Libya illusions
Neo-cons at the Weekly Standard like Bill Kristol, Republican
leaders like Mitch McConnell and John McCain, and liberal interventionists such
as John Kerry and Joe Lieberman are calling for
the U.S. to impose a no-fly zone on Libya to help rebel forces remove
the despotic ruler Muammar Gadaffi.
The interventionists are
shrugging at the cautionary words of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who warns
that establishing a no-fly zone is an act of war that "begins with an attack on Libya to destroy the air defenses." McCain assures us: Libya's "air assets are not large."
