President Obama assured us that the Libyan rebels were doctors and lawyers and professionals, which must have seemed preposterous even to him as the words exited his mouth.
Turns out doctors and lawyers and professionals probably wouldn’t be caught dead with this band of effete “warriors.” At least that’s how the Los Angeles Times tells the story:
Mostly in their 20s and 30s, they have known nothing but Kadafi, who has held power for more than four decades…
They live public lives on Facebook and Twitter, love rap music, “Dancing With the Stars” and “American Idol.” They communicate by text message — at least they did until Kadafi family members who own Libya’s cell networks cut most service to eastern Libya.
Too bad about that cell network being down. That undoubtedly hampers the rebels’ efforts to vote for their favorite American Idol. Please do not call until the show is over.
When they should be shooting at the enemy, they shoot souvenir photos and videos on cellphones and point-and-shoot pocket cameras. Many of them commute to the front, driving their dusty cars back home to rest and freshen up…
They drive home to freshen up? Oh, yeah, this war is going to go well.
Most of the fighters know nothing of guns because the weapons were banned under Kadafi. Getting caught with a gun meant prison or, in some cases, death.
Illicit but alluring, guns are objects of mystery and fascination for the men and boys of eastern Libya. Now that they at last own firearms — looted from government garrisons overrun by protesters in February — the would-be soldiers fire them randomly and wildly. They have wasted thousands of rounds, prompting commanders to begin charging one Libyan dinar (about 80 cents) per bullet.
“For so long, we wanted guns but could never touch one,” said Ibrahim Ahmad, a 20-year-old who said his mother urged him to find a gun and fight. “Now we want to shoot them all day because it feels so good.”
This is no way to maintain liberal support in America, Ibrahim.
The approved quote was supposed to be, “I don’t kill people. Guns kill people. Shooting this implement of death feels terrible, but I only do it to rid the world of a dictator and for the glory of Barack Obama.”
There. That’s more like it. The check is in the mail.
Source: Los Angeles Times
