Libya - Latest Updates Part III ( Archived) (526)

Seems like "we" are inching toward introducing ground forces to finish this off. Anyone else see it coming?

Where have you been? I have been saying that since I posted my Afghanistan thread! We put soldiers there to teach them how to fight and soon we are going to put soldiers there to help them fight!

Good mornin Colleene,

I dunno, feeling frustrated and appalled at the damage and death I see in Misuratta.

I assume by the "we" you're referring to US troops... If so I would say that it is not likely to happen very soon especially after the US downsized their role in the conflict to one of a logistical support.

I fully agree that a ground assault is now more likely the only way to finish off this impasse but if so it would have to be a joint mission between Nato and a representative force from the Arab League, otherwise the move won't get any widespread support. Even so it would still be highly criticized from the usual areas who still wish to believe that this crisis can be settled diplomatically...

In any case I feel the worst that can happen is for the UN to send in a 'peace keeping' force to separate the two sides - we don't need another divided country in the mediterranean, the mess we left in Cyprus till this very day is more than enough for the region.

Yes, the "we" was unspecified because I don't know "who" would be among the coalition of the willing. The goal as I see it is the arrest of Qaddafi and 2 of his sons and any others who may be guilty of war crimes. I think we (UN intelligence) know who they are. Wouldn't it be cool if they did an Entebbe on Qaddafi?

I agree that it is not likely anything is going to happen soon. Everybody knows that Gaddafi needs to go, but only a few countries are even willing to say that... much-less, do anything about it...Certainly not the Arab League, so I don't expect there to be a consensus.