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| âUS Security for Libyaâ | |
| 2003-12-26 | |
The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said the United States has committed itself to providing security for the country and that US officials will travel there soon to ascertain its needs. Seif al-Islam, in comments published Wednesday in the Saudi-owned daily Asharq Al-Awsat, also said British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush would visit Libya in 2004. Islam said Washington had âcommitted itself to protecting us from any sort of attackâ and that there had been âconsultations to conclude security and military accords that would lead to joint military maneuvers in the future.â
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #8 Re: Charles #6: and the best thing is that the islamofascists will start thinking that they're compromised and they will make mistakes. We have a window of opportunity here.... |
| Posted by: Rivrdog 2003-12-26 11:55:51 PM |
| #7 It's a big accomplishment. And it's imperative to take strength from it. Still, there's a long way to go. Even agreements on joint military exercizes aren't the same as heartfelt non-beligerance. Perhaps now Lybia won't pursue a WMD policy, but experience with Egypt points to the possibility that they may actively pursue a s**t-disturber policy all the same... -Vic |
| Posted by: Vic 2003-12-26 9:30:29 PM |
| #6 God, if he really is, he's going to be an intelligence source that trumps Iraq's files. Who says he hasn't already? Negotiations started just before the war. Who knows how much he's already given to us. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-12-26 8:32:24 PM |
| #5 United States has committed itself to providing security for the country and that US officials will travel there soon to ascertain its needs Too strange... I hear that New Hampshire's upset because Libya gonna have the first primary. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-12-26 8:30:03 PM |
| #4 [jeez, trying to do too many things at once] Obviously, I meant we haven't been very credible prior to 9/11; and of course "THE" stick applied to his head. blehhh, i need more eggnog |
| Posted by: 4thInfVet 2003-12-26 4:45:13 PM |
| #3 Like any coward, he changed sides when he saw what the consequences could be, and which way the wind blows. The carrot-stick thing only works when you actually use the stick, which we haven't done lately. He doesn't want to stick applied to his head. |
| Posted by: 4thInfVet 2003-12-26 4:38:11 PM |
| #2 I've often wondered whether, in the days immediately following the 9/11 attacks, we had made Pakistan's Musharraf an offer he couldn't refuse- something along the lines of, "you have a choice: you can either choose to be really, REALLY good friends of ours by helping us against bin Laden and the Taliban, or you can have us as mortal, immediate enemies. Take your pick." This Libya deal gives me those same vibes: that we talked softly while carrying a BIG bag of carrots in one hand and a BIG stick in the other. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2003-12-26 3:46:00 PM |
| #1 God, if he really is, he's going to be an intelligence source that trumps Iraq's files. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-12-26 3:24:35 PM |