you form a coalition to go to war (well not quite war, more an intervention, sort of a military 12-step plan). even the french are gung-ho (see them freedom fries become french fries again). simple idea: no fly zone with a bit of shelling on the side. look we have the arab league on our side.
what can go wrong?
well the arab league don't seem too keen all of a sudden. (no civilian casualties they say - like that is ever possible.) is gaddafi on the hit list? yes. no. maybe. don't know. it is not regime change, that is for the libyian people, but look we just don't want gaddafi there anymore. america won't be the lead partner after a few days, share it out among the rest of the coalition; nato can do it (which means france or the uk). italy is talking about stopping the use of their airspace if it isn't a nato led thing (so they aren't too bothered about a pariah state close to them - must just be davif cameron).
no one is quite sure how long it will go on for. no one is quite sure what constitutes the moment of 'mission accomplished'. soon they won't even know who is in charge and who is contributing to it all (so far just one arab nation has put military forces into play).
just a couple of days in and it is beginning to look a bit of a mess.
meanwhile isreal and hamas go on in their own sweet way bombing each other.
and no doubt when cameron gets of his war horse he will get back to telling us all how we need to be more frugal because the cuts are going to hurt (they have to - it is serious medicine he is administering to the country) yet somehow in his moment when he can have his own little war they can fnd the money to send planes and bombs out to land in foreign lands.
just once we should see this moments and wave at them as they pass by rather than jumping out in front of the onrushing crisis with a raised hand and a politely worded "i say old chap".
no need to worry i am sure they have a plan.
they do don't they?
they must have. surely?
what can go wrong?
well the arab league don't seem too keen all of a sudden. (no civilian casualties they say - like that is ever possible.) is gaddafi on the hit list? yes. no. maybe. don't know. it is not regime change, that is for the libyian people, but look we just don't want gaddafi there anymore. america won't be the lead partner after a few days, share it out among the rest of the coalition; nato can do it (which means france or the uk). italy is talking about stopping the use of their airspace if it isn't a nato led thing (so they aren't too bothered about a pariah state close to them - must just be davif cameron).
no one is quite sure how long it will go on for. no one is quite sure what constitutes the moment of 'mission accomplished'. soon they won't even know who is in charge and who is contributing to it all (so far just one arab nation has put military forces into play).
just a couple of days in and it is beginning to look a bit of a mess.
meanwhile isreal and hamas go on in their own sweet way bombing each other.
and no doubt when cameron gets of his war horse he will get back to telling us all how we need to be more frugal because the cuts are going to hurt (they have to - it is serious medicine he is administering to the country) yet somehow in his moment when he can have his own little war they can fnd the money to send planes and bombs out to land in foreign lands.
just once we should see this moments and wave at them as they pass by rather than jumping out in front of the onrushing crisis with a raised hand and a politely worded "i say old chap".
no need to worry i am sure they have a plan.
they do don't they?
they must have. surely?
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