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The first signs of unrest in Libya erupted in the form of violent protests in mid-February. After seizing weapons and military equipment from Libyan soldiers, the protesters quickly became full-fledged rebels.
His threat of reprisals against the citizens of Benghazi prompted the UN Security Council to approve Resolution 1979, authorizing a "no-fly zone" over Libyan skies. The intent was to prevent Gadhafi from using his air force to punish innocent citizens. The ink on the UN resolution was still damp when NATO eagerly accepted command and control of its enforcement.
key NATO belligerents, such as France and the U.K., have formally recognized the rebel leadership in Benghazi as the official representatives of Libya, even through they control just a small holding in eastern Libya.
This will no doubt come as a shock to those who thought our intervention in Libya was about human rights and democracy. Seems it’s about arms sales and oil.
its called kill everyone who gets in the way and pay a bunch of mercenaries to do it for you that way you can hide behind them
The first signs of unrest in Libya erupted in the form of violent protests in mid-February. After seizing weapons and military equipment from Libyan soldiers
but its also about getting the country into massive debt, so they will be slave countries ready for the overlords to march in and be the 'saviours', Like the rest of the world.