Using the resources of the unwilling to achieve the unexplained for the benefit of the unidentified.

Richard Fernandez on the European Union in Libya:

If one were really cynical, you would regard this EU ploy as a means to stick a German hand in the vise, knowing that when Khadaffy tightened the screw, neither Berlin nor Washington could stand idle.

This whole process is insane and dishonest, a way of achieving a goal while in denial. No we don’t want the Libyan oil. No we don’t want troops on the ground. No we haven’t been given authorization to stopple Khadaffy. No we don’t need American air power. No the Germans aren’t going into combat. The lips say ‘no’, ‘no’, ‘no’, but the eyes and body language say ‘yes’, ‘yes’, ‘yes’!

In the end some EUniks will wind up conquering a whole African country, denying they meant to do it all the way, using the resources of the unwilling to achieve the unexplained for the benefit of the unidentified.