The United States has contorted and twisted itself into two meaningless wars (in Afghanistan and Iraq) which will go on for, at least, several more years if not another decade. It is clear that thousands more people will die at best, for revenge, but what is smelling and looking more and more like a blood lust...now this?
Does anyone really believe ground troops will not be involved in Libya at some point? Does anybody know who the people fighting against Gaddafi are? The Right broke out into fits because of the possible dangers surrounding overwhelmingly peaceful protests in Egypt. They should throwing all out tantrums, even shoes, at this. They should be having all night sit-in's at the Capitol.
Dictators believe they will be dictating laws for eternity. So, they are not known for fostering a good environment in which the public is very learned on how lead themselves...on democracy. Imagine the power vacuum which will be left once Gaddafi is outed. How many mini-dictators will try to take his place?
When American troops were ALREADY in Iraq, "liberating" the people, a multi-headed civil war broke out. It was nearly a disaster.
So, what does the United States do now? We jump into the middle of a civil war with a rather well-armed and obviously insane tyrant, who probably believes he can win.
How can such a combination work out better?
This humanitarian action has expanded like a war-soaking sponge. It went from a "no-fly zone," grew to a "no-drive zone," and...because Admiral Mullen said we will be targeting tanks and artillery cannons...it seems to be bloating into a "no-parking zone" as well.
...but it's not a war.
Gaddafi is surrounding himself with human shields (who all "volunteered"). He is parking his tanks inside cities and setting up anti-aircraft batteries on top of businesses and schools. He will probably even start killing random people, blaming their deaths on the US, so he can parade their dead bodies on TV.
This humanitarian action will end up costing more lives than it saves and isn't going to end well...for anyone...but especially for the people of Libya, who we are "protecting."
