Thursday, July 7, 2011

Why UN Arms Embargoes Are Hard To Enforce



French Arms to Rebels Expose Weaknesses Of UN Arms Embargoes -- AllAfrica.com

Earlier this week France announced that it had delivered arms and ammunition to Libyan rebels in the Nafusa Mountains in early June. This was reportedly an attempt by France to assist the rebels in their military campaign against the forces of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

This move was met with rebuke from China, Russia and the African Union, all expressing concern that such actions could further destabilize Libya and could lead to an escalation of violence.

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My Comment: Bottom line .... when a major country like France wants to break an arms embargo, and the country that is receiving the arms is only a short distance away .... it is the easiest thing to do in the world.

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