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2011-10-11 Africa North
NATO Commander Says Resilience of Qaddafi Loyalists Is Surprising
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Posted by Besoeker 2011-10-11 01:34|| || Front Page|| [2 views ]  Top

#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||   2011-10-11 05:57|| Front Page Top

#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||   2011-10-11 07:16|| Front Page Top

#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||   2011-10-11 10:36|| Front Page Top

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

#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||   2011-10-11 13:01|| Front Page Top

#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||   2011-10-11 13:10|| Front Page Top

#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||   2011-10-11 13:36|| Front Page Top

#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||   2011-10-11 15:39|| Front Page Top

#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||   2011-10-11 22:31|| Front Page Top

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