(Available, in quantity, at the nearest military hardware show near you.)

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

almost too good to be true, probably low casualties since for a change they're on the side of the people...this was such a sudden and transparently expedient switch, no one can be fooled into thinking they can't talk out of both sides of their mouths.

they might really throw flowers this time!

seriously, what's going to cool the powerplays and tribal factionalism after kaddaffi's gone?

halliburton and private security?

'The history of public debt is full of irony. It rarely follows our ideas of order and justice.' Thomas Piketty

i get it, america can't use drones because europe doesn't have them, so it will be obvious they're spearheading this little um, skirmish.

replay the falklands with more bells on?

let's hope not, and the stated humanitarian claims are more authentic than saving the iraquis from their brutal dictator.

it's a gamble, going in militarily, will the gambler know when to stop?

or will the temptation to prop them up until they all get purple thumbs and such be too seductive?

'The history of public debt is full of irony. It rarely follows our ideas of order and justice.' Thomas Piketty