Leave Lybia alone! No, I don’t love Gaddafi, I just understand what a cat fight looks like and don’t want to get turned upon by both beasts!
I’ve got a better idea-—let’s arm both sides and give them both intel against each other. Why not? Face it-—they both suck and they all need to go take a bath and learn how to use toilet paper.
Libya has tanks and arty, it takes a few days to get them in position, but they can be far more devastating than a few airstrikes. The rebels have AKs, some heavy machine guns, and some rocket launchers they have no clue about how to use properly.
Ground based armor will destroy the rebels once it gets on scene.
The no fly zone will only be our invitation to the dance, we will be up to our ears in yet another PC unwinnable police action.
Qaddafi surviving in a neutered and weakened condition may be the best of all possible outcomes.
Looks like it`s going to be a moot point anyway. The Libyan military re-took Brega and is moving toward Benghazi. Should be over in a few days.
A lot of folks, 0bama included, grossly underestimated Gaddafi`s ability to hold power. He said he was staying and he meant it.
Gaddafi, as bad as he is, is the only barrier to a radical islamist takeover there. His overthrow will cause a devolution into tribal warfare along the lines of Somalia.