By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Russia and China have been extremely critical of the air strikes conducted by international forces against Libya.
Both countries have gone public saying that they are against any strikes and Vladimir Putin has actually called the entire process "crusader-like."
Russia and China are now second guessing their decision to abstain on the No Fly Zone vote in the UN Security Council. Had they "no voted" the resolution would have failed. Abstentions go to the majority -"no votes" are not counted.
The vote was 10 "for" with 5 abstentions. In addition to China and Russia the other three abstentions were India, Germany and Brazil.
This behavior is typical of Russia and China. Now they can play the protector card. They are protecting non-Western, third world, countries against the aggressive, colonial acts of the United States and her allies.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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