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NATO Commander Says Resilience of Qaddafi Loyalists Is Surprising
2011-10-11
CAPT Longlegs, Susan would you step over to the kitchenette and bring me another one of those Amante Moka's please? Extra suger, ahhh you remembered! Oh yes, yes, the phone..... "We’re all surprised by the tenacity of the pro-Qaddafi forces. At this point, they might not see a way out.”

TRANSLATION:

The bastards just won't give up! The casualties (which are well.... we just can speak to it) inflicted by the resilient pro-Qaddafi forces, fighting for their lives have been, let me just say staggering. This shit could drag on until election year Christmas. We were hoping they would just leave, now we might be forced to kill the lot! Lots of bad press all around.
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  See also NEWSMAX > ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE = EGYPT ON SLIPPERY SLOPE TOWARD CIVIL WAR.

and

* TOPIX > LIBYAN REBELS INCREASINGLY DIVIDED.

Secular Neutral versus Pro-Islamist National Governance.

And once again, Virgina, we learn why the US-NATO is no hurry to get rid of Uncle Muammar despite PCorrect overt rhetoric to the contrary.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-10-11 22:31  

#8  At least he didn't preface that phrase somehow with 'unexpectedly'.

NATO Commander Says Resilience of Qaddafi Loyalists Is Surprising

Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2011-10-11 15:39  

#7  "NATO Commander Says Resilience of Qaddafi Loyalists Is Surprising"

At least he didn't preface that phrase somehow with 'unexpectedly'.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2011-10-11 13:36  

#6  To a surrounded enemy, you must leave a way of escape.
There's no point in fighting an enemy twice - Native American proverb
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2011-10-11 13:10  

#5  Seems to me that Sun Tsu intentionally allowed his forces to be surrounded when he wanted them to fight like there were no tomorrow, which is probably why these guys are fighting so hard.
Posted by: gorb   2011-10-11 13:01  

#4  "Revolution is hard!" - Rebel Barbie
Posted by: Pappy   2011-10-11 12:18  

#3  Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.

To a surrounded enemy, you must leave a way of escape.
Sun Tsu
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2011-10-11 10:36  

#2  If ever a government needs an honest press secretary, Besoeker, you'll be the man we send forward.

But don't quit your day job just yet :-)
Posted by: Steve White   2011-10-11 07:16  

#1  Not falling into a trap of believing one's own propaganda is very important.
Posted by: gr(o)mgoru   2011-10-11 05:57  

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