Henry....Henry...."democratic forces" in this context doesn't mean that the people in the different groups and representing different interests and tribal fueds are democratic. By "democratic forces" 'I mean the movement to overthrow Qadaffi and end 4 decades of authoritarian rule.
So, Kari, by "democratic forces" you mean the people acting to end 4 decades of authoritarian rule and replace it with 4 decades of a different authoritarian rule, along with some bloody fratricidal conflict as a bonus. Do I have that right? And would you say this is typical of Obama's "pragmatic foreign intervention"?
Very clairvoyant.....to know with god-given certainty that 4 decades of "different authoritarian rule, along with some bloody fratricidal conflict" as you so delicately put it. Remove the name Obama and insert any other President's name and you will see how crystal clear your bias is to this African-American President.
Actually, Kari, perhaps you said it best yourself when you penned this gem: "democratic forces" in this context doesn't mean that the people in the different groups and representing different interests and tribal fueds are democratic. Indeed. Regarding Obama, I could remove his name and insert the name of G.W. Bush, and everything I said would still be true! It is really hard to tell where Bush's presidency stops and Obama's begins. It's like Bush walked out of the tanning salon and got re-elected to a third term.