Weak or Clever

Well, we're bombing Libya now. The only acceptable outcome is Khaddafy gone. And the US seems to be taking a supporting role.

The right wing blogs are going batshit mumbling about our weakness displayed in this crisis and comparing it to the Iraq War, etc, etc. I think there will be a time for such analysis, but I don't think that time is now. In fact, it strikes me, Obama might be outfoxing everyone - including our reluctant allies and two-faced Arab "friends" - into doing our bidding for a change. Usually, we are the ones doing the dirty work - like in Iraq from the first Gulf War to the Second Gulf War - while everyone else gets to sit around and publicly condemn us, while privately support us. We have take a backseat to the Arab League and France in this case and allowed them to take more of the lead (and hence bear more of the criticism). If the outcome is the same, with Khaddafy gone, we'll have achieved our goals and done with with broad support. I don't see this as a bad outcome. The right wing nutjobs are worried we look weak or indecisive...I think we look clever.