starting this thread, which i hope will be short-lived, to keep the board up to date with latest reports gleaned from the net

Gaddafi should leave the office and ask his ministry of internal affair to run the governement etc...

But, they do not like to talk to each other, the only way for them is fighting as the killing adds to the problem.

M

As with most idealists, you deplore action, but simultaneously cannot offer an alternative.

I suppose your self-satisfying stance may in your view be the preferred option, but I doubt the Libyan rebels would thank you.

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hmm! .... an unconvincing post MN, except for a dedicated fence-sitter

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M

Apologies if I have categorised your pigeon hole incorrectly, I can only conclude from what I read and then understand (clearly not a lot).

As to the military establishment not being very good at thinking, you'd probably be surprised at the reality. In any event the military do not decide to take action, that decision is taken for them.

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I liked the underlining.

Reminded me of a petticoat.

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it will end in tears !!!

M

Whilst there must always be a degree of acceptance by 'the Top Brass', the point remains, they do not make the decision. I would also re-assert my comment re military thinking - it is the military who determine the manner in which the assigned task is undertaken; God forbid the politicians had to think that one through.

Gadaffe will be gone by Monday IMHO

in God's ear .... unfortunately i think He is currently preoccupied with the fine detail of GO's budget!

Doubt it Mr.C more like planning his holiday to Venezuela

Gadaffe reccy

He = God ..... i suspect God may even regard venezuela as the counterbalance to eden!

PS - naughty boy! .... your link is dated september 2009

Yes I know but maybe he was planning ahead.

ABC News report about a Libyan air force jet shot down for violating no-fly zone: it was a single-engine Galeb, apparently. It was shot down by a French fighter.

A Tripoli resident, unnamed for obvious reasons, tells BBC's Newshour: "I'm not exaggerating if I say tens of thousands of young people are arrested. Look, we cannot even now stay close to each other, three four people, for a couple of minutes talking or chatting, I mean it's very danger[ous].

I am not surprised at the Libyan and Egyptian government "opposition" did not have an organised leadership, but you would expect Britains leadership to have considered the consequences of rushing into intervention without a command structure.

Mind, now I see Cameron and Hague are trying to dodge any responsibility for any further actions.

The quickest milkmen in the West.


Perhaps, they have been worrying about they expense claims.

Fred - do try not to be a total pratt ..... you're carrying on (to suit your agenda) as if uk was the sole participant in this, whereas of course it was and is a coordinated operation involving AL, the almost unanimous backing of UN Security Council, and the hardware of a number of other countries, including some of AL unless I am much mistaken

of course no one can predict the exact end-game, but what would be your stance? ...... recommend doing nothing i suppose and then wrung your hands as the libyan rebels were butchered