Violence in Libya

This past weekend, the US fired at Libyan again.  We have already spent $71 million on the attacks.  Other nations have begun sending in air strikes to try to keep the violence at a minimum.  There has already been a no fly zone posted over Libya.  Qaddafi, the leader of Libya, has promised a long war between his country and the US and its allies, and he said the US attacks were "acts of terrorism."

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/20/explosions-gunfire-heard-tripoli-allies-continue-military-strikes-libya/

I think we are doing the right thing.  As long as we have enough troops to protect our nation, we will be fine.  It's not like we are sending all of our soldiers over there, just a few air strikes.  We are trying to form new allies in Africa, where we do not have many friends.  This is basically the same thing we did with Iraq, and we turned that country and its government around, so we should be able to do the same with Libya.

Japanese Crisis

An 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck Japan last week.  This turned into a tsunami with huge waves that destroyed many buildings.  They thought it would only result in a few hundred deaths.  But a nuclear plant was damaged during the tragedy and there could be up to 10,000 people dead.  People are without food and water and the government is struggling to take care of everyone.  The Prime Minister of Japan said, "This is Japan's most severe crisis since the war ended 65 years ago."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_earthquake

I believe this is an awful situation.  I think this should be a lesson to everyone leaving in an area with a high chance of earthquakes.  Take caution and be prepared.  Hopefully the government can help all the people in need.  This should also be a sign to nuclear scientists that they should protect their plants.  That  is what resulted in so many deaths in Japan.  God bless everyone in Japan and I hope this never happens again.