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"these are the french who wouldn't let us fly our f-111's over their country to bomb libya..."

How well I recall that scenario.

Courteousy of Lt. General David Nichols, USAF, Moamar had a very real "come to Jesus" meeting - we missed him by fifteen minutes.

We missed Qaddafi, but destroyed his compound. Within two months he began the process of closing down some 22 terrorist camps found in Libya. His support for Palestinians dwindled, and his appearances in public were few. His attack on Chad bogged down. He backed out of support for rebels in Uganda, Sudan and the Central African Republic and called off raids on Tunisian border villages. He sold his shares in FIAT. Finally, Qaddafi disappeared from Europe, Africa and the UN scene for two years, and was never the same after that. We may have missed him, but one small air attack accomplished one hell of a lot for peace on earth. Merry Christmas.