Not With A Bang

[poliphilo]

David Cameron proposes a no fly zone over Libya. Getting into his stride he suggests he may even send troops. His allies tell him not to be so silly.

At the same time we learn that soldiers on active duty in Afghanistan are going to be handed their redundancy notices as soon as they get home. 

Britain no longer has the chops to be the bully it used to be. 
 
I'm sorry it comes at the price of humiliation and betrayal, but this is a moment I've been waiting for most of my life.

Comments

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

I feel much the same about my bully country.

[chiller.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I want us out of that game. It's over, go home and stay there.

[airstrip.livejournal.com]

Why would they send troops to Lybia anyhow? That would likely undermine the resistance.

[(Anonymous)]

I can remember a time, what seems like a century ago, when so-called conservatives were always the serious people and the voice of reason. Yesterday, I saw two of our own sadly predictable assclowns, McCain and Lieberman, on the television begging for a military escalation in Libya as well.

I know that it's gauche to admit such a thing publicly, but I am pleased with Obama's performance as the sensible adult. I was generally impressed with his handling of Egypt, too.

[ron-broxted.livejournal.com]

Not really a matter of al salibim (crusaders). I recall Reagan and the "line of death" in the Gulf of Sirte. With the UK it is more of a Roman empire analogy - the legions are in Parthia (Afghanistan) and to all intents and purposes Britain is an American satrapcy.