West wants a Hands Off Policy in Libya

With the Western military powers in need to save their budgets, we see an increasing "concern" over what the international community thinks regarding institutiong a no fly zone. Increased reliance on the U.N. and desire to supprt what the global community thinks seemed to be apparent indicators that western powers do not want to be responsible for funding a military campaign in Libya.

This quote seems to sum up the position of many western powers:
""The longer this goes on the greater the chances of the rebels increasing their combat capability, and the more chance there is for sanctions to bite," said retired British Army Brigadier Ben Barry, of the institute.""

Greg Voegtle

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