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July 18, 2011
"In a world of US realism, the United States might make the Libyan rebels a deal:"
"We will throw out Khadaffi and we will establish a government under US supervision with a US -- or possibly British -- Resident Advisor.That will endure for ten years. During those ten years we will develop oil resources. We take 60%. That's half for development and 10% to repay ourselves for the costs of your liberation. We will deal with Khadaffi as we choose: possibly we will hang him, but we reserve the right to use silver bullets. You will get Delta Force and the SAS for as long as it takes to throw the Colonel out and restore order, then ten years of occupation by constabulary. We will also provide security of your borders in the event that your neighbors find the attraction of your oil coupled with your military helplessness irresistible. Now go find someone willing to sign this agreement. We will recognize him as President. Have a nice year. -- Obamaâs War in Libya == Jerry Pournelle
Posted by Vanderleun at July 18, 2011 10:37 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Reminds me of the great line from P. J. O'Rourke about Indian nostalgia for the British Raj "Please to come back, sahib English, and snob us and make the Coca-Cola machine work again."
Posted by: Brett_McS at July 19, 2011 1:03 AM
Kurtz was the last realist. Personally, I don't care if they kill, cook, and eat each other.
Posted by: Fat Man at July 19, 2011 8:53 AM
Ten years is not nearly enough. It would take two generations to overhaul the "culture" and, then, the third generation would take their newfound prosperity for granted, kick the Americans out and yell "good riddance".
The rest of the world would be jealous of our success and hate us even more.
Fat said: "Personally, I don't care if they kill, cook, and eat each other." Me? I do care. I want them to kill, cook, and eat each other.
Posted by: mikhail silo at July 19, 2011 12:04 PM