2011-03-18 09:36:01
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09:36:01 | MoEnzyme | MoEnzyme (~every1hz@[death to spam].99-10-220-20.lightspeed.rcsntx.sbcglobal.net) has joined #virus |
09:38:28 | Sat | Morning Mo |
09:38:43 | MoEnzyme | Morning, Sat. |
09:40:25 | MoEnzyme | Heh, Gadhafi announces a "cease fire" immediately after the UN authorized military action against him. |
09:40:26 | MoEnzyme | http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/north/Under-No-Fly-Zone-Pressure-Libya-Sets-Cease-Fire--118237929.html |
09:40:37 | Sat | pussy! |
09:40:41 | Sat | * Sat chuckles |
09:40:59 | MoEnzyme | * MoEnzyme predicts a divided Libya. |
09:41:16 | Sat | * Sat predicts a new puppet |
09:41:24 | MoEnzyme | like Vietnam and Korea before. |
09:41:42 | Sat | There's too much oil a stake |
09:42:00 | Sat | He'll be tried for crimes against humanity, etc. |
09:42:07 | CruelOctopus | Yeah, the nastiness is far from over. |
09:42:17 | Sat | Like Saddam |
09:42:38 | CruelOctopus | He's going to be hard to dislodge without an actual invasion, which is a way bigger commitment than a no-fly zone. |
09:42:46 | Sat | * Sat nods |
09:42:49 | MoEnzyme | I think Gadhafi isplanning on his own "oil for food" plan to prop up what remains of his dictatorship. |
09:43:04 | CruelOctopus | Yeah, maybe so. |
09:43:17 | Sat | Well at least the Obama admin didn't go all unilateral. |
09:43:25 | CruelOctopus | A divided country might be quite likely. |
09:43:33 | MoEnzyme | yeah I don't think anyone has the stomach for a ground war. But the resolution if enforced can probably stop his latest offensive. |
09:43:51 | Sat | Wel could bomb his ass right into the stone age. |
09:44:02 | Sat | and foster further revolution against him. |
09:44:13 | MoEnzyme | yeah, Obama played it right. He could be seen taking a leadership role, or it wouldn't have happened at all. |
09:44:17 | CruelOctopus | Maybe. I'm not sure how much he was relying on ground power... the no-fly zone won't affect that. |
09:44:20 | Sat | No fly zones require extensive bombing compaigns |
09:44:33 | Sat | they take out all the military infrastructure they can. |
09:44:56 | CruelOctopus | Ah, good point. They have to toast the anti-aircraft capabilities. |
09:45:16 | MoEnzyme | A lot of this will depend on Egypt in the long run, and at the moment they are trying to deal with their internal issues with a new government. |
09:45:28 | Sat | which means all communications infrastructure they can get as well |
09:46:04 | Sat | One can imagine extending the o fly to no tank as well |
09:46:18 | Sat | We totally have the tech to take out tanks from a safe distance |
09:46:31 | CruelOctopus | yeah. |
09:46:42 | MoEnzyme | Well, they resolution is pretty broad, more than just a no fly zone, but "all necessary measures" to protect civilian population. |
09:46:53 | CruelOctopus | That sounds promising. |
09:46:56 | MoEnzyme | Everything short of authorizing ground troops. |
09:47:10 | Sat | which could likely mean pummeling his miltary from the air. |
09:47:18 | MoEnzyme | * MoEnzyme nods |
09:47:24 | Sat | and letting the locals take control |
09:47:43 | CruelOctopus | we can hope. |
09:47:47 | Sat | If I was Gahdafi I'd me finding a bunker 2 miles below the sand |
09:47:48 | Sat | lol |
09:48:04 | Sat | or looking to disappear somehow |
09:48:19 | MoEnzyme | Well, he obviously still has a lot of people loyal to him, which is why I think it will end up being a divided nation. |
09:48:19 | Sat | they'll target him if he doesn't give up. |
09:48:25 | CruelOctopus | Yeah, I think a discreet exit might be his best option. |
09:48:54 | CruelOctopus | Some of that loyalty may dissipate now. |
09:49:15 | Sat | These dictators forget that the only reason they have power is because it is our interest. |
09:49:24 | Sat | We change our minds and they're fucked. |
09:49:31 | Sat | No one has the tech we do. |
09:49:53 | MoEnzyme | Once Egypt sorts out their domestic issues, I predict they will act as protector/advocate for the eastern Lybia along with Nato forces with the blessings of the Arab League. |
09:50:16 | Sat | All the military toys we toss them are like musket rifles compares to ak-47s |
09:50:45 | Sat | alrighty. time for a meeting. bbiab |
09:50:49 | CruelOctopus | cya |
09:56:09 | MoEnzyme | chatlog re:Libya posted to BBS ---> http://www.churchofvirus.org/bbs/index.php?board=69;action=display;threadid=43683;start=0;boardseen=1 |