merckx Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 UK forces 'could be in action by Friday' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12781009 Libyan Government to hold news conference shortly following UN vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Woo hoo, live war on the telly, 24/7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Woo hoo, live war on the telly, 24/7. Makes a change from the Royal wedding at least. I'm still trying to get over the shock of the tsunami at the moment, and this is all a bit much IMO. Not good news, but he did have it coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biguns Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Oh fuck yet more trouble we got ourselves into yet we constantly cut back our military power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 It's honestly about time something got done about the idiot. It's just a shame that it is our people that have to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Lets hope as its UN backed, it'll be other countries rather than just ours and the US getting involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Oil first. Liberation from tyranny second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biguns Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Oil first. Liberation from tyranny second. How true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazB Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Oil first. Liberation from tyranny second. Could this be why the yanks are interested? Lets hope our lads are not asked to go there, if there's any left that aren't all ready doing afgan work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wantthatone Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 we released the lockerbie bomber last year, gordon brown asked the libians to keep it low key, they had the bunting out & party poppers on his arrival, now were going to military action with the US. you could'nt write this stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 we released the lockerbie bomber last year, gordon brown asked the libians to keep it low key, they had the bunting out & party poppers on his arrival, now were going to military action with the US. you could'nt write this stuff! In all honesty you would have to be blind not to see it coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Good news for the UK - the £1bn oil contract from 2004 will avoid nationalisation. Might help keep petrol prices down a bit once the dust settles. To be honest, Gadhafi has been on the way out from the moment he threatened nationalisation of oil companies in 2009. No way was the rest of the western world going to stand by and let Libya decide what to do with its own oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 It's ok we can deploy an air craft carrier to secure air supremacy before we send ground troops in......oh wait we don't have any!!? It's OK at least we can effect ground support with our harriers for the troops.....oh wait we don't have any. Well at least we have 60 typhoons that can sit at 30,000 ft watching the chaos. The last thing our poor overstretched military needs is another theatre of war, especially with another Arab state. This is going to go pete tong and pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 It's ok we can deploy an air craft carrier to secure air supremacy before we send ground troops in......oh wait we don't have any!!? It's OK at least we can effect ground support with our harriers for the troops.....oh wait we don't have any. Well at least we have 60 typhoons that can sit at 30,000 ft watching the chaos. The last thing our poor overstretched military needs is another theatre of war, especially with another Arab state. This is going to go pete tong and pretty quickly. Got that right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Look on the bright side. It will mean an new COD game at some point..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Nice one..................I wonder who will help us this time! We really needed this didnt we. I wonder what oil rights we get when its over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biguns Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Look on the bright side. It will mean an new COD game at some point..!! Pmsl as long as it's better than the other piece of shit they just released Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Nice one..................I wonder who will help us this time! We really needed this didnt we. I wonder what oil rights we get when its over? Apparently the French are going to assist!! That's a joke, what that means is they will say they are going to help and then leave it all to us. Once were there dealing with Libya why don't we just take over Africa. Rebuild the empire and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 We can barely operate in Afghan, theres no cash or resources to carry out no fly zone ops, I doubt the Cypriats will be overjoyed at flights from there either. Its all a big mess and the government should never have committed to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 We can barely operate in Afghan, theres no cash or resources to carry out no fly zone ops, I doubt the Cypriats will be overjoyed at flights from there either. Its all a big mess and the government should never have committed to it. ..but...but...there are oil reserves people that need liberating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 ..but...but...there are oil reserves people that need liberating. Sod the oil and liberation. Do it just to get Kate and Will off the TV. On a serious note, wars are good for the economy.... ours anyway. Why not invade Iran too? I think the government are stupid to cut expenditure on the military... in my opinion (which is worth nothing) it would have been more sensible simlpy saying they will only award contracts to UK based companies, at least that way the money is being reinvested back into the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I think we need to put it into perspective here. That's a BBC article and they've spent all week talking about 'Chernobyl round two' in Japan - when radiation levels are the same as they are in Rome (Italian authorities tested the levels to make a decision on their nationals in Tokyo). The UK and America weren't the only countries that voted for a no fly zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 The UK and America weren't the only countries that voted for a no fly zone. True. France stepped up despite not doing anything about previous uprisings of late. This is probably because they are (IIRC) the second largest consumer of Libyan oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagman Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 "The UK and America weren't the only countries that voted for a no fly zone." No everyone wants their oil The Italians will be worried about any joint venture , as they have signed contracts with Gadaffi worth Billions , for various infrastructure projects like telecoms , and they are the major consumer of Libyan oil and Gas If the UK/US/FRANCE get in first to secure the oil ,(I mean people) then they will rebuild , and secure contracts - read Halliburton doing a deal with the US govt again !! All paid for by pumping the oil out (in the best interests of the people) whilst a new democratic govt is formed . should take a few years to arrange a nice Libyan govt , so crank up the pumps,and let the plunder commence Puts the Italians in a spot as their nutter in charge is best mates with Gadaffi ,,,not for long methinks ..as they will want to join the plunder too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 Libya produces only about 2 percent of the world's oil. With most of the civilised world supporting the rebels and the very near prospect of the Libyan regime winning the war and being totally isolated afterwards the area would become a much more unstable place with Gaddafi in charge. Probably not too dissimilar to turning the clock back 20 years with them actively supporting terrorism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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