Obama Considering Plan Palin? Seeking Advice on No-Fly Zone For Libya

As I said, my main problem with actually doing it is the Arab desire for scapegoats and blame-shifting. "It's my nature," said the scorpion.

One thing I just do not understand: When did the US decide, collectively but silently and all at once, that we could no longer arm indigenous fighters? That's what we did for decades. We didn't join the fighting in a lot of places, but we did fly in guns and ammo.

Why is that off the table now?

I suppose it is because of 9/11. When we arm indigenies, we're on the hook for everything they do with the weapons, and they will almost certainly blow up civilians in what is either an actual terrorist attack or a vicious guerrilla attack which is hard to differentiate from a terror attack. We've got a lot of moral stock in the idea that we're different, so we don't do that.

But it has to be confessed that that is a really, really, really good solution we keep ignoring for that one reason.

So Stupid! CNN's commenters thought Palin's suggestion was so stupid it should not have even have been reported.

I suppose now they will add nuance to their claim -- three days ago it was stupid, but the situation has changed so dramatically that only now is the suggestion humane and brilliant.

posted by Ace at 05:17 PM

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