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TorpX · 03-07-11, 08:34 PM

I would like to see us help finish Quidaffi off. I know there are no guarantees, but the next regime has at least a possibility of being better.

I doubt Obama will do much of anything. IMO, a no-fly zone is pointless; it merely locks in a stalemate. It would be better to bomb his air bases and solve the problem that way. No-fly zones are just a substitute for action. If we didn't want to get 'directly' involved, we could send some small ground units, quietly; say a couple batteries of artillery and AA. It wouldn't take that much to tip the balance. At least, that is my guess.

03-07-11, 08:34 PM	#37
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	I would like to see us help finish Quidaffi off. I know there are no guarantees, but the next regime has at least a possibility of being better. I doubt Obama will do much of anything. IMO, a no-fly zone is pointless; it merely locks in a stalemate. It would be better to bomb his air bases and solve the problem that way. No-fly zones are just a substitute for action. If we didn't want to get 'directly' involved, we could send some small ground units, quietly; say a couple batteries of artillery and AA. It wouldn't take that much to tip the balance. At least, that is my guess.