Off-Topic: Libya mission Looks to be a mess
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MartiniMan
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Libya mission Looks to be a mess
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3/22/2011 5:20:08 PM
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I am still undecided about what we are doing in Libya and whether it is a good idea or not but otherwise it looks like a FUBAR. I am undecided mostly because I think Ghadafi is a nut job and it still bothers me he was never punished for the Pan Am bombing which he apparently personally ordered. But at the same time I don't think anyone knows what will replace him. I fortunately have the luxury of waiting and seeing and being an armchair QB on this one.
But the conflicting messages and the apparent lack of desire of anyone in the coalition to actually lead is what is bringing me to the FUBAR conclusion. And this is not just an Obama problem, it is a coalition problem but frankly what you get when you try to do something by committee. Obama says we will be done in a few days, others in the administration have said it will take weeks, no one has agreed to step up and take over enforcement of the no fly zone, some want NATO but Turkey has objected, the French say they want to lead the mission, the Brits are non-committal but seem to want NATO, Italy won't let them use their bases unless NATO takes over, Germany doesn't like the mission at all, Putin is leading the anti-involvement charge, etc.
I think what this demonstrates is that when someone doesn't lead the charge from beginning to end it is a mess. Where it appears Obama mostly dropped the ball is that everyone knew there would be a transition but no one worked out any details. I suspect in the end we will get the bulk of the heavy lifting as usual but who knows at this point. If I were Ghadafi watching this I would hunker down in the hopes that the coalition falls apart and he can get back to killing his own people.
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