African Union Must Work For Qaddafi's Ouster

The AU Must Work for Qaddafi's Ouster

The African Union should urgently bring a resolution to the UN Security Council, calling on member states of the United Nations, to take all necessary measures to end the reign of terror of Qaddafi in Libya. This must be done today.

Meanwhile, President Obama's administration in the United States should stop trying to walk a fine line, between diplomatic niceties and justified outrage at what is going on in Libya. It should immediately put in place the policies and the military means, to bring a quick and decisive end to the brutal regime of Qaddafi. There can be no normalcy, while the Qaddafi government survives with blood on its hands.

President Obama should come out in 48 hours, to announce a set of military measures aimed at bringing an end to the Qaddafi regime. Unmanned military assets, including cruse missiles and drones should be launched to destroy major support structures of the Qaddafi regime, and it should be done now, as a signal to the democratic fighters in Libya, that the United States supports their struggle.

I thank you.

Fubara David-West.



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Mubarak's Exit and the Next Challenge

There was just no way President Mubarak would have survived the raging popular anger all around. The next issue that any new political set up will have to confront is that of dealing with the basic demand for democratic reform, which fired up the popular uprising. It is possible that half a loaf will satisfy the activist leaders of the movement for reform, for now. However, it will be a huge mistake for the Egyptian military to assume that it does not need to accede to the demand for genuine democratic reform.

How does one rate President Obama's handling of the crisis? I think he handled it
quite well: an A-, will be the letter grade for his performance, especially if one goes by the assumption that he meant every word of his Cairo address, which prodded the Middle East towards embracing democratic reform. The message from President Obama's stance seems to be that the United States will stand up for democratic reforms in the Middle East, not through invasions, but by empowering the people of the region.

I thank you.

Fubara David-West.