Bad Libya News
Gaddafi's troops have managed to protect his hometown. The rebels are retreating. The good news is that Gaddafi's not taking this as a sign he can win, so he's floated the idea of partitioning the country.
Hopefully our air support'll blow up the Libyan troops protecting the town and the advance can restart.
EDIT:
It's also apparent arming the rebels is now on the table. That'll help them a lot, because their biggest problem is a lack of heavy weapons. The drawback is the Security Council Resolutions are ambiguous about whether that's allowed. SC 1970 says no flatout, but a later resolution says you can do pretty much anything. Whether that amends SC 1970 is open for debate.
Hopefully our air support'll blow up the Libyan troops protecting the town and the advance can restart.
EDIT:
It's also apparent arming the rebels is now on the table. That'll help them a lot, because their biggest problem is a lack of heavy weapons. The drawback is the Security Council Resolutions are ambiguous about whether that's allowed. SC 1970 says no flatout, but a later resolution says you can do pretty much anything. Whether that amends SC 1970 is open for debate.
Labels: foreign policy, Libya intervention
posted by Nick Benjamin at
7:04 PM
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