Where is the outrage at the U.s. Bahrain? (Downloads)

New York – many Americans gnashing their teeth Moammar Gadhafi near crushing of Libya's armed rebellion, but yawning over U.S. ally Bahrain penalty on peaceful protest

The UN is so concerned about the Libyan situation, that it has been approved a no-fly zone (and possibly further military intervention) to stop Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi from crush the armed rebels. Yet, Bahrain's routing of its peaceful demonstrators provoked something more from the United Nations than a statement of "deep concern" over "reports excessive and arbitrary use of force ... against unarmed civilians." In the meantime, American scholars calls on military intervention in Libya have little to say about U.S. ally Bahrain. United States has a double standard for democracy?

The u.s. needs to take a position: "It is heartbreaking to see a renegade country such as Libya shoot pro-democracy demonstrators," says Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times. ' But it is even more wrenching to see U.s. allies, Bahrain, drag a Gadhafi» with the help of U.S. weapons to crush a pro-democracy movement "as we live mainly silent." In this struggle between our values and our allies, we must stand up for our values is high.
"Bahrain drag a Qaddafi"

Obama has to tread carefully: United States may very well want to change in Bahrain, said David Ignatius of The Washington Post. But unobtrusive wish has already triggered "the most important U.S.-Saudi dissent for decades." Bahrain chose to follow their fellow Sunni monarchy advice to bring Saudi and UAE troops to crush the rebellion. If the Gulf monarchies fall, it is a great crisis "even by the standards of the Middle East." Obama has very carefully to find a path that "not destabilise the Gulf and the global economy."
"High stakes over Bahrain"

Gadhafis survival prevents U.S. pressure in Bahrain: Gulf monarchies "ignoring Washington's advice to reform and avoid confrontation," says Greg Sheridan in the Australian. But since it now looks to Gadhafi can survive, and the "Arab spring" will not, U.S.-Bahrain tiff remains only "polite disagreement." Because really, "Gadhafi licenses Bahrain," with "unanswerable question" to Washington: "If you can't get rid of Gadhafi, why should you get rid of us?"
"Dictator pieces short Arab spring"