The decision to intervene in Libya on behalf of the rebels has been delayed, but even No one planned the delay, the delay was providential. This prevented the only solution is to take the decision to build on Libya a no-fly zone. Military decision that would have given victory to Gaddafi.
As the dictator's forces defeated the rebels, the danger of genocide was becoming more imminent. The pressure for international action were older. Countries and actors committed to help it wanted to avoid responsibility for a tragedy that could have prevented.
While discussing the declaration of a no-fly zone, Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense of the United States, opposed any intervention. Gates claimed that Libya was not of strategic interest to the United States and that a no-fly zone would be sufficient.
Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the UN, a firm supporter of military intervention to stop Gaddafi, President Obama convinced that she could get an authorization from the Security Council and the UN to support a broader mandate a no-fly zone. The official succeeded.
was how they avoided what many believed that was the solution. Materialize the desperate request of the Libyan rebels and the Arab League for the West to declare only a no-fly zone would have been fatal. Facts have shown that there have been enough to stop the forces of Gaddafi.
the end, the dictator would have continued their offensive and wiped out the rebel forces. The United States and other allied nations, would have made the ridiculous and the Libyan people would have been at the mercy of the vengeance of the followers of the tyrant.
The UN mandate was broad because it authorized them to protect civilians from attacks of the regime, allowing options such as ground forces attack Gaddafi.
If the raids against Gaddafi's forces are maintained, it is possible that the dictator is no more control of Tripoli. Could be in the Libyan capital which dramatize the final outcome. This will depend on the ability of a tyrant to keep belligerent and to defeat the rebels.
retrospect can claim that could have been another stage. Time support for the rebel forces when Gaddafi in Tripoli was practically cornered, would probably have defined the situation. Other events have been.
However, there to wait for the outcome and its implications before rushing to conclusions.
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