"When you don't know where you're going ...

... any road will get you there."

Jan Techau, director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Brussels and former NATO defense analyst (link):

"I’m not convinced we have much of a strategy or goals. Our own set-up and lack of a real plan is more worrying than a backlash in the Arab world, which so far isn’t happening."

Headline, Britain's Daily Mail: "Who's in charge? NATO members squabble over who leads Libyan bombings...and they can't even agree whether to assassinate Gaddafi."

• Tensions with Britain as Gates rebukes UK government over suggestion Gaddafi could be assassinated 

• No-fly zone called into question after first wave of strikes 'neutralises' Libyan military machine 

• Italy to 'take back control' of bases used by allies unless NATO leadership put in charge of the mission 

• NATO baulks at taking over operation with Turkey and European countries unwilling 

• Russians tell U.S. to stop bombing in order to protect civilians ...

President Barack Obama, seeking to avoid getting bogged down in a war in another Muslim country, said on Monday Washington would cede control of operations against Muammar Gaddafi's forces within days, handing the reins over to NATO.

But Germany and European allies remain unwilling to have NATO take on a military operation that theoretically has nothing to do with the defence of Europe.

France, which launched the initial air strikes on Libya on Saturday, has argued against giving the U.S.-led NATO political control over an operation in an Arab country, while Turkey has called for limits to any alliance involvement.

Some allies are even questioning whether a no-fly zone is still necessary, given the damage already done by air strikes to Gaddafi's military capabilities.

Caroline Glick is right: America has descended into strategic dementia.