The real downside of NOT helping The French, British and others with Libya…..

…..was always this.

If we didn’t help them out, the likelihood that we’d have to remove Kaddafi from Paris down the road was unacceptably high. The Lamestream Media reports:

A defiant Moammar Gadhafi threatened Friday to carry out attacks in Europe against “homes, offices, families,” unless NATO halts its campaign of airstrikes against his regime in Libya.

The Libyan leader, sought by the International Criminal Court for brutally crushing an uprising against him, delivered the warning in an audio message played to thousands of supporters gathered in the main square of the capital Tripoli.

It was one of the largest pro-government rallies in recent weeks, signaling that the embattled Libyan leader can still muster significant support. Gadhafi addressed the mass gathering in Green Square, speaking from an unknown location in a likely sign of concern over his safety.

Addressing the West, Gadhafi said Libyans might take revenge.

“These people (the Libyans) are able to one day take this battle … to Europe, to target your homes, offices, families, which would become legitimate military targets, like you have targeted our homes,” he said.

OK, shouldn’t have written this and hereby apologize to France.

France isn’t a bad place. Some find it quite charming, like Mitt Romney for instance. Mitt liked it so much he spent the Vietnam War there. So I really shouldn’t give them a hard time.