PrintMarch 17, 2011
Europe Misses the Tide
This month Europe missed a last opportunity to grow up. Libya was about as good a case as we will ever see of a hated little Generalissimo right under the soft underbelly of Europe, ready to be pushed out in favor of a better, if not perfect regime. Muammar Kaddafi only abandoned his nuclear program when Bush invaded Iraq, fearful of a self-confident America that wanted no maniacs with nuclear weapons in charge of Middle Eastern oil. But now Europe, which claims "peaceful superpower" status in the world, simply flinched and did nothing. Three European heads of state demanded that Kaddafi resign, and that old crook gave them all the high sign while bombing and strafing large numbers of civilians in the streets of Benghazi. When Europe was helpless after World War II during Stalin's time, it was protected by the United States. We came to the rescue against Hitler and the Kaiser, and barely eked out a victory. But like the fabled...(Read Full Article)
