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The U.S. government, supported by right wing projectionists, is preparing to launch demilitarizing air strikes against Libya (a la Serbia in 1999) in a matter of weeks, if not days.

Actually, it looks an awful lot like Iraq in 2003. The same hallmarks: putting Libya on the front page of the major news outlets; "strike rhetoric" and mobilization on cable TV channels. The strategy to persuade us is ongoing and is being actively debated, thus its form is impossible to predict -- only understand that there is a concerted effort by ruling American elites to get us into war.

If Gadhafi can hide himself, he can probably survive. The U.S. intends to arm the rebels, however it's unclear how it plans to do this.

Once again, "air strike" rhetoric shows itself as a means to war in times when Americans are leery of ground combat.

What is the long-term damage? Gadhafi is probably wishing now that he had kept up his nuclear program. With even a dirty bomb, he would have a card to play now. After this conflict, nuclear proliferation is unstoppable: the respect shown to North Korea makes it unmistakably clear that possession of nuclear arms = invulnerability to American attack. The Saudi movements in Bahrain seem to me to affirm that Saudi Arabia is the new center of opposition to Iran, thus "Pan Arabia" exists in all but name. The Saudis control OPEC and with it, the U.S.'s prosperity, thus they won't try to create their own nuclear program -- there is no need. The U.S. is frustrated by this fact and is determined to create democracy wherever the Saudis cannot reach.

What good is "democracy"? Rule by the dollar vs rule by force... what's the difference? Either way, you end up with rulers and oppression.

Obama is not the man I thought he was. He's megalomaniacal, a plutocrat to the core, and a threat to our freedom.