Libyan Civil War Megathread

[CountDeMoney]

The UK offered up 50 000 troops and to lead a ground force in Kosovo.  That convinced the US to join in threatening a ground war which, in turn, scared the Serbs into withdrawing.  There was very significant European commitment - at least from the UK.

You mean, only from the UK.  Tony Blair was the only European leader that truly stood up as said, "because this doesn't happen in Europe any more."
Too bad your nation's rich history of faggoty-ass generalship continued with that faggoty-ass Jackson.

but do think Obama needs Congressional approval.

Fuck them.  Fickle bitches.  If it were a derspeiss white boy from the Grand Cracker Party, the Republitards would be in bloodlust.

[Neil]

Wes Clark was a whiny little bitch.  He couldn't even win the respect of his subordinates, so what made him think he could win the respect of a nation?

[CountDeMoney]

Wes Clark was a whiny little bitch.  He couldn't even win the respect of his subordinates, so what made him think he could win the respect of a nation?

You must be so glad we have NAFTA, so there's no tariffs involved when you swallow Hansmeister's jizz.

[Razgovory]

 

The UK offered up 50 000 troops and to lead a ground force in Kosovo.  That convinced the US to join in threatening a ground war which, in turn, scared the Serbs into withdrawing.  There was very significant European commitment - at least from the UK.

Italians were pretty pissy about it.

[Sheilbh]

Italians were pretty pissy about it.

D'Alema and Berlusconi supported it - so both of the major political leaders of the two big blocs.  The Italian government supported it and contributed.  As everywhere else in Europe the only real opposition came from the extreme left, it's just that Italy has a far larger extreme left than most of the world.

Fuck them.  Fickle bitches.  If it were a derspeiss white boy from the Grand Cracker Party, the Republitards would be in bloodlust.

I think this is probably true.  Doesn't stop them being right.

[Neil]

Wes Clark was a whiny little bitch.  He couldn't even win the respect of his subordinates, so what made him think he could win the respect of a nation?

You must be so glad we have NAFTA, so there's no tariffs involved when you swallow Hansmeister's jizz.

It's a shame that NAFTA doesn't allow you guys to get socialized medicine.

[CountDeMoney]

Wes Clark was a whiny little bitch.  He couldn't even win the respect of his subordinates, so what made him think he could win the respect of a nation?

You must be so glad we have NAFTA, so there's no tariffs involved when you swallow Hansmeister's jizz.

It's a shame that NAFTA doesn't allow you guys to get socialized medicine.

It wasn't NAFTA

[Barrister]

Wes Clark was a whiny little bitch.  He couldn't even win the respect of his subordinates, so what made him think he could win the respect of a nation?

You must be so glad we have NAFTA, so there's no tariffs involved when you swallow Hansmeister's jizz.

It's a shame that NAFTA doesn't allow you guys to get socialized medicine.

It wasn't NAFTA

It doesn't matter what side of the political spectrum you are - this kind is back and forth is what makes Languish great.

[jimmy olsen]

Looks like the Rebels are making some progress in the west.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-libya-rebels-20110627,0,3634474.story

[sbr]

Man, this war really is Mad Max.

I think it's more B.A. Baracus/A-Team turning-truck-into-armored-vehicle montage.

Who are we kidding, it's more like a Lindsay-Sidney-Greenbush-doing-a-faceplant-downhill-during-the-opening-credits-of-Little-House-On-The-Prairie.

  I forgot about that, had to go watch it on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhHrOgOkXZw

[Neil]

Wes Clark was a whiny little bitch.  He couldn't even win the respect of his subordinates, so what made him think he could win the respect of a nation?

You must be so glad we have NAFTA, so there's no tariffs involved when you swallow Hansmeister's jizz.

It's a shame that NAFTA doesn't allow you guys to get socialized medicine.

It wasn't NAFTA

The Gipper was ahead of his time when it came to sniffing out my death panels.

But seriously, it's hard to take Reagan seriously on policy issues, what with the whole voodoo economics thing.

[Mr.Penguin]

Looks like the Rebels are making some progress in the west.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-libya-rebels-20110627,0,3634474.story

Problem is that rebels so far has proven bad at taking and holding on to larger towns. Also after Bir Ghanam and the Nafusa Mountains is there open plain all around, again to the disadvantage of the rebels, as seen out side Misrata in the west and the oil twon of Brega in the east...

[jimmy olsen]

Looks like the Rebels are making some progress in the west.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-libya-rebels-20110627,0,3634474.story

Problem is that rebels so far has proven bad at taking and holding on to larger towns. Also after Bir Ghanam and the Nafusa Mountains is there open plain all around, again to the disadvantage of the rebels, as seen out side Misrata in the west and the oil twon of Brega in the east...

Shouldn't NATO air assets be able to pound Government forces in the open?

[Mr.Penguin]

Looks like the Rebels are making some progress in the west.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-libya-rebels-20110627,0,3634474.story

Problem is that rebels so far has proven bad at taking and holding on to larger towns. Also after Bir Ghanam and the Nafusa Mountains is there open plain all around, again to the disadvantage of the rebels, as seen out side Misrata in the west and the oil twon of Brega in the east...

Shouldn't NATO air assets be able to pound Government forces in the open?

Tanks and artillery, yes. Lightly armed soldiers, no...

You would be surprised to see how mush a single infantry company, supported by a few light mortars can do again a disorganized mob like the Libyan rebels... 

[Berkut]

Looks like the Rebels are making some progress in the west.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-libya-rebels-20110627,0,3634474.story

Problem is that rebels so far has proven bad at taking and holding on to larger towns. Also after Bir Ghanam and the Nafusa Mountains is there open plain all around, again to the disadvantage of the rebels, as seen out side Misrata in the west and the oil twon of Brega in the east...

Shrug. Just because they are not good at something now doesn't mean they won't be good at it later. It takes time to train a bunch of rebels. The writing is on the wall for the government forces, it is just a matter of time.

It's not like there is some kind of huge hurry, and if the rebels don't win in the next 6 weeks they lose or something.