tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post6277886834305036315..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Boehner Gives Obama An Ultimatum On Libya As Congressmen File SuitFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-28741239912953358172011-06-15T20:16:39.482-07:002011-06-15T20:16:39.482-07:00If this is about oil, the British and French made ...If this is about oil, the British and French made one of the stupidest moves in the history of nation states and we've made an equally stupid move by supporting them in this. Furthermore the British and the French especailly the French will stab us in the back without hesitation any time it suits them. We are their "strategic competitor." At the very least, we ought to ask "what's in it for us?" <br /><br />It should have been obvious to any one with an IQ above 50 that the Khaddaffi forces were going to prevail in this conflict and whatever initial success the rebels may have had was only because the Khaddaffi forces were caught by surprise. Essentially the rebels don't have the strategic depth, the training, or the funding to be able to prevail against the Khaddaffi forces. This should have been obvious to anyone from the start. <br /><br />The only way for the rebels to prevail would have been if they got signifcant help from outside. Given that as you point out correctly we don't have the money to do this. In addition, we don't have the available forces or equipment. The British and the Frendh don't have the personnel either to carry this out. <br /><br />With our current level of commitment we can only delay the inevitable dereat of the rebels. We cannot prevent it. All of this was obvious to anyone with an IQ above 50 from the start. <br /><br />Why was it not obvious to NATO officals? I think it has to do with ideology. I think they got caught up in r2p or somehting like that and did not even realize they don't have the resources to actually "protect" nor do they even know who they are "protecting!!"<br /><br />If this was about oil, they already had oil deals in place with the Khaddaffi governemnt. All they had to do was stay out of the way and Khaddaffi's forces prevail in a couple of weeks or so and the oil deals are safe. If I were a Briton or French, I'd be livid at my government for sacrificing vital oil deals for some nebulous what ever we are doing. As an American, I'm livid at my governmetn for squandering precious resources on something that doesn't advance our interests. Not only that, Khaddaffi and his forces are now even angrier at us than they were before. The prudent course of action would be to redeploy to defensible positions rather to continue wasting resources on unwinnable propositions.B.Posternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-8693027657205311812011-06-15T17:52:35.394-07:002011-06-15T17:52:35.394-07:00i'd vote for monkey boy if he ran against boeh...i'd vote for monkey boy if he ran against boehner.<br />the institution formerly known as the US congress is about to get a teachable moment.<br />......and no one will notice..........louielouienoreply@blogger.com