Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Libya: Calculated Risk or Reckless Adventure 133 April 20, 2011 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Asia Times (Hong Kong) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Hong Kong Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Saudi Arabia: A Forward-Looking Vision for the Region and World After This War April 4, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat 0 Saudi Arabia: US and Europe: A Partnership of Anxiety April 5, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatAre we ... witnessing a divorce between ... two allies, or are we seeing a reshuffling of the deck? 0 Poland: Peace Is 1 of the Versions: New Elements of War with Iran April 5, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita If nothing comes of the peace talks, the Iranians will "defend themselves and resist" for a long time. 0 Poland: Europe Must Not Get Drawn into a War with Iran* April 4, 2026. Published in Gazeta Wyborcza[Trump] has started a war he cannot win and doesn't know how to end. But should Europe help him? 0 Germany: A Whole Different Ballgame April 8, 2026. Published in TazU.S. president Donald boasts … making no secret of how he is primarily concerned with Iran's oil. 0 Topics Israel: The Theology behind Trump’s Ultimatum April 9, 2026. Published in Israel Hayom 0 Saudi Arabia: Will the Iran Ceasefire Hold for Long or Lead to Conclusive Peace? April 9, 2026. Published in Arab NewsWhile the Americans are expected to adhere to the terms of the two-week truce, the other two parties are less likely to do so. 0 Ghana: America Can Never Defeat Iran April 9, 2026. Published in GhanaWebIran is neither Iraq, Syria, Libya nor Venezuela. The United States and Israel will regret starting this war. 0 Germany: A Whole Different Ballgame April 8, 2026. Published in TazU.S. president Donald boasts … making no secret of how he is primarily concerned with Iran's oil. 0 Germany: Moon Mission: US and China Vie for Supremacy in Space April 7, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungIt would be a political catastrophe for Donald Trump if [Chinese] taikonauts reached the lunar south pole before the U.S. hoisted its flag there again.. 0 Egypt: The White House, or Shall I Say, the Den of Snakes April 7, 2026. Published in almasryalyoumTrump's rationale for waging the war on Iran differs from those of his degenerate secretary of war as well as his wretched secretary of state. 0 Mexico: Trump and the Delusion of World Domination April 6, 2026. Published in La Jornada[T]he dystopian visions of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley now appear almost like childish daydreams. 0 Poland: Peace Is 1 of the Versions: New Elements of War with Iran April 5, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita If nothing comes of the peace talks, the Iranians will "defend themselves and resist" for a long time. 0 Related Articles Hong Kong: Foreign Media Warn US Brand Reputation Veering toward ‘Collapse’ under Trump Policy Impact May 29, 2025. Published in Hong Kong China News AgencyAs Warren Buffett famously said, 'It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.' Hong Kong: The Lessons of World War II: The Real World Importance of Resisting Hegemony May 22, 2025. Published in TakungpaoChina does not seek out trouble, but it is not afraid of it, either. Hong Kong: Can US Tariffs Targeting Hong Kong’s ‘Very Survival’ Really Choke the Life out of It? April 22, 2025. Published in South China Morning PostThe U.S. is Hong Kong's second largest export market. Hong Kong: What Makes US Trade War More Dangerous than 2008 Crisis: Trump April 10, 2025. Published in South China Morning PostTrump’s sudden reversal on some tariffs shows the stability of the global economy is at the mercy of one reckless, unreliable president. Hong Kong: China, Japan, South Korea Pave Way for Summit Talks; Liu Teng-Chung: Responding to Trump April 5, 2025. Published in China Review News[T]he U.S. has continued to use tariffs and economic stimulus plans to solve its domestic economic woes. Previous articleThe U.S. Isn't Facing Up to the Literal Emasculation of Its SoldiersNext articleSaudi Money Wins Obama's Mind LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment