Some here may recall that when our bloke voted at the United Nations I suggested that I was convinced that he thought it was an order for lunch and had no idea what the whole brouhaha was about, guess what…
In a statement yesterday our Foreign Affairs lot admitted that they had no idea what they were actually voting for, were clueless how a no-fly zone was to be implemented and would you believe now regret doing so!
The Sunday Times reported some bigwig that I’ve never heard of as follows.
“Foreign Affairs director-general Jerry Matjila told MPs during a briefing on international matters yesterday that South Africa was in the dark about the intensity of the bombardment that would be required to enforce a no-fly zone.
“I don’t think we explored thoroughly the modalities of the how, [such as] how do you ensure no-fly zones?”
‘Modalities’ (?) not the sort of word you hear everyday is it? The full article is here if you’ve the stomach for it.
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I would suggest that our lot were in the same boat, considering that they were in the process of dismantling our defence capabilities at the time!
I think this says it all. Just how many ‘votes’ are taken by ignorant, ill-informed members – and who picks up the tab? We do in our taxes and the people in those countries we are interfering in.
Sack the lot of them…
Which goes to show that just because you’ve been voted into office by a small percentage of the great unwashed (or not, as in the case of EU commissioners and UN delegates, etc., etc., etc.), doesn’t mean you actually know anything – apart from where the bodies are buried.
QED
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I’m not sure that even your last comment is accurate – most seem to have an unwillingness to even acknowledge that their decisions create bodies to be buried…
Hello Soutie: They probably thought “No Fly Zone” meant you had to keep your trousers buttoned. 🙂