And This is What Happens
Soon I should start to just assume that a small vacation from blogging will be accompanied by a major event in the Middle East. The most recent, of course, is the events in Libya this past week: rebels have taken Qaddafi’s compound and most of Tripoli. While fighting continues sporadically throughout the capital, it seems as though … Read more
How Much is Libya Costing the US?
Well, let’s go ahead for a second and forget the fact that the international intervention in Libya has followed the predicted route: western bombs have propped up a divided and disorganized rebel movement, created an interminable stalemate and removed any credible threat the west had towards other abusive regimes (I’m looking at you Syria). Just … Read more
Libyan Rebels, or Who The Hell Are We Dealing With?
The United States recognized the Transitional National Council (TNC) in Libya as a symbolic shift away from the Qaddafi leadership as well as a a means to provide the rebel movement with the frozen Libyan assets. Well if the move looked stupid then (and it did), it has only gotten worse since then. Not only … Read more
He is Screwed. She is Screwed. We’re all Screwed!
Admittedly, I have been a bit harsh on the United States and NATO for the way in which they intervened in Libya seemingly without giving thought to post-intervention requirements as well as on the Transitional National Council (TNC) and the rebel movement in general for being relatively weak, disorganized and divided (although this is much … Read more
