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Cimarron29414 · 03-21-2011, 11:49 AM

All I can do is facepalm because here we go again.

Unfortunately, I was wrong in the other thread. This wasn't over in three days. Primarily because a no fly zone has magically become strategic bombing raids on targets other than anti-aircraft targets. Once the rebels decide to strength and advance in order to overthrow <insert cool spelling of Qaddafi here>, are we giving close air support? I fear the answer is yes, as small arms can't take out armor columns effectively. So, we now get three wars instead of two, if only for a few months. Aren't we pulling troops from war 1...or was it war 2?

And worse off, we are yet again mired in nation-state politics in a land with deeply intrenched tribal politics. Hey, at least war 1 and 2 has given us experience for war 3.

"Bob, I know that your tribe has been killing Fred's tribe for 1000 years, but could you please stop now and let Fred's family get elected into the new government and start telling you what to do? Mmmkay?"

03-21-2011, 11:49 AM	#39 (permalink)
Cimarron29414 Still Free Location: comfortably perched at the top of the bell curve!	All I can do is facepalm because here we go again. Unfortunately, I was wrong in the other thread. This wasn't over in three days. Primarily because a no fly zone has magically become strategic bombing raids on targets other than anti-aircraft targets. Once the rebels decide to strength and advance in order to overthrow <insert cool spelling of Qaddafi here>, are we giving close air support? I fear the answer is yes, as small arms can't take out armor columns effectively. So, we now get three wars instead of two, if only for a few months. Aren't we pulling troops from war 1...or was it war 2? And worse off, we are yet again mired in nation-state politics in a land with deeply intrenched tribal politics. Hey, at least war 1 and 2 has given us experience for war 3. "Bob, I know that your tribe has been killing Fred's tribe for 1000 years, but could you please stop now and let Fred's family get elected into the new government and start telling you what to do? Mmmkay?" __________________ Gives a man a halo, does mead. "Here lies The_Jazz: Killed by an ambitious, sparkly, pink butterfly." Last edited by Cimarron29414; 03-21-2011 at 11:52 AM..