IS IT NOW TOO LATE FOR LIBYA AS GADDAFI'S FORCES CLOSE IN ON REBELS IN BENGHAZI

Has the international community left it too late to act on the continuing crisis in Libya?

Gaddafi's army bolstered with African mercenaries have been trying to recapture areas of the country held by rebels pushing for democracy in the country.

Gaddafi's forces are converging on the rebel strong hold of Benghazi as what can only be described as a civil war takes its grip on the Libyan people.

Hope and time is increasingly running out, we have reached a point where it is probably even too late to now act.

But we are involved.

We became involved the minute we called for Gaddafi to step down.

The calls were a sign that we were backing the rebels' cause, yet we have left them to face their ghastly and bloody fate.

The failure of a cohesive response to protect the lives of those standing for democracy is shameful.

Europe has been rendered useless in the face of any diplomatic crisis.

The UN has proved to have no interest in protecting the rights of those who stand for democracy, as permanent members of the security council like Russia and China (which are clearly 'glowing beacon of democracy') are against the idea of enforcing now fly zones.

The US has shown that it is no longer the leading global player in foreign affairs.

President Barack Obama has continued to take a back seat confusing leaders of the UK and France as they wait for a decisive line from the White House.

Prime Minister David Cameron is clearly increasingly frustrated with the President having joined forces with France and Lebanon to push for intervention.

But waiting for Obama to act on Libya has been like waiting for rain to fall in the desert.

Put simply, the wasted time spent waiting for some sort of action from the US has cost lives.