As I said, time is not on the rebels' side.

The time for coming up with objections is over--in fact long gone.

Hess defected in 1941.   How much longer did the war go on?

This one is much more likely to turn out right soon--if the West does what's necessary.

We may devoutly wish for the Gadhafi regime to self-destruct.   But Gadhafi has told us--more than once--how likely that is. It's time to believe him.

And i still say a $10 million price on his head--informally offered to his mercenaries--might well do wonders.