comment like, "Isn't that the country run by that crazy dictator dude that was such a thorn in the side of the Reagan administration?"
While that thought may technically be considered correct, it's not exactly a winning Jeopardy answer. In fact, we're confident in saying that description of Mr. Gadhafi is significantly lacking in the specifics regarding the man who is currently losing control of the country of Libya.
There was a time not that long ago, where Muammar Gadhafi was considered by many in the Western World to have been mostly reformed, especially after his actions during most of the last decade.
The Libyan people, however, have been unhappy with him for quite a long time. An unusually long time, in fact.
Gadhafi is one of the longest serving dictators in history, and according to Renard Sexton of FiveThirtyEight.com, Gadhafi's overall despotic track record recently earned him the mocking title of "Best (or Worst) Dictator In History." To say he's been less than kind to his own people would be the understatement of the century.
Because of that track record, with the recent political upheavals throughout Northern Africa and the Middle East, those familiar with the region and the country aren't entirely surprised at Gadhafi's fall and likely ouster (which could happen at any time, now.)
With the suspension of Libya's membership in some UN committees, a public plea by the United Nations to evacuate Libya, and suspension of diplomatic ties with most other countries, we tend to agree - it's only a brief matter of time before Gadhafi will likely be relieved of the title "Brother Leader and Guide of the [Libyan] Revolution." Whether his people will stop at removing his title, or will continue on to removing his head is something only they know, for sure.
We just wonder why people like Muammar Gadhafi think abusing their own people to gain personal fortune for themselves and their buddies, while cramming their own ideological dogma down the throats of everyone else, at the same time they are violating their own laws to keep their people out of the halls of power, is considered acceptable behavior.
After all, it's not like Gadhafi's the governor of Wisconsin, or anything.
