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2003-12-30 Africa: North

Bush set to visit Libya in first half of 2004

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Posted by Steve 2003-12-30 1:06:50 PM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11135 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Bet the Secret Service detail's looking forward to it. They'll get to checkout Mo's all-girl bodyguard unit.

Posted by tu3031 2003-12-30 1:12:46 PM|| 2003-12-30 1:12:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The Libyans used to buy Soviet Hardware but the quality is a bit lacking. After the fall and coupled with the sanctions, it has been hard for the them to buy more equipment. The PRC has offered to sell them stuff, but NOBODY wants to buy that stuff. If we 'guarantee' security, look for us to reopen Wheelus or some other base there. I can't wait for the first Sixth Fleet ship to visit Tripoli.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-12-30 1:18:20 PM|| 2003-12-30 1:18:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Jesus... Qaddafy isn't just singing a new song, he's working out of a whole new songbook. Obviously we've offered him a king-sized carrot of some sort; but we must have let him get a glimpse of an awfully BIG stick, too.

I wonder what we threatened him with?

Posted by Dave D. 2003-12-30 1:26:44 PM|| 2003-12-30 1:26:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Pleez, pleez, pleez, let Air Force One land at Wheelus. Actually the President is going to Libya to lay claim to the whole mess and make sure it starts out as a Republican (oil) state. I figure its good for 2 Senators and 1 Rep.

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-30 2:06:57 PM|| 2003-12-30 2:06:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Wonder if he got the second opinion back from the doctors, knows he isn't gonna last long. He's been trying to set up his son Seif to take over, but there were reports of family in-fighting over that. If he gets rid of the weapons himself, he can take the blame from the islamic fundies for doing that to his grave. Gets a promise from the US to rebuild a kinder, gentler Libyan military under his son. Notice all the nice words coming from Seif. He gets the throne, we get another partner along the lines of Jordan.

Posted by Steve 2003-12-30 2:14:34 PM|| 2003-12-30 2:14:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Boys, before you get all excited about this story, I have 2 words for you:
World Tribune.
They make DEBKAfile look like the Voice of America.

Posted by Jennie Taliaferro 2003-12-30 2:55:16 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2003-12-30 2:55:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Aside from your internal terrorist groups, who are we defending you against?

Egypt!

800 km range for a missile means you can hit Cairo from Libya.

Posted by phil_b 2003-12-30 2:56:58 PM|| 2003-12-30 2:56:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Jennie

They got it from al-Jizzers, just like we did originally.

Posted by Fred 2003-12-30 3:11:24 PM|| 2003-12-30 3:11:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Well, Fred, it is your site and I don't mean to be contentious, but I've yet to see a World Tribune story be true, even though Drudge will happily post them,too.
As for Al-Jazeera, well...we shan't speak of them.
But as I said, it is your blog and I defer to your judgement here, Oh Great One!

Posted by Jennie Taliaferro 2003-12-30 5:39:47 PM|| 2003-12-30 5:39:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Give us Zimbabwe. Oh, that was a really nasty comment I was going to write.

And it's not "From the Halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli."

Posted by Anonymous2u 2003-12-30 8:40:37 PM|| 2003-12-30 8:40:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 So Khaddafy gets to remain a dictator, because it's in the US interest--whatever happened to a new, democratic Middle East we were promised by Condi & co? Oh I forgot--any despot that sucks up to the Bushies gets a pass....

Posted by Anonymous 2003-12-31 8:53:12 PM|| 2003-12-31 8:53:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 sorry last post was mine

Posted by NotMike Moore 2003-12-31 9:01:32 PM|| 2003-12-31 9:01:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 NMM

Figures that post was yours. You talked about sucking, something you liberals are good at.

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