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Africa North
Overthrow Gadhafi in 90 Days: Just Add Contractors, Cash
2011-03-27
Posted by:Besoeker

#2  Among other reasons, the US-NATO/EU are in no hurry to see Uncle Muammar forcibly separated from ruling power in Libyuh as due to fear of serious cutbacks in Oil-Gas = Energy Exports to the West iff Radical Islam, e.g. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, comes to dominate the post-Jasmine Middle East + North Africa.

1970's OIL/ENERGY CRISIS REDUX = PART II???

Egyptian + KSA energy exports had been diverted thru Libyuh before in time past, hence the broad need to ensure that the US-WEST continue to have "OUR MAN/MEN IN NORTH AFRICA" IN PLACE, while the Muslim Bros. for their part had openly supported cutbacks in energy + other exports to the US-West as punishment for alleged interference in local or regional Musim affairs.

Not everything Gaddafi says or claims is off the mark - IFF THE US GOVT. + AMER CONSUMERS LIKE HAVING "CHEAP OIL/ENERGY", ITS IN THEIR [Energy]INTEREST TO MAKE "DEAL(S) WID THE DEVIL" + KEEP MUAMMAR AROUND FOR A SPELL, AT LEAST UNTIL THE POST-"JASMINE", IRAN-VS-SAUDIS-VS-TURKEY DUST [Nuclear?]SETTLES IN THE ARAB-MUSLIM WORLD.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-03-27 20:22  

#1  Nah. Just offer the Toureg their own country and they will fight and likely win for either side.
Posted by: phil_b   2011-03-27 08:18  

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