Well Done the UN.

You have just voted for a state of constant war in Libya.

By a majority of 1 with 5 abstentions the United Nations Security Council have today (17/2/11) voted for a package of measures including a no fly zone to protect the "popular" uprising in Libya. In reality this popular uprising is actually limited to little more then 1 million people or less then 10% of the population based in three cities in a north eastern tribal region. At current estimates these rebels have less then three weeks of cash and five to seven weeks of food, water and ammunition left. That meant that prior to today's vote they would have been forced to surrender in a maximum of eight weeks with no need for Libyan government troops to ever enter Benghazi.

Now British and French warplanes are going to start bombing the majority population of Libya probably leading to the collapse of both the Libyan government and the rebels alternative government that has yet to be formed. The most likely outcome of this is that a lot of people will die as Libya descends into Somalia or Democratic Republic of Congo style anarchy and the countries oil wealth is plundered.

So yeah feel free to hang your heads in shame as you leave.