" if the withholding of American resources enables Mr. Gaddafi’s survival in power, the long-term consequences will be the reverse of the president’s promise." WAPO
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Predictably the NATO political council has restricted the provision of air support to the Libyan rebels to the point that a military stalemate is now a likely outcome if the present policy continues. This was foreseeable and probably forseen by the Obama Administration.
At the same time someone has encouraged former congressman Curt Weldon to go to Tripoli to discuss various "straw man" proposals with Qathafi. Since it is a violation of federal law for an American private citizen to conduct diplomacy, it seems likely that the encouragement was official. Weldon (the suitcase nuke man) was seen on CNN this morning explaining that he will tell Qathafi that the last time we bombed Tripoli (1986) Qathafi complained that we had not warned him. Weldon says that he is there to warn him. That seems a pretty clear threat. One of the "staw men' is an offer to have Qathafi made "honorary head of the African Union." ?????
This sounds like something from a poorly written farce, but.... Qathafi is certifiable, so, you never know, he may go for some of this.
More interesting is the WAPO break with Obama policy and behind that, the obvious inclination of the Natanyahu government. BTW, what was Peres here for yesterday? pl
