starting this thread, which i hope will be short-lived, to keep the board up to date with latest reports gleaned from the net

if i was a genie as you suggest, then assuredly would make haystack disappear pro bono publico!

Educated man even speaks Mexican.

Little i, little genie.

But!

I see Hague has his cap in hand at Berlin.

Should go down well after previous anti European rhetoric.

Is he begging from other EU nations or NATO for help.

Cynic, as suggested before the Cameron and Hague's band standing earlier had little strategy or grown up command structure.

C and H showing immaturity once again.

America seem to be saying over to you Limeys.

Mind it may be diversionary tactic from Lib/Tory policy splitting .

Seems very quiet.

No opinions.


Cynic,

Can you gives the latest news from Libya and opinion where the coalition (either in Libya or this country) should go?

Sending in Military advisors..

That was as quick as a Cameron and Hague retreat!

Maybe Mr C has gone over there to sort it out.

have been much better employed playing golf all day in the glorious surrey sunshine!

military advisers.........that's the way Vietnam started......whatever the UK does we can't "win" as they will hate us in the end cos we're infidels on Muslim lands in their eyes......we should stop behaving like unelected world PCSO s.......in contrast to the Americans being real world policemen.....about time Britain stopped thinking "we" should do things in other people's countries......civil wars are none of our business

you mean so everyone can hate the amis instead? .... i thought most did, or at least the major contributors to the gaza thread

civil wars are none of our business
oh really? ..... so you think we should all bury our heads in the sand on this little episode do you? .... you think it's just a silly bit of domestic handbag throwing? ..... are you naive or just incredibly stupid?

We are a third rate power and shouldn't attempt to be the embodiment of a world police force. We are too small for our boots.
Humanitarian relief is one thing, invading other countries is another.
I won't respond to your niave/incredibly stupid comment but do you really think just because the Eastern tribes are in rebellion against the evil MG that somehow makes them the goodies?

Cynic,

Did you lose your round of golf?

in such situations, the general population cannot be classified as goodies or baddies - it is more the actual or perceived persona and actions of the string-pullers ...... in this instance MG with no doubt the interference (help!) likes of iran and similar whose aim is to stir the pot vigorously and cause as much regional instability as possible

it is precisely because britain recognises that it is no longer the world's policeman, nor any other individual member of NATO (bar 3) that they have banded together to form a stronger entity ..... ineffectual as NATO often frustratingly is, its actions (when taken!) are at least intended for the good of the vast majority of nations

does NATO always get it right? ... of course not, not least because ripple-effect reactions to actions are not entirely predictable

to reiterate the obvious, it is only the likes of you and friend fred who insist on pretending that britain is attempting to act on its own in this situation ..... if britain is trying and arguably succeeding to be a leading team guide in libya, then i am very pleased and proud that that is so ..... i suppose you would rather britain stood on the sidelines wringing its hands but doing nothing at all - and you and fred then complaining about pathetic and lily-livered inaction

no fred .... we had a cracking day at The Berkshire .... won1; lost 1, though overall our "mob" lost in this annuat fixture .... exceedingly good lunch of course!

Did you go on your bike, wearing those sexy shorts.

now that the arctic weather is behind us, i'm sure i'll be able to grace these pages yet again - if someone would kindly teach me how to get pix from my pc folder onto here

click on image at the top of the box, right here.

it asks for an image url or similar, but dinosaur that i am, i don't think that applies to an image (personal pic) saved in my pc folder .... hmm! think i'll need to have a little play but no time for now, but thanks

Mr.C happy to do so for a main member.

At the bottom of the page under add to post, click far right icon (insert an image)
in the highlighted box insert address, ie http://l1.yimg.com/i/i/uk/metro/nigel2.jpg
click OK.

Your picture must be in something like photobucket or on the net. Hope this helps you.