How Screwed Up Is Our War In Libya? This Screwed Up.
Peter Kirsanow at National Review has this about right, I think…
We bombed Qaddafi’s forces because they were killing civilians. So Qaddafi’s forces began dressing like civilians. So the rebels began killing civilians. So NATO is warning the rebels not to kill civilians, otherwise NATO will bomb the rebels. But the rebels are dressed like civilians.So NATO may end up killing civilians.
In other news, the administration continues to debate arming the rebels who are dressed like civilians. But Qaddafi’s forces are also dressed like civilians. So we may be arming Qaddafi’s forces who are killing civilians while we also bomb the rebels who are killing civilians and bombing civilians who really are civilians but look like Qaddafi’s forces who are killing civilians.
Who’s on first?
It’s reminiscent of this…
Apparently, Gadaffi’s people figured out that if they traveled in civilian trucks, our planes wouldn’t bomb them, because we don’t want to risk civilian casualties — civilian casualties would look particularly bad when you consider that our mission is ostensibly protecting civilians.
Then you put that together with the fact that recent cloud cover has made it impossible to see Gadaffi’s tanks and armored personnel carriers, and it’s easy to see why “we” are losing the war.
Now we get word that the US won’t be be dropping any more bombs, period. We are now out of the bombing business altogether, it seems.
One thing seems perfectly clear: Gadaffi doesn’t have to go. This kinetic military action will result in a Gadaffi taking Benghazi and exacting his revenge, or it will result in a partitioning of Libya, with Gadaffi in control of the western part. Either that, or we will end up getting a lot more involved with the war.
Winning!
When you pay your federal taxes this year, just mail them to the Middle East. America ! We bomb you, then we rebuild you !