When the WORLD is going to HELL = Give me MY Mad Men Fix!

The New York Times: Reports that the best drama on TV, Mad Men might not come back till 2012. This is not FAIR, its unjust, all men when they grow up want to be Don Draper, all want to date his ex wife Betty, this is not on, it seems it down to that evil thing called MONEY. The World is going to hell in the Middle East, and we loyal fans have to wait till 2012, that’s an election year for God sake, not on, one very unhappy Blog!

46% Disapproval for POTUS - Gallup

Gallup: Reports on its latest job performance poll for President Obama, the Oval has 46% disapproval rating, while 44% approve of the job performance of President Obama. One can argue that with Afghanistan, Iraq, the US voter is very wary of another War, three Wars going on at the same time. The present crisis in Libya has been compared to the first Gulf War, in that War Bush 41 got a UN Resolution but also went back to the US Congress to get them to okay the War, it was close run thing folks. The ghost of Vietnam was used by those against the War. The point is that Bush 41 did get the US Congress to pass a resolution, President Obama just did it off his own back, with some courtesy calls to Congress. The hard left and this is real folks, want to Impeach President Obama, yes there are some mad funny left wingers out there, but lets get back reality, should the US and the UK have to send in ground troops then POTUS will have to go back Congress, but so far on the political front the Oval is safe, at the end of the day the Oval is the Commander in Chief, lets hope the Strategy works folks.

Allies Strike Gaddafi Forces in Misurata - Libya

Telegraph: Reports that the Allies have hit the Western Gaddafi targets near Misurata in the West of Libya. This is good news folks, but what about the Gaddafi security forces in Misurata itself, the Telegraph reports that Gaddafi has snipers killing the innocent people of Misurata, the UN cant win if Gaddafi is still in charge, thus my argument for a Max Strategy when it comes to Libya, the Gaddafi regime is playing out the clock, it wants to get lucky and shoot down a US plane, thus place pressure on the Obama Administration. The Libyan No Fly Zone cant be another Iraq, that lasted over a decade and it took ground troops to get rid of the Iraqi Regime.

Cutting Petrol TAX - 1p & Throwing out Labour TAX Hikes

This is a good news day folks, the hard pressed driver gets a break, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr George Osborne has taken 1p of the cost of petrol, also he has suspended the Labour Escalator till 2015, thus an expected 5p hike has seen a tax cut for the hard pressed driver. Lets be honest folks, the price of petrol is driven by international events, if Saudi Arabia goes up in smoke then expect a mighty hike in petrol prices, but so far this is a good move by the Coalition Government. Grade 10/10 for wise economic moves and political effect, Labour under Ed Miliband didn’t really have a answer, things are looking up for the Coalition.

What about Misrata ?- Libya

Guardian: Reports on the attack on Misrata in the West of Libya by forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi. This is why we need a limited boots on the ground policy folks, the Gaddafi tanks have gotten in to Mistrata and are causing havoc, they could be taken out by Special Forces with the less loss of life to the people of Misrata, this kind of wanton destruction can not be allowed to go on day after day. The Air Attacks by planes or drones should take out the Gaddafi tanks, what is the point of the UN if does not save lives.

The FOG of War - Libya

Telegraph: Reports that while recovering US pilots whose plane went down in Libya due to mechanical failure the US shot innocent bystanders in the process. That is the problem with the War in Libya, and it’s a War folks, the Gaddafi or Rebel side don’t wear Western uniforms, so when your plane is shot down over Libya your not going to be sure who turns up, the Rebels to help you or the Gaddafi forces to beat you up and parade you on TV aka Iraq. This is why we need a Max Strategy folks, quick win, or we will have more of these cases. In the fog war it is about survival at the end of the day.

Maximum Strategy and Limited Strategy - Libya

Thus folks we have had a few days of Air bombing of Gaddafi’s security structure, it seems on the whole that the rebels have control of Benghazi but there have been reports that the Gaddafi security forces have not been totally removed. The question is what are the Allies going to about Misrata and Zintan in the West of Libya, these locations have come under attack from the security forces of Gaddafi, so far no reports that the Allies have taken out tanks and heavy artillery in these locations. The question that has to be asked what is the PLAN, a maximum plan would see the removal of Colonel Gaddafi, with air and limited boots on the ground, a much limited plan would see the break up of Libya, the West would come under the control of Gaddafi while the East would be in the hands of the rebels. If this is the plan its going to take time, the rebels are not an Army, they will have to be trained and a command structure created, who is going to train them, Egypt has its own mess at the moment, thus will it be the UK and France. Do the voters in these countries with the present economic crisis want to spend money on a Civil War in many respects. Thus after the new Libyan Army is trained they will be sent in to combat against Gaddafi, they will need air cover from the Allies, thus another long and bloody War. Thus one has to asked what is better Max Strategy or Limited Strategy, it can be argued that a MAX strategy is the best option, air power combined with troops on the ground, quick win and good PR, all WARS these days is about PR in some respects. Lets recall as the UK Defence Secretary stated this morning that the UK is in Afghanistan, we have around ten thousand troops in action, thus it can be argued the UK should go in for a quick win, a limited war could be more costly in the long run. Quite interesting have not mentioned the US, interesting days folks.