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| Buoyed by strikes, Libya rebels try to advance
That could mean a longer conflict and an unclear end game as the U.S. and European countries try to calibrate how much their now three-day old air campaign — officially intended to protect civilians — should go toward actively helping the rebel cause. Henri Guaino, a top adviser to the French president, said the allied effort would last "a while yet." Ali Zeidan, an envoy to Europe from the opposition-created governing council,cheapest newport cigarettes, told The Associated Press that rebels want to drive Gadhafi from power and see him tried — not have him killed. He said that while airstrikes have helped,newport cigarettes offical website, the opposition needs more weapons to win the fight. Doing so would appear to come under the U.N. mandate for the strikes,Film legend Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 in LA, which allows countries to take "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya. But even if that happens,newport king size cigarettes,best newport cigarettes website007, the fight is not over. Instead,cheap newport 100s cigarettes, Libya could end up divided between the rebel-held east and mainly regime-controlled west,best newport cigarettes website005, with Gadhafi largely unable to move against opposition areas without his forces being devastated by allied strikes. If rebel fighters were to then try to attack regime-held cities and march on Tripoli to oust Gadhafi, it is unclear what the U.S. and European stance would be. |
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