Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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I think old Gadaffi duck and his son Sayfe could end up like Saddam, on the end of a length of rope.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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ian
i hope you are not referring to those bars of soap given to us all in good faith as christmas presents in the eighties.
on a less serious note i doubt that the libyan tyrant will go the same way as the iraqi one, he has great support in his half of the country and the best of the armaments.
Ross Miller
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And apparently behind every man stands a women telling him what to do and how to do it
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
Slapped legs...........................for letting the cat out of the bag, Ross!!
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Now it's back to 2 weeks ago: the rebels are leaving Bengazi and marching in direction Tripoli! A whole series of towns and cities lie along the coast before Tripoli, so there could be a whole new series of conquests, street to street fighting, and civilians again involved too. All these same towns to be revisited!
This must be sheer madness! Is this what MP cameron sent British armed forces in for?
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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If your going to slap legs Bern, can I go before Ross.
It's always the females fault.
No matter haw you complain Alex, its happening, get used to it.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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I was born in an Army base and brought up in one; I can assure you that I snuff out a foul strategy when I see one being presented.
The rebels are the foot infantry in this one, and not the West. I could only advise them to accept a cease-fire and respect it. If they don't there is a good chance that public opinion will demand that the West pulls out of the area.
I do not believe the bombing and missile raids can go on for long, because the indignation here at home, in Africa and in the Middle East will not tollerate the rebels taking advantage of it to attack Libyan cities again and overrun them.
I think we have all understood in the meantime that many Libyans are not in favour of the rebels and are prepared to fight them off when the rebels try attacking their town and cities.
I suppose it depends whether the wind is coming from the East or from the West, Ian, and how one looks at it, namely from which point of view.
Sometimes there can be two point of views.
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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Don't matter were you were born or brought up Alex.
Two points of view, one conclusion.
Gaddafi duck is a dictator, a murderer and will continue to be as long as he lives, after 30yrs of power he does not want to let go, nor does his d**k head of a son.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Big fly fell down over no fly zone near Bhengazi Today.
Keith Sansum1
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alexander
nice to bring a little humour as well into a very serious subject
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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It has been reported that one of GEN/ Gaddafi sons has been killed in the bombing.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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it's also reported that he's looking for a safe haven in another country
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i heard that, i doubt it is true though.
he loves power and knows that if the worst comes to the worst he would always have half the country to rule.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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I am beginning to be quite concerned by the woolly logic and uninformed pronouncements going on here.
No, I don't mean on the forum, I mean from Whitehall/Downing St.
Today's banner headline in the Telegraph confirms the fears I expressed yesterday: "Minister admits there is no Libya exit strategy". Have they learned nothing from the messes created in Iraq and Afghanistan?
To cap it all, a junior minister was being interviewed on BBC Breakfast this morning and insisted that, yes although the Storm Shadow missiles they are using do cost £500k a pop, there is no cost in using them (apart from the fuel used to deliver them) because they are already paid for!
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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Gadaffi and his thugs are forcing women and their children to hold vigils surrounding military targets. This is deplorable and in-defensible and he and his thugs should be dealt with.
But not by launching missiles, killing those innocent woman and children, and then claiming, it's not our fault, it was him who put them in harm's way.
By killing them, we are no better than him.
"My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum"
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Another issue which I have not seen discussed is - exactly whom are we helping? We were woolly about that in Afghanistan where we supported the Mujahideen against the Soviets, only to see them become the Taliban once the Russkies had gone home. In Libya we risk removing Qadhafi only to leave either a. a power vacuum, b. civil war between warring factions, some of whom may be worse than the existing regime, or c. a resurgence of Islamism.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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SAS spotters identified 'human shields' around a target and called off a RAF strike accordingly. All that can be done is being done not to endanger civilians.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Barry, the SAS don't tell you what they are doing, so I doubt that they spotted anyone anywhere.
It was common knowledge that many Libyans are gathering around possible bombing targets in Tripoli, and the journalists in Tripoli have been giving live footage of it.
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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Alex, the SAS don't tell any one what they are doing, common sense tells you what they may be doing.
Wake up and smell the coffee son.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
