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2011-04-15 Africa North

Libyan rebels supplied with anti-tank weapons by Qatar

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Posted by Zebulon Thranter9685 2011-04-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 "These are civilians who have had to become fighters because of the situation."

Geez, this "kinetic military action" stuff sure can be confusing. For a while there these guys were called "rebels". It kinda conjured up the notion of an armed insurrection trying to topple a soverign state. But it really helps square that whole arms embargo thingy if you think of these reluctant warriors as "civilians". It's also helpful to refer to the internationally recognized goverment of Libya as "Gadhafi the Madman and his evil Henchmen". And remember we're only talkn' about "Defensive weapons". They're strictly for protection...you can count on it. Don't fret. Soon there will be a multilaterally brokerd and mutually benificial diplomatic solution. Then the "International Community" can focus on other overseas contingency operations to prevent the next "man caused disaster".

Posted by DepotGuy 2011-04-15 11:21|| 2011-04-15 11:21|| Front Page Top

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