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Originally Posted by jimbuna
Aye that...but I'm beginning to feel a little uneasy and wondering if the coalition are going beyond the terms of the UN resolution  |
The beauty of it is though that UN resolution 1973 is worded so that the Coalition forces can do pretty much anything they want to Gadaffi except putting boots on the ground.
It's not under the No-Fly Zone of the resolution, it's under the 'Protection of civilians' section. Furthermore it has, and I quote: "to take all necessary measures, notwithstanding Paragraph Nine of resolution 1970 (2011) to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack".
Paragraph 9 on Resolution 1970 deals with the banning of arms shipments to Libya. So that's a nice little loop hole to give arms to the rebels there.
I think we could expect a repeat of the No Fly Zone over Iraq, I mean that was in force for what...ten years or more? Meanwhile we'll arm the rebels and train them and eventually they might win.