Monday, August 29, 2011

Libya: "What If It Turned Out Good?"

I second The War Nerd in his summing up of the Libyan revolt:

Well, that was a quick takedown. One of the strange things about Libya was the pacing. It needed a good editor, because it started fast, then bogged down, and then just when everybody’d given up and gone to get some caramel corn, the credits started rolling.

--snip --

So I’m gonna say here: Just maybe, the whole thing ended pretty well. Not that expensive, money or lives; gotta be better for the Libyans if anybody actually cares about them; can’t see any risk for the big picture—only 6 million Libyans to start with, for God’s sake, and I don’t see the Berber going on a global jihad any time soon. Jeez, what a thought: What if it turned out good?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great Post TSB! I'm with you and the war nerd. And Pepe has the whole story about our new Libyan hero! gwb
THE ROVING EYE
How al-Qaeda got to rule in Tripoli
By Pepe Escobar

His name is Abdelhakim Belhaj.
HE TURNS OUT TO BE THE SAME GUY WHO CREATED AL QAEDA IN IRAQ WITH HIS BUDDY ZARQAUI! SO HE MIGHT HAVE SOME IDEAS OF HIS OWN.