Poll: DELETED_74993

["andy"]

too little too late , gaddaffi has nearly retaken control if you ignore the beeb and fox . a no fly zone wont stop his tanks

 

[Rameses]

I'm suprised the UN have actually passed a resolution.

 

[awaybreaktoday]

Looks like SAS also will go in...

 

[Eddie182]

Tornado's have already been taking off...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/mar/17/raf-no-fly-zone-libya

And? Happens all the time, aircraft tend to take off and fly, it's what they do.

 

[mmj_uk]

Every Gaddafi tank will be anti-aircraft I find it hard to believe we'll sit by while the rebels continue to get beat.

 

[muon]

I don't see the point. All reports seem to suggest the revolt has almost been crushed. Too late to the action, and some reports suggest people are galvanising behind Gaddafi.

 

[setter]

Looks like SAS also will go in...

I cant see this happening, the use of sf would only be required if un forces were to attack targets on the ground that required reconnaisance or target designation.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Few interesting things have come out of this, mainly the need to keep the Nimrod flying.

Gotta love the defence review........

 

[Surfer]

so are we going into Bahrain as well? Civilians there are dying too.

i know its a naive and silly question but i have to pretend we live in a sortof democracy right?

 

[deko]

Looks like SAS also will go in...

Well that went amazingly the last time.

 

[muon]

so are we going into Bahrain as well? Civilians there are dying too.

i know its a naive and silly question but i have to pretend we live in a sortof democracy right?

I thought major allies to the west are actually helping the bahraini government? I know the UAE and Saudis sent in people to help.

 

[mmj_uk]

I thought major allies to the west are actually helping the bahraini government? I know the UAE and Saudis sent in people to help.

Yeah helping the Bahrain government oppress it's revolutionaries, ie. the opposite of what we are supposedly doing in Libya.

 

[Locky]

Just stay the **** out to be honest, it's got nothing to do with us what so ever. don't these idiots in charge learn from the last government.

 

[Westyfield2]

Good news, though wasn't it like two weeks ago that Gaddafi was bombing the **** out of the people? Bit late now UN!

Wonder which squadrons are gonna do it? Cousin is on Tornados and is about to go to Afghan IIRC.

Yeah helping the Bahrain government oppress it's revolutionaries, ie. the opposite of what we are supposedly doing in Libya.

Bahrain is a completely different kettle of fish.

 

[The Funktopus]

I know! Muslim Arabs and the west agreeing on something! Outrageous!

 

[Robbo]

Just stay the **** out to be honest, it's got nothing to do with us what so ever. don't these idiots in charge learn from the last government.

It has everything to do with us when there is oil involved

 

[andi]

Hopefully they can act fast and actually make a difference, he will no doubt intend to level that city.

 

[cmndr_andi]

Personally, I'm happy to see this happen.

Gaddafi is a delusional despot who continues to use his armed forces against his own people, already killing and injuring thousands. He has threatened "no mercy" to people who oppose his forces in Benghazi and without intervention would likely have killed many more to retake Benghazi and crush the rebellion.

If there was ever a time to get involved militarily in a middle eastern country, for the sole purpose of preventing civilian casualties - I think it is now. Especially when the UN and Arab league has backed it and the people on the ground are begging for it.

 

[dowie]

Another excuse to murder a bunch of shepherds and get soldiers killed, in a country that has nothing to do with us, apart from oil. Sound familiar?

Not really

Enforcing a no fly zone over Libya doesn't require the use of Soldiers and the Libyan air force doesn't tend to employ Shepherds to fly its planes or man its air defence.

This makes me sound a little cruel, but what about the constant civil wars going on in Africa and South America that we just ignore?

Libya is in Africa!

It also happens to be in the part next to the Mediterranean/Europe...