Libya and the Arab League
The Arab League is suddenly not all that happy with the Libyan no-fly zone:
The Arab League secretary general, Amr Moussa, deplored the broad scope of the U.S.-European bombing campaign in Libya and said Sunday that he would call a league meeting to reconsider Arab approval of the Western military intervention.Moussa said the Arab Leagueâ??s approval of a no-fly zone on March 12 was based on a desire to prevent Moammar Gaddafiâ??s air force from attacking civilians and was not designed to endorse the intense bombing and missile attacks â?? including on Tripoli, the capital, and on Libyan ground forces â?? whose images have filled Arab television screens for two days.
Moussa has since back-tracked a bit but this really does underscore the absurdity of fighting other people's battles. The Arab League endorsed a no-fly zone. They should be the ones trying to enforce it. Instead, they're carping.
This should also be seen as a shot across the bow. The coalition that many of the president's supporters are so proud of will quickly peel off if the war, or at least our involvement in the war, is not brought swiftly to an end.
