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Reject Campism And Binary Foreign Alignments
- Campism and simplistic labels erase real local differences and legitimize aligning with one violent actor against another.
- James Stout warns two bad forces can exist simultaneously and supporting one because it opposes the other is a false choice.
Humanitarian Rhetoric Cloaks Strategic Opportunism
- Western governments often act opportunistically, using humanitarian rhetoric to pursue strategic interests.
- Andrew Sage points to NATO's 2011 intervention in Libya as motivated by access to oil despite prior arms sales to Gaddafi.
Intervention Triggered Mass Displacement And Racialized Violence
- Post-intervention Libya saw mass displacement, civilian deaths, and targeted abuses against Black Libyans and sub-Saharan migrants.
- Andrew Sage cites UN and reporting estimates of hundreds of thousands displaced and deliberate targeting labeled as 'mercenaries.'
