Spinning Clinton vs. Obama

The New York Times: Has an interesting article how POTUS was pushed in to supporting tougher action on Libya, Secretary Clinton was a prime mover in the operation. This is a good article if your Secretary Clinton, not so good if your POTUS, it gives the impression that Secretary Clinton was hawkish and that she had to lead President Obama to see the light. If your in the Obama Court you will see this article as a swipe at a weak leader, who had to be lead to War, rather than a leader that takes command from the start. Lets recall there is a direct historical case study when it comes to Libya, that is Reagan, liberals want to see Obama as a Liberal Reagan, but Reagan was real leader, while POTUS gives the impression that he has to be marched in to doing the right thing by the UK, France and Hillary Clinton, does not help in 2012 folks.

The End for Colonel Gaddafi ?

Guardian: Has an interesting analytical piece on how the crisis is Libya has become personal between Western Leaders and Colonel Gaddafi, the article states the following, “ The US and its allies will not relent until they "get Gaddafi" and their nemesis is captured, jailed or dead. ”. This folks has to be the result, POTUS cant go in to an election year with Gaddafi still in Libya, the Republicans would say that he was weak and that he had to be forced in to taking action by the French of all people, the US voter does not re-elected weak leaders, go ask Jimmy Carter how he feels without having to justify his one term in office since 1981. As this military action has been approved by the UN, it’s the best chance to get Gaddafi, it has from the left point a view the holy writ of the UN Security Council, not something Iraq had in 2003. Thus for President Obama, PM Cameron etc this is personal, this shows them as world leaders, also it gets the French off the hook off being not trusted by either the US or the UK in a time of crisis. The Air operation should be given a few days, even weeks but if it does not work then the SAS, SBS, US Special Forces have to be sent it, behind the lines to destroy the Gaddafi armed forces. This is a fight to the death folks, and it can only be the head of Colonel Gaddafi on a pike.

Libyan Front Line

Telegraph Live: Reports that the US has stated that the Allied Air attacks on Libya have stopped the military advance of Colonel Gaddafi on Benghazi. It seems from BBC reports via the newswires that the people of Benghazi as still being killed and other towns and cities in under rebel control are coming under attack from the security forces of Gaddafi. This blog is happy about the US, UK, France, and other Allies have finally got going but at the end of the day there will have to be ground troops, the Gaddafi forces are nothing when compared to those of NATO, thus it can not be allowed to take weeks or months, in less the Air power gets a lucky shot and takes out Gaddafi the military planners will have to get ready a plan for a small scale troops on the ground operation. This is the next logical step folks, in less Gaddafi does a runner, and the air power does not get lucky, the Gaddafi regime can not be allowed to stay in power, the UN would take a hit and the political leaders would look like they took half measures, lets finish this folks.

Afghanistan Front News

MOD: Has announced the name of the British Soldier that died on Friday in the UK of wounds sustained in Afghanistan, the Soldier was “ Private Daniel Steven Prior, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment ”. Our thoughts are with the family of Private Prior.