WAR YOU CAN BELIEVE IN
Mar. 30th, 2011 01:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
defrogObama put his war face on yesterday and explained why we are not at war with Libya, we’re just dropping enough bombs on them until the rebels win.
Or until Gaddafi (Kaddafi? Qaddafi? Khadafy?) stops fighting them. Or something.
Anyway, the reaction so far has been predictable.
Except for Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell loving it (unlike the rest of the Left). And Bill O’Reilly and Brit Hume ALSO loving it (albeit for decidedly different reasons).
Bipartisan!
So no, I didn’t see that coming.
Personally, I don’t have much to add to what I’ve said before about the Libya No-Fly War Zone. I’m not crazy about it, but overall I can’t fault the way Obama has handled this (so far). If you have to bomb people and kill them, you at least ought to have UN clearance.
Of course, I’m not so sure that taking a side in a civil war (and that is what’s happening here, like it or not) is a great idea, especially in that particular part of the world. It’s too easy to paint it as another case of Western powers taking out another Arab leader they’ve got a bad history with. And I have a feeling it’s going to take more than a no-fly zone to convince Kaddafi (Qaddafi? Gaddafi? Khadafy?) to pack his things – not after we went and screwed up the cushy deal he made with the previous administration .
That said, I am pretty sure that the solution isn’t unilateral Shock And Awe and the Grand Moff Tarkin Doctrine of international leadership.
Anyway, the best thing about the Obama speech was that he tailored it to ensure Americans got the message – by making sure it didn’t pre-empt Dancing With The Stars.
Because you wouldn't want something like bombing another country to interfere with something really important like America’s prime-time TV schedule.
The war you deserve,
This is dF
Or until Gaddafi (Kaddafi? Qaddafi? Khadafy?) stops fighting them. Or something.
Anyway, the reaction so far has been predictable.
Except for Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell loving it (unlike the rest of the Left). And Bill O’Reilly and Brit Hume ALSO loving it (albeit for decidedly different reasons).
Bipartisan!
So no, I didn’t see that coming.
Personally, I don’t have much to add to what I’ve said before about the Libya No-Fly War Zone. I’m not crazy about it, but overall I can’t fault the way Obama has handled this (so far). If you have to bomb people and kill them, you at least ought to have UN clearance.
Of course, I’m not so sure that taking a side in a civil war (and that is what’s happening here, like it or not) is a great idea, especially in that particular part of the world. It’s too easy to paint it as another case of Western powers taking out another Arab leader they’ve got a bad history with. And I have a feeling it’s going to take more than a no-fly zone to convince Kaddafi (Qaddafi? Gaddafi? Khadafy?) to pack his things – not after we went and screwed up the cushy deal he made with the previous administration .
That said, I am pretty sure that the solution isn’t unilateral Shock And Awe and the Grand Moff Tarkin Doctrine of international leadership.
Anyway, the best thing about the Obama speech was that he tailored it to ensure Americans got the message – by making sure it didn’t pre-empt Dancing With The Stars.
Because you wouldn't want something like bombing another country to interfere with something really important like America’s prime-time TV schedule.
The war you deserve,
This is dF
