Libya's case was very much like the Balkans. The US wasn't at war with Serbia either. Nor was the action taken in Kosovo a US action. It was a NATO action, although the US did take the lead in those attacks. Libya was also a NATO action; it, however, was not led by the US. It was led by France, Britain and Spain. You talk about the mentality of the US... it seems your mentality is to blame the US for the actions of other countries.
Because the US has enemies. Not artificial enemies. Real, honest-to-god enemies who call for our destruction, and attack US assets here and abroad. During President Reagan's reign, US barracks were attacked in Bierut, killing hundreds of soldiers. Libya supported terrorists to blow up a passenger jet over Lockerbie, killing hundreds of civilians. During the senior Bush administration, Iraq invaded a US ally, Kuwait, and repeatedly fired missiles at US aircraft afterward, in defiance of UN imposed no-fly zones. During the Clinton administration, Islamists terrorists detonated a bomb in the world trade center, killing and injuring civilians. Also during the Clinton administration, Serbia attempted to commit genocide on the Kosovars. Islamists blew up two US embassies in Africa, and attacked the USS Cole, killing and injuries dozens of US naval personnel. Iraq continued to fire at US military planes enforcing the no-fly zone. During George W. Bush's presidency, Islamists crashed 4 civilian passenger jets into the world trade center, the pentagon and the 4th attempt was thwarted by passengers. Need I go on?
I and many Americans were appalled by the invasion of Iraq. I still believe quite vehemently that it was illegal, and wrong.
That's BS. First, I have already explained that the Libyan operation was a NATO operation led by France, Britain and Spain, not the US, and occurred only because the Libyans in the east had already begun a bloody rebellion to which Gadaffi responded by using the Libyan airforce to drop bombs on civilian villages, and slaughter thousands. A few hundred people in Green Square does not represent the tens and hundreds of thousands Libyan rebels who had the city surrounded.
Which bombed civilians are we talking about, the one's Gadaffi used his air force to slaughter, the ones Gadaffi used his artillary to slaughter, the ones that the rebels slaughtered on their way to Tripoli, or the handful of casualties that resulted from the French and British led NATO forces that kept Gadaffi's airforce from committing even more atrocities against his own people. If the Libyans themselves, who are now showering NATO with gratitude, want payment, they can bill NATO for it... after which NATO will send them the bill for arming them and protecting them so they could take down a murderous dictator.
Really, your posts are so skewered by hate, misinformation or outright lies, and blind bigotry that they are completely devoid of logic.