tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post1287032456638285107..comments2024-03-20T01:06:12.181-04:00Comments on MEI Editor's Blog: More on Intervention: The Military IssuesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-21398236922513076142011-03-18T17:38:37.764-04:002011-03-18T17:38:37.764-04:00Note that the UNSC resolution rules out "occu...Note that the UNSC resolution rules out "occupation", not all forms of foreign military involvement on the ground. No fly zone is only a part of measures that, taken together, would be effective in defending eastern Libya from Qadhafi's strung out military forces. Much harder are the objectives implicit in Obama's statement this afternoon: protection of civilians in Misurata and Zawiya and, beyond that, Qadhafi leaving office. This latter objective will take time, and I can only wonder how the coalition can deal with near term humanitarian crises in Misurata and Zawiya.David Mackhttp://ambdavidmack@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.com