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| Libya: arming rebellion 'would turn tide' |
| 2011-03-24 |
| The Libyan rebel movement could legally be supplied with weapons from abroad in a move that would rapidly bring the conflict to an end, defence experts have said. The United Nations resolution that was made before that governing the no-fly zone prevented Col Muammar Gaddafi's government from obtaining arms but analysts say that it would still be possible to arm a provisional rebel government. There are growing doubts that the rebels will be able to prevail over Col Gaddafi's forces without outside intervention, and there are worries too that a costly and dangerous stalemate will follow a lack of decisive military action. Brig Ben Barry, of the International Institute of Strategic Studies, said however that if a provisional council was recognised by the United Nations, it would be able to accept arms, and could quickly overthrow Gaddafi loyalists or persuade the Libyan ruler's inner circle to oust him. |
| Posted by:Oscar Spineck3066 |
| #1 UN RESOLUTION versus * TOPIX > IRAN'S KHAMEINI: WEST SHOULD ARM REBELS, NOT BOMB LIBYA. * SAME > BAHRAIN'S KING EXPELS ALL IRANIANS FROM BAHRAIN, including Iranians [women] married to local Bahrainis. versus * WAFF > [StrategyReport]SERBIAN MAFIA + OFFICIAL ALBANIAN STATE ARMING GADDAFI | ALBANIAN GOVT. SENDING WEAPONS TO MUAMMAR GADDAFI. * SAME [StrategyPage] KADDAFI HAS A KILLER PLAN THAT JUST MIGHT WORK. ARTIC: > LOGISTICS will determine whether Muammar or US-Allies/West + UNO will prevail wid NFZ, Airstrikes. > KADDAFI, + [waffle-happy? = anti-NFZ]ARAB LEAGUE have TIME on their side. > US = USDOD CANNOT STAY OPER TOO LONG IN LIBYUH, as per prior committals to IRAQ + AGHANISTAN [AFPAK] + BUDGET DEFICIT WOES. > NATO"s Euro-members are LONG-USED TO THE USA BEING THE TOP/PRIMARY LEADER. * CHINESE MILITARY FORUM [old] > NYT: NORTH KOREA SUGGESTS LIBYA SHOULD KEEP ITS NUCLEAR WEAPONS, arguing that Gaddafi = Libyuh were foolishly duped by the USA + POTUS DUBYA [GW = Global Warming] back in 2003. * SAME CMF > CHINA WAS CLOSER TO REBELLION TEN YEARS AGO, under the tenure of Jiang Jemin. China's security budget exceeds its defense budget for the first time under Hu Jintao, + which shows that China is more concerned more wid GROWING INTERNAL INSTABILITY than External Enemies. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-03-25 00:14 |