'No-fly zone' is a euphemism for war. We'd be mad to try it | Simon Jenkins

Cameron's urge to dust himself in military glory may be strong, but he should not interfere in the Libyan rebels' cause

Happy days are back for the sofa strategists and beltway bombardiers. After the miseries of Iraq and Afghanistan, a Libyan no-fly zone is just the tonic they need. If you zero in from carrier A, you can take out the Tripoli air defences while carrier B zaps the mercenary bases and carrier C zooms with special forces to secure the oilfields. You might tell the Americans to go ...