Reagan called him "Mad Dog " Gaddafi. The US president went on to suffer from Alzheimers but he was bang on the button there. The Libyan leader was more barking than Battersea Dogs Home and we all knew it.
Trouble was, he was sitting atop a whole lot of oil and we wanted our share. So we allowed his lethal lunacy to fester unchecked. Now Tony Blair looks pained as he reveals he asked his pal to chuck in the towel but the old fool has taken no notice. Did anyone really think he would?
What sort of power does Blair wield these days? His qualifications as a middle-eastern envoy look a bit dodgy viewed from the standpoint of an illegal war. Gaddafi has always been in it for himself, he never tried to hide the fact. it's just that the west always thought they could keep him on a short leash.
Well now the rabid dog is running riot and smoothie Blair has no say at all in the matter. Nobody should be a bit surprised. We'd have been more amazed if Gaddafi had said: " Yes Tony, you're so right as always, I'll give it all up now!"
Looks like the Libyans will sort this one out for themselves, without the dubious help of envoys. When they do, let's hope we support the people's choice the way we pandered to their despotic leader Gaddafi.
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