Some people opposing Mr Qaddafi in Libya want the US and NATO to impose a no fly zone across the country to protect them from aerial bombardment. Predictably Britain is most vocal in supporting this idea to project an image of virility to mask its increasing irrelevance in world affairs. US Secretary of Defence, Mr Gates was much less enthusiastic in his testimony to a congressional committee. It is possible that the US has been warned off by its friends in the middle east who would be extremely relieved if Qaddafi succeeds in holding off his opponents as this will stop the domino scenario of falling governments. Libyans should reflect before asking foreigners to kill fellow citizens. Why is it wrong for Qaddafi to bomb Libyans but right for Americans to do so? So far Libyan planes seem to have missed their targets. Whether this is deliberate to prevent civilian deaths or due to inept pilots is not known but their have been no reports of large scale deaths. Qaddafi's forces attack one area and then withdraw when defenders fight back. It is as if he is trying to win by gradually weakening the physical and moral resolve without causing much loss of life. The Americans will not be restricted by such niceties. They will use their biggest arsenal and when children get killed, as they inevitably will, they will shrug and call it " collateral damage " with callous indifference. Wikileaks expose has shown US pilots laughing as they deliberately targeted civilians in Iraq and marriage parties are regularly blown up in Afghanistan. Independence should be earned by the protesters. Inviting foreigners to kill fellow Libyans will leave lasting bitterness. As in Iraq.