Kill Qaddafi (Updated)

Update (8:55 AM, 21 March 2011): A report from FOX News indicates that the coalition did attack Qaddafi's compound with missiles fired from a British submarine. However, the coalition maintains that the attack was not targeted at Qaddafi, but was done due the military significance of the compound. Further, The Pentagon has said that the coalition is not going after Qaddafi. The Report believes this is a mistake, and that hunting Qaddafi down is something that the coalition should do. Unlike the hunt for Saddam Hussein in Iraq, however, the hunt for Qaddafi should be done without ground forces. If a location of Qaddafi is determined, then missile or air strikes should be called in.

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Leaving dictators in power, while curbing their military capabilities, has almost never been a successful strategy in the long-run. In Iraq, Saddam Hussein was allowed to remain in power for over a decade following the Gulf War. Hussein, despite embargoes and a no-fly zone, continued massacring civilians and oppressing the people of Iraq.

In Libya, coalition forces are enforcing a United Nations authorized no-fly zone and have attacked Qaddafi's military forces. Yet, Qaddafi remains defiant, believing that in the end he will prevail.

What should happen is Qaddafi should be told that he has until Noon on Tuesday to order his forces to stand down and then give up power in Libya or leave the country. If he complies, then freedom and democracy can prevail with greater ease. If he does not comply, then he will be forced out of power. If Qaddafi says he will fight to the death, then that means he gets to die. Coalition warplanes should obliterate Qaddafi's palaces, and obliterate his car, his plane, his bunker, or any location he might be hiding in, too

Libya will be a better place without Qaddafi. The people there deserve freedom and democracy, and with Qaddafi out of power, they will be be able to achieve it. A free, democratic Libya will benefit the United States and the rest of the world, as well. The investment of military action in Libya, in the long run, will pay back the American people with greater security, cheaper oil, and a stronger economy.

Merry Christmas

In honor of the Federal Holiday of Christmas, we'll be taking a break from new updates until at least Sunday. We wish all of our readers and their friends and families a Merry Christmas. We especially want to thank those who are away from home for Christmas, serving the country by helping to defend freedom overseas.

Expedite Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

A repeal of the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prevented openly homosexual* individuals from serving in the United States military passed in Congress this weekend and will be signed Wednesday morning by President Barack H. Obama. However, it could take months for the new policy to actually take effect so that openly homosexual individuals can enlist in the military, and homosexuals currently serving can do so without the risk of being "outed."

The issue with this is that in the meantime, homosexuals who are unemployed and could enlist in the military to have a paying job serving in the defense of this country and the development of freedom abroad will have to wait. With unemployment over 9.8%, it is in the best interest of this country to move forward quickly and for the military to immediately allow those who are openly homosexual to serve. There is no reason that someone should be collecting unemployment because they are unable to get a job with the military due to being a homosexual. Taxpayer funds would be saved by moving quickly to change the policy, and the economy would be better off. 

Some counter-argue about issues that must be resolved of how homosexuals should be dealt with in the military. The solution: treat homosexuals the same as anyone else, and do what is going to be best for the American taxpayer, which is to give no special treatment to homosexuals (such as special shower time.) The military has gone through changes before. In 1948, segregation of races in the military was eliminated. In fact, it would likely save money today for the military to move to a gender-neutral system, not segregating genders. Building separate men's and women's quarters/barracks comes at additional taxpayer expense, and this expense could be eliminated to save taxpayer dollars. 

One topic that has come up about openly homosexual individuals serving is if they will be subject to violence from fellow service-members. The solution to this problem, is that the military should adopt a policy where any service-member who engages in violence against another service-member, regardless of sexuality, is charged with treason and executed for attacking someone serving their own country. With the penalty of death, service-members will avoid such violent acts.

* For the purposes of simplicity in this article, I used the term homosexual as military policy considers those who are not heterosexual, such as bisexuals, to be homosexuals.

North Korea Must Be Stopped

This week, North Korea attacked a United States ally, South Korea. The attack resulted in civilian deaths. But, North Korea was not hit back hard and stopped from mounting further attacks. Nor was anything done after they sank a South Korean ship (in South Korean waters) killing dozens.

This type of shenaniganry should not be tolerated. The administration of President Barack Hussein Obama is making the United States appear weak, unable and unwilling to come to the defense of its ally, as it sits back and continues to suggest time after time that more negotiation and multi-party talks take place with North Korea. Time after time, talks happen and North Korea fails to act in a manner consistent with global expectations. The country continues its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, continues to operate a totalitarian regime that oppresses its people and restricts free speech with “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-Il at the top of a country where people are starving and the economy is in complete ruins. President Obama, likely, is trying to avoid intervention in an effort to avoid his left-wing base getting upset over the United States involving itself in another war. The left opposed the United States intervention that brought freedom to the people of Iraq, and many on the far-left oppose the war in Afghanistan. These liberals, of course, were a huge component to President Obama’s 2008 election and he needs their votes if he runs again in 2012.

President Obama needs to inform Kim Jong-Il and his regime that they have 48 hours to give up control of the country to an international peacekeeping force and a transitional government that can work to implement freedom, democracy, and human rights in North Korea, and work on restoring the economy and providing the people of North Korea with basic needs. In 2003, President George W. Bush told Saddam Hussein that he had 48 hours to leave Iraq or he would face military action. When Saddam Hussein didn’t comply, U.S. warplanes began bombing. In North Korea, if Kim Jong-Il doesn’t listen, President Obama should immediately order the destruction of all North Korean military assets. The work can be done by air, with military planes used to take out North Korean assets.

North Korea is not interested in peace. Kim Jong-Il is a delusional leader, corrupt with power and greed. Only when his regime is removed from power can the people of North Korea prosper and can reunification ever take place in Korea.