Qatar to the Recsue

Long War: Yesterday the Libyan rebels had advanced an armored column to the front lines and were ready to smash through Gaddafi's army and retake Brega. And then NATO jets destroyed the good guy's armor, handing Gaddafi a huge victory. I wrote about this in yesterday's blog and then deleted it because my language was so fiery. I felt physically sick at the incompetence of the Atlantic alliance. Today I am calmer.

NATO is so terrified of public opinion among western voters that it won't put enough Special Forces soldiers on the ground to coordinate air strikes and act as spotters. Oil prices are scorching upward as a result and the recovery is at risk. I won't even dwell on how stupid NATO is. Let's just say very stupid and leave it at that.

In fact NATO is so conflicted it can't actually fight this war. Next week a conference is being held in Qatar where an expanded role for the tiny Gulf kingdom and a new role for the African Union (AU) will be discussed. What we need to see happen is for Qatar to take over the war, giving orders to the bumbling giant that is NATO. We also need to see AU mercenaries enter the war under Qatari command.

Qatar is the Singapore of the Mideast. It is tied with Singapore as the best run country on the planet. Qatar has the highest GDP per capita of any country. Qatar has the highest GDP growth rate (19%) of any country. Qatar has the highest military spending as a percent of GDP of any country. Qatar has more freedom than any Mideast country and zero calls for change or revolution. Qatar has less corruption than America.

During the first Gulf War most Arab countries performed symbolic roles, like raising a flag after America won a battle. The Qatari Army fought hard and effectively during this war and in other wars. During the Gulf War the Qatari Army achieved a 6-1 kill ratio. The Qatari Army is among the best in the world.

The king of Qatar essentially owns Al Jezeera, the largest news source in the Muslim world, an organization that molds public opinion in the Arab street. Even though he is rabidly pro-American, the king allows Al Jezeera to spout an anti-American viewpoint. That is until he needs it to do otherwise. Right now Al Jezeera is telling the Arab street that the rage rebels in Bahrain are bad, Gaddafi needs to be taken out, America's involvement in the Libya War is good, and many other things that are putting a lid on the violence rocking the region. In a nutshell, it is doing the job that America needs to do but isn't.

The Global American Military Empire (GAME) has a mind of its own. It can operate without President Obama being in charge. When China started attacking American allied commercial ships on the high seas a few months ago, Singapore forced the GAME to knock China back. If not for this America would have rolled over like a beached whale. Both Singapore an Qatar are ruled by constitutional monarchies where the ultimate ruler has both a genius level IQ and a far reaching wisdom beyond that of any other national leader. These leaders view America as an immensely powerful but dimwitted giant who is vital to establishing world stability.