Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Just Do It

As the lunatic Gaddafi prepares for a bloodbath in Libya, the United Nations, NATO, and the European Union are moving at their usual snail's pace, denouncing Gaddafi and planning sanctions. Even the declaration of "no fly zones" (that would ground the Libyan Air Force and prevent it from attacking it's own citizens) may not happen because the two despotic countries in the Security Council, China and Russia, are blocking the move.

On a previous occasion in 2008, after the disastrous cyclone that hit Burma, the UN and Western powers dragged their feet in coming to the rescue of the Burmese who had been completely neglected by their authoritarian government. An air drop or a naval supply of food and other supplies would not only have helped the starving people but would have also humiliated the murderous Burmese Generals, making them lose face and weakening their grip on the country.

I am no admirer of President Reagan, but he acted swiftly when Libyan agents bombed a nightclub in Germany in 1986, killing two American servicemen. Reagan bombed Gaddafi's compound with the intention of killing the dictator.

A few air raids on Libyan air bases and the Tripoli home of Gaddafi will do the trick. Just do it.