When we went to war for real against Iraq, we took 6 months and amassed over 200,000 troops and support.
If NATO tries to simply send a few bridages in to help the rebels they will be destroyed by Libya. Libya has actually been going easy on the rebels because the rebels are using civilians as human shields. If NATO tries to join the rebels, and does so within their cities, that would be a war crime, and if they take up locations outside the cities, they will be destroyed.
Unless NATO starts with a massive carpet-bombing effort, which will kill thousands of civilians.
You are correct, the tribes would then go to war, but the real question is what in the hell are we doing there illegally. The country mass killing its people is a good ways east. But then there is no oil there.
I’d be dead set against ground troops in Libya. Since NATO doesn’t actually have any grounds forces, American soldiers and equipment would be used, along with other member countries - that must not happen. We are already in to deep as it is - Libya is not our problem, it’s a civil war and if we are their just because of oil - someone should go to jail for that decision as people are dying.
Where in earth did you get the idea that Qadaffi is going easy on the rebels. He has no motive for dragging this war out. It is Qadaffi’s troops who use civilian population areas as shields. How would NATO troops outside the cities be destroyed when we have air superiority? Where do you get your misinformation?
“Rebels” using civilians as human shields? Why am I not surprised? Now ground troops. Great. This’ll be another Vietnam, except it won’t rain as much. Funny how the Dems keep stepping in the same dog poop and learning nothing.
George Soros and Bork Obunga are trying to perpetrate a bank robbery in broad daylight and using American military assets to do it.
Who in the world would agree to be part of this Army? Imean Money Talks, but a bunch of mercinaries?
I don’t even think Obama would ever approve ground troops. No way, no how.
This will be a quagmire...a slow and painful death for the rebels.
By July, Libya will have the complete control of the country. I expect too, that Libya will get lucky and hit a plane or two, and capture a pilot or two...
Apparently, Qadaffi had the foresight to hire, arm, and even somewhat train a very large force of mercenaries from Chad, Mali, Niger, and even some very bad Balkan and COMBLOC types from Eastern Europe. Chasing them through the desert could take decades!
He is also able to to do aerial surveillance, is flying helicopter sorties, and wiped out Misurata's fuel reserves by using armed crop dusters. NATO had one chance to take out Qadaffi, and when Obama dithered and waffled, that chance evaporated.