Most are fairly grey and depend on what political alliances are convenient. There was plenty of grey in the movement to overturn Libya to be sure, but overall they were definitely toppling a dictator that had done plenty of terrible things.
This particular movement though in Mali, it would be hard to say there's much good about it. They wish to impose a hardline theocratic regime and overthrow a constitutional democracy.
There's plenty of questionable alliances and political support for parties, but this just isn't the comparison you're looking for.
You could be asking why the US continues to support Saudi Arabia for instance.
The N-M-L-A are a much more gray movement in that they took to overthrowing a democratically elected government because they couldn't get their way, and that is a crap thing to do, but they also have given power back over once they realize the people who backed them would make their country a living hell and broke those ties. They should be in a lot of hot water for being really stupid, but that probably won't happen as long as there are bigger fish to bomb.
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Date: 2013-01-22 12:11 am (UTC)This particular movement though in Mali, it would be hard to say there's much good about it. They wish to impose a hardline theocratic regime and overthrow a constitutional democracy.
There's plenty of questionable alliances and political support for parties, but this just isn't the comparison you're looking for.
You could be asking why the US continues to support Saudi Arabia for instance.
The N-M-L-A are a much more gray movement in that they took to overthrowing a democratically elected government because they couldn't get their way, and that is a crap thing to do, but they also have given power back over once they realize the people who backed them would make their country a living hell and broke those ties. They should be in a lot of hot water for being really stupid, but that probably won't happen as long as there are bigger fish to bomb.