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| Libya army may quit Misrata, let tribes fight rebels |
| 2011-04-23 |
| TRIPOLI - Libya's army may quit fighting in Misrata because of NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the style of the American pants... "Now there is an ultimatum before the Libyan army. If they can't resolve the problem in Misrata then the people from the region... will move in," Khaled Kaim told news hounds. "The situation in Misrata will be eased, will be dealt with by the tribes around Misrata and the rest of Misrata's people and not by the Libyan army," he said. "The tactic of the army is to have a surgical solution but with the |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 I'd say this means Daffy is running out of army resources. Or it's a fall-back, regroup and wait for materiel and ordnance to cross the Algerian and Chadian borders. Remember - the elite units haven't taken part. Yet. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-04-23 21:04 |
| #4 At last. We are now in a new phase. This was supposed to be how things should get resolved. This is the Arab way. Ancient Tribe blood lines are the only solution in an area that clings to the old ways. Eternal blood feuds and tribal control are the only course in this troubled world. No talk of the western worlds freedom fighters. Now the Tribal leaders will direct the future course of events. Then oil and water will mix again in the most barren of lands. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-04-23 18:48 |
| #3 A rebel spokesman in Misrata, Abdelsalam, said pro-Gadhafi tribes were in a minority in the area: “There are two small pro-Gadhafi settlements outside Misrata. They make less than one percent of the population of Misrata and the surrounding area.” |
| Posted by: phil_b 2011-04-23 07:30 |
| #2 I'd say this means Daffy is running out of army resources. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2011-04-23 01:56 |
| #1 So which "civilians" is NATO gonna "protect" now? |
| Posted by: Zebulon Thranter9685 2011-04-23 00:45 |