NATO taking over Libya conflict

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by Sunny-Days90

If you do not know at least try to read some of the other threads.

The answer is right there is you want to really understand.

Or are you ignoring the fact that Obama has screwed up once again with a poor decision?

You are crazy if you think I read all threads here.

It's OK. Don't explain yourself. No biggie.

[Sunny-Days-in-Florida]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

You are crazy if you think I read all threads here.

It's OK. Don't explain yourself. No biggie.

Let me help you.

If you want to follow along and be informed you need to know the scoop.

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[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

And now NATO is taking over more. I read that even Norway and Denmark are joining

The RDAF has been flying air-to-ground sorties for days.

[kevinm]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

That may be so, but the more weight NATO carries, the better.

Why is a civil war in AFRICA the jurisdiction of NATO??? NATO was formed to protect Europe from the former Soviet Union. It should be disbanded. It is about as relevent in 2011 as the NAACP.

[kevinm]

Originally Posted by oz in SC

There are I think 28 members of NATO.

Germany is not taking part I know.

The USA will most likely be providing most of the forces needed.

And PAYING the bulk of the bills. As Colin Powell said: "You broke it, you own it!".

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by kevinm

Why is a civil war in AFRICA the jurisdiction of NATO??? NATO was formed to protect Europe from the former Soviet Union. It should be disbanded. It is about as relevent in 2011 as the NAACP.

good question..why is nato involved,,it is not the NORTH ATLANIC treaty organization....its only 28 countries (europe is made up of 47 countryies

sweden isnt even a member of nato

[florida.bob]

There are rumblings of more Libyan leadership defections coming. Apparently several are talking to the Brits about how to exit, plus a few higher level are missing. I suspect we will hear from ITN tomorrow.

[oz in SC]

NATO has made it clear that rebel forces in Libya are not impervious to bombardment if they attack civilians.Canadian Lt. Gen. Charles Bouchard, commander of the NATO operation which assumed control of Libyan airspace on Thursday, said anyone attacking civilians "would be ill-advised to continue such activities. I recommend that you cease such activities."
NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said "This applies to both sides, whoever targets risks becoming a target. We will apply the mandate across the board."

NATO commander warns against attacks on civilians | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota

[HappyTexan]

So now NATO (aka the US) is playing referee in an internal civil war ?

What would you think if that happened to the US when we had our internal Civil War ?
How would you feel if a coalition of European countries decided to help the South (because of the cotton exports) ?

[roysoldboy]

Originally Posted by florida.bob

There are rumblings of more Libyan leadership defections coming. Apparently several are talking to the Brits about how to exit, plus a few higher level are missing. I suspect we will hear from ITN tomorrow.

Hey bob, can you call these words from the AP a pack of lies? One of your group insisted that I get the words in AP under their logo and although this is a bit off topic I would like to have you critic this article as to truthfulness and so forth. They do have some choice words about NATO and what is going on in Libya. Do you suppose AP is cleaning up their act a bit?

News from The Associated Press (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_LIBYA_FACT_CHECK?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEM PLATE=DEFAULT - broken link)