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The Plan in Libya (in 100 words)

April 22, 2011 - 10:19 pm - by Barry Rubin

By Barry Rubin

Here’s what’s happening now in Libya:

–Western forces bomb Libyan government forces on various pretexts.

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–Give intelligence to rebels.

–Give military advisors to rebels.

–Give rebels arms indirectly.

Goal: Rebels win war with no direct Western intervention on the ground or Western casualties. Dictator Muammar Qadhafi falls; Western intervening states say: All we did was protect civilians and have a no-fly zone! We stuck to the UN resolution.

What happens afterward? Not clear anyone has thought that through.

In a few years critics will skewer this operation as deceptive. One hopes they won’t also be ridiculing a catastrophic outcome.

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