Is war being used to justify the Prime Minister's position in power? Maggy Thatcher fought off Argentina, Tony Blair went into Serbia/Liberia/Iraq/Afghanistan, and now David Cameron is going into Libya!
Incidentally you could argue that with each government the type of warfare is changing for the better, as the Falklands War was an old-fashioned punch-up and today's Libyan conflict is a strong military opposition to the Gaddafi regime without actually invading the country. Some have suggested sending a carrier into the Mediterranean would be madness. Madness? This is BRITAIN! we'll just use Malta and Sicily!
Another thing that changes from previous wars is that the 'special relationship' between Britain and the US seems dead and buried. Obama is either a genius and performing magical diplomatic tricks, or he isn't bothered about being a world leader anymore. Cameron may be described as 'aggressive' but I would use the words 'progressive military action' as well. Britain might be much weaker than 100 years ago, but we won't go down lightly!
I wonder if anyone else noticed...
