Re: Turkey says End The War
My concerns are similar to these stated in this article:
"By stating Gaddafi has “lost his legitimacy”, western leaders are dramatically narrowing the space for a ceasefire and negotiations which could provide for a more peaceful removal of the Libyan leader. Why do we think another US-UK-Nato attack against another Middle Eastern Muslim country will lead to democracy? What if a stalemate leaves Libya divided, with military attacks continuing? What if these attacks lead to an escalating, rather than diminishing, civil war? In Iraq, the no-fly zone caused hundreds of civilian casualties – what if that happens in Libya?
The UN acknowledged this could be the beginning of a very long war. The resolution asks the secretary general to report on military developments in Libya “within seven days and every month thereafter”. So much for “days, not weeks”.
Phyllis Bennis is the director of the New Internationalism Project, Washington"