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2011-03-09 Africa North

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Posted by Fred 2011-03-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 'Tis good for the Rebs to call for "Arab support" for their cause because ...

To wit,

* DAILY MAIL.UK > BRITAIN UNABLE TO PATROL NO-FLY ZONE OVER LIBYA AS WE DON'T HAVE [enuff]PLANES, WARN EXPERTS [London-based IISS], unless the UK diverts signific or important mil assets from Afghanistan.

NUTSHELL > POTUS BAMMER = USA is curr NON-COMMITTAL, + the UK doesn't have enough stuff - this leaves the rest of NATO-EU [read, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY] + OTHER to the Rebs + UNO to rely on for any AIR ASSETS FOR A NFZ???

HISTORY suggests it will take a while in time for the rest of NATO-EU to formally decide on whether to support a NFZ, WHICH GIVES THE ADVANTAGE TO UNCLE MUAMMAR SINCE "SUPPORTING" A NFZ IS NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME AS
"CONTRIBUTING" TO A NFZ.

* NEWSMAX > US SEES STALEMATE IN LIBYA.

* PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > WHAT IFF THE GADDAFI REGIME SURVIVES?

IOW, LACK OF US DIRECT MIL INTERVENTION = "SADDAM HUSSEIN II" for the US-NATO/Allies in Libyuh. NFZ is NOT the right question or issue as much as comprehending the likely brutal consequences for Libya + anti-Gaddafi Libyans iff Muammar does manage to hold on to power.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-10 00:18|| 2011-03-10 00:18|| Front Page Top

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