Gadhafi and What SHOULD happen.

Good evening all.

I have to chime in on my thoughts about Moammar Gadhafi. I grew up knowing this guy's name, so it's not news to me that he was a class A nutjob. I saw an interview with him and Larry King and while Larry King does as good a job interviewing him as he did -- the guy was obviously 'off' on many levels.

He was also butt ugly.

In fact the closest celebrity that comes close to approximating his 'look' (If you can call it that) might be leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies.

Here in the US the only thing on constant rotation on TV right now is the video of him dying, and footage of his carcass 'on ice.' Not very family friendly and I don't know exactly what it is we as a nation have to gain from watching the final moments of a well documented a$$ expire over and over again.

It goes back to my theory that humanity hasn't really advanced much socially since ancient Rome. We have a collective bloodlust/ curiosity that we have been unable to ween ourselves from despite our best intentions.

But I digress...

I 'get' the fact that he was a 'bad guy' and I agree that its a good thing that he was taken out of power, even though I am pretty sure that we are probably going to get another megalomaniac in charge of the mess over there, which 'might or might not' be theocratic in nature which (as history shows) won't be exactly what we (as Americans) would dream up as the "ideal national system."

Another aspect of this new media buzz that rubs me wrong is the way we are almost taking credit for it;

Now it's never directly SAID that way, but it IS implied in a lot of ways

All this is followed by President Obama making his declaration that the war in Iraq is over-- almost the same day that this 'news' hits the fan.

All a little convenient.

Anyway, I truly hope that this news does portend the USA bringing a lot more guys home and closing lots of military bases overseas and getting on with letting people sort out their own problems.