Friday, September 23, 2011

Is An Insurgency Movement Taking Place In Libya?



Battles In Libya Raise Specter Of Insurgency -- Washington Post

TRIPOLI — For months, Libyan rebels and their international supporters insisted that Libya was not going to become another endless conflict in the model of Iraq or Afghanistan. And when Tripoli was taken by rebels a month ago, it seemed to many that the war was over.

But as Moammar Gaddafi’s loyalists put up a fierce resistance in the besieged towns of Sirte and Bani Walid, and bickering erupts among the revolutionaries, there are growing fears that the ousting of Gaddafi will not mean an end to fighting in the new Libya.

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My Comment: A number of American officials do not share the view that an insurgency may evolve in Libya .... in fact, they see Gaddafi and his allies finished-off very soon. What is my take .... I share the view of the new Libyan Government .... they know that they have a lot of work to do before any semblance of control can take place.

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