This is while Prime Minister
David Cameron... British PM Cameron describes himself as a
modern compassionate conservativeand has spoken of a need for a new style of politics that doesn't involve calling people names. He has stated that he is
certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's probably not. He has also claimed to be a
liberal Conservative, and
a very tall short person. Since he is not
deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has urged politicians to concentrate on improving people's happiness and
general well-being, instead of focusing solely on
financial wealth, which is easy for a stockbroker's kid to say. Ask him to lend you ten quid and see how that works out. He has been described as
certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger, but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ...
has said that his country was ready to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya to stop more bloodshed in the country.
"We have to prepare for what we might have to do if he goes on brutalizing his people. I don't think we can stand aside and let that happen", said Cameron.
However,
The infamous
However...
a prominent London-based defense think-tank said that without switching resources from Afghanistan the UK could not contribute enough aircraft to stop Qadaffy attacking revolutionary forces inside his country.
Meanwhile,
...back at the ranch...
the UK is enforcing a wide-scale cut in its fleets of warplanes as part of a military shake-up to slash the country's defense budget.
The experts with the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) say the West is unable to impose a no-fly zone even though there were enough jets.
"It is difficult to see how it could generate the tankers, the intelligence-collecting aircraft and also the surveillance aircraft to support it without having to redeploy those assets from supporting the campaign in Afghanistan or counter-piracy operations," said Brigadier Ben Barry, senior fellow for land forces at the IISS.
Douglas Barrie, the IISS's military aerospace analyst, said the logistical requirements for a no-fly zone would severely stretch the West's capacities.
"These have been implemented in the past both in Bosnia and Iraq but of course there is a cost both in terms of the fuel bill alone and also in terms of the assets you have to deploy from elsewhere," he said.
The IISS is publishing its annual report on the strength of world's armies, in which it warns that cuts to defense budgets in the West had accelerated a military shift toward other countries, especially China.
The development came as a US official poured cold water on the proposal to impose a no-fly zone over Libya irrespective of the fact that pressure was mounting on President B.O. to act.
"The kinds of capabilities that are being used to attack the rebel forces and, indeed, the population will be largely unaffected by a no-fly zone," said US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder.
Many other US government officials have also voiced skepticism over the efficacy of a no-fly zone.
"We can save many more lives with humanitarian relief and other efforts than through a no-fly zone," said one official.