Down the Memory Hole

Not exactly what he promised...

The Prez did his speechifying thing last night and I guess it went pretty well.  A lot of writers were saying things like "good first step".  Dunno, didn't watch it.  I think I understand why we're engaged in Libya.

But what amazes me is the analysis that seeks to compare Libya with either Iraq or Bosnia without ever mentioning Kosovo.  Remember, Kosovo is not Bosnia.  Maybe that's the confusion in the punditry, they think all that Balkany stuff is one big Bosnia.

Kosovo is obviously what the Obama Administration is emulating and hoping for.  No ground troops, a few weeks of air power and voila!  Dictator be gone!

Maybe that's a sign of how successful Kosovo was, that no one can remember we did exactly the same thing about 13 years ago.

It's kind of like Nebraska.  Unless you're actually in the middle of it, you kind of forget it was ever there.

Of course, if this DOES work out, then it, too, will disappear down the memory hole, depriving Obama of his USS Abraham Lincoln codpiece and Mission Accomplished moment.

Which I'm sure is fine with him.

UPDATE: Read the speech.  Shocker.  It's really good.