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Originally Posted by Dottore

But with regime change as drastic as this its all about arse-covering and jockeying for position at the trough at the moment. We'll have a fresh crop of Libyan oligarchs in no time. Those politicos who covered their arses most successfully (with hard currency) will assume positions of power in the new regime. The rebels will be paid off with new toys. For a while complete chaos will reign. And then someone so thoroughly corrupt and ruthless that he can keep all the other contenders in line and also secure a steady flow of Libyan oil to Europe will emerge to take the helm. Then NATO will pat itself on the back, and say it was worth it.

Something like that....

This seems to be a likely scenario...time will surely tell. I've also wondered about these "rebels". Exactly how were they organized and trained? Who purchased weapons for them? Who's feeding them? How are they able to continually embarrass a more organized, better-funded Libyan Army? I realize that the Libyan Army probably isn't a crack, well-oiled fighting force but at the very least they have a chain of command, access to more advanced weapons and some minimal level of proficiency.