Latest Libyan Lamentation

Forging freedom or what passes for it in most of the world is a bloody endeavor. Even with victory apparently in the rebels' grasp, the fighting is claiming a heavy toll with many non-combatants being felled by bullet and shell that were not directed at them. Depending on what government emerges of course, the sacrifice may well be worth the cost but if a different tyranny to Gaddafi is imposed, little will have gained by his departure.