How's that followership stuff working out for ya?

Brazil calls for ceasefire in Libya

say the Reuters headline, the day after Barack Obama left Rio on his tour of Latin America. If the president of the United States doesn't lead, who will follow? Not Brazil, evidently. Probably not anyone else, either. The Arab League is heading for the exit, and Europe's two stalwarts--France and Britain--are divided on what to do next, now that Mr. Obama wants his "allies" to take over the lead role.

What lead? What allies? Blue skies! -- Dan Ford