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| Libya: The real war starts now |
| 2011-09-07 |
| h/t Gates of Vienna Enough about The Big G's downfall. Now comes the real nitty-gritty; Afghanistan 2.0, Iraq 2.0, or a mix of both. The "NATO rebels" have always made sure they don't want foreign occupation. But the North Atlantic Treaty Organization - which made the victory possible - can't control Libya without boots on the ground. So multiple scenarios are now being gamed in NATO's headquarters in Mons, Belgium - under a United Nations velvet cushion. According to already leaked plans, sooner or later there may be troops from Persian Gulf monarchies and friendly allies such as Jordan and especially NATO member Turkey, also very keen to bag large commercial contracts. Hardly any African nations will be part of it - Libya now having being "relocated" to Arabia. The Transitional National Council (TNC) will go for it - or forced to go for it - if, or when, Libya spirals into chaos. Still it will be an extremely hard sell - as the wildly disparate factions of "NATO rebels" are frantically consolidating their fiefdoms, and getting ready to turn on each other. There's no evidence so far the TNC - apart from genuflecting in the altar of NATO member nations - has any clue about managing a complex political landscape inside Libya. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #7 Import workers for industry from Egypt but they won't do the manual labor the Africans did. Nah, man. Import the workers from Europe! |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-09-07 12:35 |
| #6 Given the small population (about 7M) and the distance between population centers, a Swiss canton type system would probably be the best solution for Libya. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2011-09-07 11:04 |
| #5 I think the connection to Africa has indeed been severed. Africa desperately needs the vast water Libya has for it could last a thousand years. Gone are the workers Libya needs. Import workers for industry from Egypt but they won't do the manual labor the Africans did. Corruption will rule Libya. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-09-07 08:37 |
| #4 Hardly any African nations will be part of it because Africa is merely the back country of the Mediterranean's south shore. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-09-07 07:36 |
| #3 They've got a couple of American professors on hand, so they'll have the theory, at least. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-09-07 06:22 |
| #2 VELVET CUSHIONS + NITTY GRITTY ... versus * MEMRI.ORG > SENIOR OFFICIAL IN EGYPTIAN ISLMAIC JIHAD [Sheikh Adel Shehato]: IFF WE COME TO POWER [in Egypt] WE WILL LAUNCH A CAMPAIGN TO ENFORCE SHARIA LAW: THE CHRISTIAN IS FREE TO WORSHIP HIS GOD IN HIS OWN CHURCH, BUT IFF THE CHRISTIANS MAKE PROBLEMS FOR THE MUSLIMS, I WILL ANNIHILATE THEM. ARTIC = ... > THERE IS ONLY THE KORAN + SHARIA = TRUE FAITH + VALUE FOR ANY + ALL MUSLIMS, NOT DEMOCRACY WHICH IS A JUSDEOCHRISTIAN FALSE CONCEPT. > After Egypt, attention will be turned towards LIBYA + SUDAN. > "BATTALIONS" TO BE FORMED TO DEFEND + ENFORCE SHARIA LAW WORLDWIDE. > TOURISM SITES IN EGYPT POPULAR WID FOREIGNERS, e.g. PYRAMIDS will be shut down. > NO SUCH THING AS ART OR LITERATURE IN A TRUE ISLAMIC STATE. IOW, SHEIKH = ITS ISLAM, THE KORAN + SHARIA RULE, OR NOTHING. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-09-07 02:09 |
| #1 Quagmire. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-09-07 01:49 |