I don't think "murder by UNSCR 1973" was on the agenda ... although perhaps someone was vaguely hoping to be able to say "Whoops, sorry about that, Mrs Gadaffi ...".
The approved mission surely remains to stop The Duck murdering civilians? Which is a foggy scenario anyway, as well know. The civilians are revolting, The Duck doesn't like that and reacts with violence ... so we attack The Duck's civilians [who may, or may not, be in the military]. FFS, who dug this political hole for the military to sit in?
And will the
next Nation care to step up to the plate for another UNSCR Resolution? We seem to have a few contenders who are also shooting civilians, and that's where I wonder [as do many others here, I believe] just where we're headed with this philosophy.
- US Global Policeman?
- This guy has OIL?
- We hate him anyway?
- He doesn't agree with our views?
- He sponsors terrorism?
There are plenty who fit those parameters [perm any two from five].
Or is it just that The Duck is flavour of
this month, and we'll all be dropping stuff on Yemen, Bahrein, Syria, Jordan and a few other places with sand in April? [May, June, July, August .... etc]