In France, Lybia is Sarkozy's war
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http://current.com/community/93418598_in-france-lybia-is-sarkozys-war...
There is no dearth of news regarding Libya, the rebels, the National Transitional Council, Qaddafi’s whereabouts, his recent desire to negotiate, the rumors about him and his family having crossed into Algeria, NATO’s overstepping the boundaries of its initial mandate, and the final push of rebel forces to capture Syrte, Qaddafi’s hometown.On the other side of the Atlantic, they are calling Libya Sarkozy’s war. Surprised? Post World War II, Libya came under French and British control as a UN Trusteeship, with Italy relinquishing its decades old reign. Sarkozy was so intent on getting it ‘right’ in Libya that he became a dedicated student of the country: after all, he was the one to initiate the armed intervention. He learned the names of all the cities that were key for capture, - memorized the map showing the routes leading to the capital of Tripoli. He learned the importance of Brega and Misrata as front lines in the offensive.
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This takes some of the heat off Obama, doesn't it?
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alexandrek:
I agree that the US is not exactly clean in this story, but the renditions that have just appeared in the news talk about a recent history...whereas France and Libya go back some ways...thanks for the links.
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