That tightening noose

So, since the last time I posted about Libya, the Security Council authorized a no-fly zone over Libya to protect Libyans from Qaddafi’s forces. The yesterday I read that Qaddafi immediately announced he would abide by the UN’s decision and stop murdering his people from the air.

It looks like he’s changed his mind again;

Muammar al-Qadhafi called the United Nations resolution authorizing international military intervention in Libya as “invalid.”

The Libyan leader says he sent a message to President Barack Obama defending his decision to attack rebel cities: “If you found them taking over American cities by the force of arms, tell me what you would do.”

The statement came from the government spokesman at a news conference in Tripoli.

Qaddafi also sent a letter to the French and British leaders, and the U.N. secretary general, saying the resolution violates the U.N. charter and saying they would “regret” any intervention.
“Libya is not for you, Libya is for the Libyans,” he said.

Well, Libyans who survive Qaddafi, anyway.

From Associated Press;

Moammar Gadhafi took advantage of international indecision to attack the heart of the 5-week-old uprising on Saturday, sending troops, artillery and warplanes to swarm the first city seized by the rebels. Crashing shells shook buildings, and the sounds of battle drew closer to Benghazi’s center.

“Where is France, where is NATO?” cried a 50-year-old woman in Benghazi. “It’s too late.”

Can we really expect anything different. Qaddafi knew that President Bush was as good as his word and surrendered his WMDs when Bush invaded Iraq. Qaddafi also knows that, under Obama, the US just makes noise and without the US, Europe won’t do anything useful.

Fox is showing footage of the Libyan rebels shooting down a jet, so this will be a protracted war. I sure hope this “tightening noose” doesn’t disrupt March Madness.

Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Foreign Policy, Terror War