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| Obama's Missionless War |
| 2011-04-02 |
| Steyn is on his game. So, having agreed to be the Libyan Liberation Movement Air Force, we're also happy to serve as the Qaddafi Last-Stand Air Force. Say what you like about Barack Obama, but it's rare to find a leader so impeccably multilateralist he's willing to participate in both sides of a war. It doesn't exactly do much for holding it under budget, but it does ensure that for once we've got a sporting chance of coming out on the winning side. If a coalition plane bombing Qaddafi's forces runs into a coalition plane bombing the rebel forces, are they allowed to open fire on each other? Or would that exceed the U.N. resolution? |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #1 Steyn is on his game. Say what you like about Barack Obama, but itÂ’s rare to find a leader so impeccably multilateralist heÂ’s willing to participate in both sides of a war. It doesnÂ’t exactly do much for holding it under budget, but it does ensure that for once weÂ’ve got a sporting chance of coming out on the winning side. If a coalition plane bombing QaddafiÂ’s forces runs into a coalition plane bombing the rebel forces, are they allowed to open fire on each other? Or would that exceed the U.N. resolution? But after reading that, my question is: Why bother in the first place? The Arabs outside Libya don't seem to care enough to get involved. The Egyptian and Saudi air forces would be the most capable to get involved. If they don't care, why should we? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-04-02 11:00 |