While we all wish that Kadaffi goes the way of the dodo bird, as well as his taste in clothing, the U.S. is going to get a black eye on this and here’s why:

this no fly zone operation was in part called for and is supported by the Arab League. But all we have seen is that 5-6 western powers are doing all the heavy lifting. Last I checked, we’ve sold lots of planes and arms to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, etc. It’s not like these countries have no military. If the Arab states are so gung ho on this, why aren’t Saudi air force jets patrolling Lybian skies? To me, it seems like the AL wants the French, British, Spanish, Italians, canadians, and us to do the messy job here and I’m afraid that there is going to be a plethora of propoganda now demonizing the U.S. for participating in this even though the AL supports this.

The pentagon wouldn’t even disclose the names of the Arab countries in support of this operation when pressed by reporters! It’s time for the Arab countries to get their hands dirty and if they want to stop Kaddafi from killing Lybians, they should be the ones taking the lead in this operation.