It’s difficult to look back with fondness at George W Bush's presidency of the United States, however as Patrick Kealty used to say in his stand-up routine directed at women, yes girls we men make bad decisions we do, but at least we make a fucking decision! Well the sainted Obama has Clintonesqe qualities (& I don't just mean his secretary of state) which are blossoming daily in terms of the democrats seeming inability to act decisively on foreign policy. We all know the UN is a toothless tiger it has form on sitting with its thumb up its collective fundament while brutality and genocide is practiced, think Darfur, Zimbabwe and the Balkans to name but three.
But would the world's only remaining super power really be sitting passively on the side lines while Gaddafi turns back the tide of rebellion and takes brutal retribution against the rebels if there was a republican in the white house? I doubt it, who would have believed two weeks ago that we would be applauding the French for their Leadership in international affairs? Of course fine words will never be backed up with deeds (they are still french!!!)
I hope that the conflict in Libya is over very soon. It’s a selfish wish, the sooner it’s over the sooner the oil price will begin to fall! But what is glaringly obvious is that the yanks under St Obama and Mrs Bill Clinton are worse than useless on the foreign stage. And the UN and EU are a joke! And the British government have frankly been found wanting as well. So since the world's media have now decamped en-mass to report the bigger and better miseries in Japan it’s safe to say Gaddafi has got away with it! The free world should be so proud.
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