Maybe. It is the most coherent statement about what our goal and mission there is. David Cameron, Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy upped the stakes in the Libya conflict last night as they vowed to fight on until Colonel Gaddafi is ousted. In a joint article, the British, American and French leaders warned that it would be an ‘unconscionable betrayal’ were Nato to stop bombing with the dictator still in power. Gaddafi must ‘go and go for good’ before rebuilding of the country could begin, they said, rejecting calls for an immediate ceasefire. That actually makes some sense. I don't have a problem at least attempting to bomb Gaddafi into submission. It would have been nice to hear such a clear statement of purpose before Obama started his remote control vacation war, but better late than never. This brings us back into some version of gunboat diplomacy, which is the only way to play high stakes poker w/ tyrants. It is also nice that there is a British, American, French alliance. The UN is a joke and if we can get some diplomatic cover from our buddies across the pond, well good. Somebody has to be the adults for the crappiest planet I have ever lived on bar none, So I vote for us and our kindly old Euro uncles.
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Apr 15 2011, 01:38 AM
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