26 May 2011

NATO in Libya, or "What's the Endgame?"

An interesting article from, of all places, Al Jazeera, talking about how the intervention in Libya is half-hearted, half-planned, and half-executed, and completely confusing.

It was meant to be rapid, unburdened by collateral damage or ethical liability and in support of a worthy cause: Ridding Libya of Gaddafi as a helping hand for the spectacular Arab Spring.

In reality, the battle for Libya is everything but that. It is progressing slowly and remaining inconclusive. Worse, its collateral damage has been mounting, and consequently the ethics are beginning to look shaky.

The word muddle comes to mind.

h/t Blackcloud6

By: Brant

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