Warnings from top British military officials, including Navy Chief Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope have cautioned that the Libyan War is unsustainable for the nation beyond the next few months. Their efforts are aimed at selling parliament on bigger budgets, but are also raising growing questions about the war in general.
It is also just the latest in a growing number of breaks between Prime Minister David Cameron and his military leadership, with reports today that he lashed the leaders for criticism and told them “you do the fighting and I’ll do the talking.”
Britain’s military leadership has been pushing for escalation virtually since the war began, and has also been pushing back hard against Cameron’s calls to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in July.
Cameron, for his part, has rejected the military’s demands for bigger budgets, saying they “always want more” no matter what they are given, and seems to be pushing for more tight control by the civilian government over the military’s pursestrings.
The best reporting from Yemen is found right here. Mainstream media is still fixated on the "islamic militants" or "AlQaeda", as if those terms really mean anything locally. This article has it right: the increasingly foundering regime is striking at the areas where all control is lost. Yemen is still largely agricultural country, and there are no known mechanisms that some internationally minded terrorists will be able to live there or to hide. However, the regime found the story of international terrorism to be the best way to engage Uncle Sam on their behalf to destroy regime's enemies. As the regime no longer controls the message coming out of the country, things are becoming much clearer.
Does anyone know what happened to the famous interview Scottish Police with Moussa Koussa the defector. Big publicity about it before but nothing after. Could it be that as most logical thinkers already have deduced Libya had nothing to do with Lockerbie
Unfortunately the bulk of western thinking is that Gadaffi was responsible for Lockerbie therefore no concience to the war.
The Lockerbie thing has to be sorted out. Either Libya did it or not.
Atta boy! When in doubt, show 'em who's boss. And let the dogs of war bark!
The English Godfather aka PM seems to be in bad terms with his thugs.
He can not say shut up to the queen.., so he tell that to military generals who would report him to the queen and later he would be expelled by the queen.., then he have to find a job or go back to school learning how to keep a bathroom clean.
The Queen cannot expell anybody in the Executive. The Royalty in the UK is just theatrics and doesn't have any power.
Jamie.., then why the government of England reports to the queen every morning and after noon or before going to bed and when they wake up….? Now seriously.., why then the English government report to Queen if she dont have any power.., Royalty in England is just Theatrics.., so you mean they are just there and get paid millions of pounds every year just being Theatrics…? then they must be the biggest social service receiver in this world.., I feel sorry for them.., they are so poor of all the poorest in England…..???????? I think the Swedish or the Danish, Holland, Belgium and Norwegian king and queens are in the same situation…, ha…., perhaps that is why there are so many poor in EU because these king and queens take all what the poor dont get. … ?
This is part of the ritual Jamal. The King (in this case the Queen) is the head of the state in a symbolic sense without any power.
Time for the British and us Americans to tell our leaders to FO. Their attempts to create the psychotic dream called the New World Order are destroying their countries. They must end their delusions of grandeur or the average citizen from each nation will be forced to end their political careers.
I despise this a*hole, a "wanna-be" hawk, blatant liar, like this disgrace to humanity Tony Blair
Not exactly a case of a Caesar trying to mouth off to his Legions because we all know how that would have ended up however I feel Mr Cameron is going to get a taste of the "type" of fighting that the British Army is going to do to teach him a lesson….and might I add that he refrain from taking any surprise battlefield tours from now on unless he can trust the bodyguards he has.
Nato had better find and off Muamar quick because thing don't seem to be turning out well for them.
Things never seem to turn out well when one does not have truth and justice on one's side. I hope the UN's mandate is BS proof.
The people in the army are right and brave but supportr most of the citizens that pay bthem bravo.Its good to see just wish it was not just the infultry against the wars the US isa fighting and the people that run the military like the generals would have the guts to do the same but most are corrupt and are most likely paid hansomly.But Americas rain is coming to an end the sooner thew better.The Americans that do whats needed to get the country back are to be respected but the ones thsat only care about themselfs shame on you.The blame for all the deaths on both sides are partly your fault cowards.If a man has nothing he is willing to die for he doesent deserve to live.(Dr Martin Luthar King)Kilkled like alot of great Americans past and present.GOD bless.
nice civilized talk