Wednesday 20 April 2011

Foreign Military Advisers in Libya, what next?


Now reports have confirmed the first phase of presence of foreign troops in Libya in the name of 'military advisers.'
First, British military experts are on their way to the city of Benghazi to help rebel forces. Britain says the officers will not be involved in fighting, but the move raises the question of whether the international mission in Libya is expanding.


And now, France and Italy on April 20 promised more support for Libya's opposition, saying they would join Britain in sending military advisers to help the rebels break a battlefield stalemate.


The question is, whether this would lead to escalation of fight in Libya or whether this would lead to some settlement, breaking the current stalemate?

8 comments:

Nu Bari said...

I hope not, I hope they help and do not make matters worse

herleena pahlavy said...

this is just sad? Why can't we live peacefully?

Mark W. Waterman said...

Worth reading

Siraj Datoo said...

Agreed. I need to read some @johannhari1 I think!

Sarah Nelson said...

Obama can hardly manage the USA budget crisis, closing Guatanamo or keeping Bush's timetable in Iraq so why go into Libya now?

Sincerae said...

Thanks for the blog post :)

Matthew Hill said...

Lets hope the reruns end soon. 80s retro is bad enough, without another oil crisis/war in SEA/MASH repeat

Tess Sulaman said...

Foreign intervention nearly always worsens the situation!