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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Are you suggesting the no-fly zone has had no impact?
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Where did the above question come from? The no fly zone clearly had an impact. What I have said is that it is inadequate. Kadafi quickly changed his military tactics and regained the upper-hand. What has our response been?
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BREGA, Libya — A senior Libyan rebel leader sharply criticized NATO on Monday for bureaucratic delays that he said were putting civilians’ lives at risk and complicating rebel efforts to fight the Qaddafi forces on the ground.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/wo...a/05libya.html
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BREGA, Libya — Forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi battered rebel fighters on the road outside this strategic oil town on Tuesday with rocket fire, mortars and artillery, driving them many miles to the north and leaving them in disarray
A day after a senior Libyan rebel leader had criticized NATO for “a delay in reacting and lack of response to what’s going on on the ground,” there was still no sign of the air power that two weeks ago seemed to have the loyalist forces reeling toward the Qaddafi stronghold of Surt, more than 100 miles to the west.
The official, Ali al-Essawi, the foreign policy director of the Transitional National Council, the rebels’ coordinating group, said that the problems began after NATO took charge of the air campaign from the United States, Britain and France, and that he now foresaw a drawn-out battle. “They took the command; they will make it long,” he said in an interview in Rome.
While NATO seemingly had no presence on the battlefield here, a NATO official, Brig. Gen. Mark van Uhm, said at a news briefing that Western airstrikes had destroyed about 30 percent of Colonel Qaddafi’s military power, Reuters reported.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/06/wo...a/06libya.html
The West has the capacity to end the conflict, but we have not.
The West has not coordinated actions with the rebels.
The West is doing less now than last week - doing less when more is needed.
The Rebels appear to have an expectation of assistance from the West that does not exist.
The West is trying to manage a bureaucracy when quick front line decisions need to be made.
What the hell are we doing? What are we trying to accomplish? Are we doing what needs to be done to accomplish our goals? Are we committed to accomplishing our goals? Was the goal simply to "throw a rope" and walk away so we can say we did something?