Send Arms

Are you the parent of a college student? Ever see the signs on the college football or basketball games, where the students say something like "Hi Mom - Send Money"? Well, I see a pattern.

I think it is obvious that I do not support American involvement in the Libyan conflict; I made that clear in my "Full Spin Ahead !!" blog. Yet, it seems that the rebels in Libya are asking for all kinds of assistance. And, since the American government (particularly this administration) has still not learned its lesson, I am sure its only a matter of time before we start sending "assistance" to the rebels. Oh, it will be legal - I am sure this administration will see to that. But, I think there are bigger questions that need to be asked here:

• What kind of assistance is being provided?
• Are we planning to send weapons of any kind?
  
• Who will the "assistance" really be used against?

I mean, what happens when you send "assistance" to a country like Libya? Do we make them sign Non-Disclosures and Service Level Agreements? Do we make them sign contracts as to who they will use the "assistance" against, and, more importantly, who they WILL NOT use the "assistance" against?

Can we really trust rebels from a foreign country?

Well ... we trusted the Afghanistan rebels, and we ended up with 3,000 dead Americans.

What's to say that the "assistance" is not going to make its way to Iraq, or Afghanistan, or to the southern border of the United States. Think I am being an alarmist? Well, of course that is what this administration will say; they do not like to be questioned. But, since this administration doesn't seem to have a very good gauge, when it comes to assessing the risks to the American people, and, the American press does not seem to be interested in doing their job (checks and balances and all), I think this is a legitimate question.

Look Mom! I'm a journalist! ;-)

My point here is that we need to be very careful. This administration clearly disregards the voice of the people; believing that the average American to not smart enough to understand complex issues. And, to this end, this administration has demonstrated that they do not necessarily think through their plans of action (both healthcare reform and financial reform come to mind). So, I am being proactive with my opinion. Since I know that this administration likes to keep things simple, I will keep it simple. I don't see how we can trust the rebels, since we really do not know who they are. Therefore, based on past experience, arming rebels is a bad idea.

Let's learn from past mistakes. We need to:

• Get out of Libya
• Stay out of Libya
• Don't send any kind of military assistance to Libya; especially, DO NOT SEND ARMS!

It would be a real shame if some of our own "military assistance" made its way across the southern border of the US, and into the hands of some bad people.

Think about it.