Honestly, because diplomacy is all about the personal, the human factor. Consider the slain ambassador, J. Christopher Stevens, a man who had spent his life developing good ties with the Middle East, and was widely regarded throughout the region.
A capable, cool-headed, engaging presence, he brought to the table his experience, his true embracing of the region, and his personal charm. He presented America in its best light, and his loss is irreplaceable. You just cannot manage the same stuff with technology.
Edit: Wayne, you know as well as I do that diplomacy is an intricate thing, and for it to have the best chance at succeeding, you need something more than to reduce it to little more than a "Facebook" type entity. In the particular situation addressed here, clearly there is a divide between the official government of Libya and the perpetrators of these crimes. You cannot shut down the apparatus of diplomacy with so simplistic a solution.
It is naive to think that you could. Edit 2: If that is the case, then you certainly should know better. Edit 3: Well then, by all means, present your ideas to the government and international community, and see how far you get.
Don't be surprised if you don't get very far.
Those who say the US needs their oil don't know what they're talking about... The US imports the most oil from Canada. Second on the list is Saudi Arabia, and the other three countries in the top five are not in the Middle East (Mexico, Venezuela & Nigeria). Also, we export almost as much oil as we import from Canada.... But others here have made good points: Americans visiting those countries need our embassy, and as Jack said, some things are best conducted in person.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.