Errm, I'm not sure that blowing the living c**p out of any armoured vehicle that might belong to Colonel Gadaffiis is exactly enforcing a no fly zone and protecting civilians.
Forgive me, but it looks like providing air support to one side in a civil war.
As previously stated, I have no problem with a rapid change of leadership in fuedal Libya, but is that actually what the UN told us to do.
Can't see the Russians or a good number of Arabian countries seeing it like that.
Should be interesting.
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The Russians could have veto'd if they really objected. This is all real politik.
ReplyDeleteHow do we know what weapons he has? Answer. We sold them to him.
Meanwhile, police numbers cut, teacher numbers cut, public sector wages stopped, tuition fees up, inflation up, unemployment up and the modern siege of Carthage hasn't even started