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2004-12-22 Africa: North

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Posted by Steve 2004-12-22 9:50:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Syrian forces given a border would over run Libya in 10 days.

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-22 12:17:22 PM|| 2004-12-22 12:17:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Also explains why Libyan forces had extremely poor (to put it mildly) performance in Chad.

Posted by Pappy 2004-12-22 3:57:42 PM|| 2004-12-22 3:57:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 This may not be such a bad thing, and should be encouraged elsewhere. The Cold War created an unfortunate belief among third and fourth world nations that they actually *needed* a serious army. Dozens of little spats started to parody the great arms race, a terribly expensive waste of resources. So, except for arms manufacturers, who really needs or wants a heavily militarized Libya, Costa Rica, Paraguay or Mozambique? In fact, if you look at the Middle East, what countries really *need* an offensive army? What countries really need a world-class defense?

Posted by Anonymoose 2004-12-22 7:26:04 PM|| 2004-12-22 7:26:04 PM|| Front Page Top

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