Nato, anticipating Kadhafi demise, eyes Libya’s future
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BRUSSELS — Confident that the Libyan regime’s days are numbered, Nato will ask defense ministers on Wednesday to step up contributions to deliver a knock-out punch and plan for a post-Moamer Kadhafi world.
With Nato fighting in two continents, the ministers meeting for two days of talks in Brussels will discuss the nearly three-month-old air war in Libya as well as the nearly 10-year-old ground battle in Afghanistan.
Although Kadhafi still controls much of western Libya including his Tripoli stronghold, Nato says it is only a matter of time before he goes and it has increased the pressure with daily strikes on Tripoli to hasten that day.
Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen plans to ask allies that have taken a backseat to contribute more in order to finish the job after the mission was extended by another 90 days through late September..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110608com3.html
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