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"I really hope that in the future, people will be able to do more of the 'contrast' and less of the 'compare' with regards to Iraq and Libya."

Says Prof. Robert Farley at Lawyers, Guns, and Money. In the comments, Meade responds to the plea:

Contrasts:

Iraq ? blood for oil, war for neocon corporate interests and U.S. hegemony only
Libya ? no blood, no oil. Obama?s motives pure because, well, good women are running the show for him ? Hillary, Susan, Samantha ? and everyone knows that when women (and the French of course) run a war good things happen!

Iraq ? weapons of mass destruction what weapons of mass destruction?
Libya ? no weapons of mass destruction because, well, okay, because Bush invaded Iraq and Gaddafi shit his pants and gave up his nukes. Pshew!

Iraq ? benign dictator who never hurt anyone, wasn?t a threat to his neighbors, did not support terrorists, and, through the Oil for Food program, only wanted to share his oil with Europe in exchange for food and medicine for his long suffering people
Libya ? Gaddafi is acting like a big jerk.

Full post as published by Althouse on March 19, 2011 (boomark / email).