Sunday July 17, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

On Friday the contact group dealing with Libya met in Turkey and decided to recognize the opposition. They feel that this move will give the opposition the support they need to help pave the way for a new interim government.

The group will also ratchet up the pressure to oust Ghadaffi. It has been 5 months and still Ghadaffi shows no signs of breaking.

For the first time China and Russia were invited to the meeting.

Neither attended, saying that they do not believe in supporting one side of this internal conflict over the other. The response by China and Russia points out that the United States and others have chosen a side in this conflict. While neither Russia nor China likes the current regime they do not actively seek its removal.

In response to the decision by the contact group Russia proclaimed that Ghadaffi has a suicide plan. No, not that Ghadaffi has any intention of offing himself. This suicide plan means that if the situation gets too intolerable or hopeless Ghadaffi will take out major industries and infrastructures and cities within Libya.

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