Category: NATOSource

Why France Will Finish Off Gaddafi

By Gary Anderson, Small Wars Journal

From Gary Anderson, Small Wars Journal:  Let’s make something clear, the civil war in Libya will not end in a stalemate. The French will likely intervene with ground forces and topple the Gaddafi regime

Is NATO prepared to spend $1 billion a year in Libya?

By Robert Haddick, Small Wars Journal

From Robert Haddick, Small Wars Journal:  It is now clear that the Western policymakers who opted for intervention in Libya underestimated the resilience and adaptability of Qaddafi’s military forces.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on April 22

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US: First step in reducing NATO’s nuclear inventory is increasing transparency

By Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. Department of State

From Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. Department of State:  The NATO Lisbon Summit Declaration makes clear that the Alliance will seek to create the conditions needed to reduce the role and number of nuclear weapons assigned to NATO.

Coalition of the Ambivalent

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal:  These columns have argued from the first that it is in America’s strategic interest to see Gadhafi gone.

Humanitarian missions can be cruel

By Eugene Robinson, the Washington Post

From Eugene Robinson, the Washington Post:  President Obama made the intervention possible by giving his approval and committing U.S. assets.

The military interventions we don’t plan for — those to protect civilians

By Sarah Sewall and Anthony Zini, the Washington Post

From Sarah Sewall and Anthony Zini, the Washington Post:  If the United States is serious about protecting civilians, though, it needs to address the kinds of conundrums that are emerging in Libya

Update: NATO activities in Libya on April 21

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U.S. and French Submarine Commanders Meet

By Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen, EUCOM

From Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen, EUCOM:  The Commander of the French navy’s Submarine Forces met with Commander Submarine, Allied Naval Forces South

NATO’s strategic incoherence costs Libyan lives

By James Lindsay, CNN

From James Lindsay, CNN:  Britain, France, and Italy took a step deeper into the Libyan civil war this week by announcing that they will send military advisers to aid the beleaguered rebels.