Libya.

Just a quick thought about the situation in Libya - initially I was for the UN backed action, if for no other reason than to stop a massacre in Benghazi, but what they are doing now seems a little too much.

The NATO spokesmen said today that it is not about taking sides, it is about protecting civilians who come under fire and this is all that is happening. It is a consequence of this action that allows the rebels to strengthen their position and move along the coast towards Tripoli.

A consequence...

So, bombing tanks and other legitimate targets loyal to Gaddafi because of the threat to civilian life is OK according to the coalition of forces involved in the action - so what happens when the bombing allows the rebels to stand at the gates of Tripoli where they begin to shell the city - thereby endangering the lives of civilians?

If this happens, and there is no reason why it could not happen, will NATO forces drop bombs on the rebel troops?

Answers please, addressed to Dr Liam Fox, and in doing so we might remind him of part of the oath that many in his profession swear:


'I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings'...

Yes Dr Fox - even to those loyal to Gaddafi.

We may not like it but if we are not even handed in our dealings in Libya - it will just be another Iraq.

Just my view...