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Originally Posted by dlish
from what ive read, the US has requested that the Jordanians and Omani's do the flying and lend a hand. but like Baraka said, the french and brits are more than willing. the aussies with all their big talking 2 weeks ago now said that they wont be contributing to the effort.
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For all the overly-parsed, meekly-composed resolutions of condemnation that the UN musters through its quagmire of veto threats, it is completely ineffective at actually getting things done. In the mean time, the Libyans real chance at an ouster is gone.
How many times has the UN condemned a dictator's actions and demanded results? In my lifetime? Dozens. And when it comes right down to it, guess who has to be the bad guy every fucking time?
Mark my words, Canada will contribute a dozen jets for a few months. France? Less than that, if any. Britian? Slightly more than Canada. And guess who will end up spending billions enforcing a UN-sanctioned no-fly-zone over Libya for another decade? Sound familiar? And how convenient it will be when, a decade from now, the World forgets exactly WHY those jets are flying over yet another Muslim land.