EU prepared to send 1,000 troops to Libya

[Dance the older]

http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=5872

With a humanitarian disaster looming, the European Union has said that it is prepared to send up to 1000 soldiers to Libya on a humanitarian mission if requested by the United Nations. But it was stressed that it has to be with the blessing of the UN.

That's going to be alot of dead Europeans. What's your take on this?

If I was Gaddafi, I'd target each one of them for stepping foot on my turf.

[Exarch]

russian veto coming right up

[Freddie]

russian veto coming right up

Russia's is no longer relevant to world politics any more the EU can act on it's own if it wants.

[Tiberios]

So how does this mean a lot of dead Europeans exactly?

[Ahlerich]

So how does this mean a lot of dead Europeans exactly?

because the wellfare spendings will need to be cut again to make thsi happen

[Tiberios]

Lol

[Dance the older]

So how does this mean a lot of dead Europeans exactly?

Because of the volitile nature of the amount of fighting going on. The EU thinks they can walk in and nobody will fire their way?? LOL come on now.

Source

The EU has drawn up a "concept of operations" for the deployment of military forces in Libya, but needs UN approval for what would be the riskiest and most controversial mission undertaken by Brussels.

The armed forces, numbering no more than 1,000, would be deployed to secure the delivery of aid supplies, would not be engaged in a combat role but would be authorised to fight if they or their humanitarian wards were threatened. "It would be to secure sea and land corridors inside the country," said an EU official.

The decision to prepare the mission, dubbed Eufor Libya, was taken by the 27 governments at the beginning of April. In recent days, diplomats from the member states have signed a 61-page document on the concept of operations, which rehearses various scenarios for the mission in and around Libya, such as securing port areas, aid delivery corridors, loading and unloading ships, providing naval escorts, and discussing the military assets that would be required.

It'd be a bloodbath for Europe. Do you honestly think Gaddafi Loyalist Forces are going to allow them to protect rebels? (Or so called "Civilians" ). Their going to fire at them regardless if their EU.

They say the riskiest mission ever undertaken by them? I can see why, they want to land troops in a lit firepit.

Hope it blows up on them!!!!

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It'd be a bloodbath for Europe. Do you honestly think Gaddafi Loyalist Forces are going to allow them to protect rebels? (Or so called "Civilians" ). Their going to fire at them regardless if their EU.

They say the riskiest mission ever undertaken by them? I can see why, they want to land troops in a lit firepit.

Hope it blows up on them!!!!

You seem to be suffering from the delusion that soldiers from either side in the conflict are more than an ill equipped militia or African mercenaries.

[Stavroforos]

It's so funny, watching the EUImperialists in action.

I hope they bury you.

[Grouchio]

It's so funny, watching the EUImperialists in action.

I hope they bury you.

Stav! WHY have you become Communist!?!? I thought you were a Great Greek Democratic fellow!

[justicar5]

It's so funny, watching the EUImperialists in action.

I hope they bury you.

so much worse than the americans right? I mean the EU hasn't klilled it's 250,000 (at a conservative estimate) arabs yet! slacking! Bad EU!

[Imperial]

so much worse than the americans right? I mean the EU hasn't klilled it's 250,000 (at a conservative estimate) arabs yet! slacking! Bad EU!

When did America kill 250,000 Arabs?

[flonky]

When did America kill 250,000 Arabs?

Afpak and Iraq. Though it's probably closer to 100,000.

[Imperial]

Afpak and Iraq. Though it's probably closer to 100,000.

1. Afghani's aren't Arabs
2. Insurgents have killed the majority of civilians in those conflicts.

[Ahlerich]

Afpak and Iraq. Though it's probably closer to 100,000.

yeah if the babies only make 0.5 points

[Darkhorse]

I hope they bury you.

Grow up Khrushchev.

so much worse than the americans right? I mean the EU hasn't klilled it's 250,000 (at a conservative estimate) arabs yet! slacking! Bad EU!

Iraq Bodycount puts the total between 100,000 and 110,000 people.

[alhoon]

http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=5872

Can we trust this? Also how can EU as EU send soldiers, when we don't have a common defense or army?

It's so funny, watching the EUImperialists in action.

I hope they bury you.

? Eh? You hope 1000 Europeans in a humanitarian mission get killed? May I ask ... why? They're not going there to conquer Libya or take the oil or anything. They might be going in order to stop a humanitarian crisis. And since we Europeans aren't too keen to get killed in a desert to prevent humanitarian crisis I don't think it will happen anytime soon.

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

The mandate states that we cant send in soldiers so we are breaking the law if we send in troops.I bet the troops will be at the oil and gas areas to protect our precious oil and gas needs.

[Tiberios]

The mandate states that we cant send in soldiers so we are breaking the law if we send in troops.I bet the troops will be at the oil and gas areas to protect our precious oil and gas needs.

If the UN approves it would be legitimate. Did you even read the article tom?

Because of the volitile nature of the amount of fighting going on. The EU thinks they can walk in and nobody will fire their way?? LOL come on now.

Source

Given the fact that NATO currently has air superiority and the fact that most European troops are better equipped and trained than Gadaffi's, I'd say there's a good chance the EU forces will manage just fine.

It'd be a bloodbath for Europe. Do you honestly think Gaddafi Loyalist Forces are going to allow them to protect rebels? (Or so called "Civilians" ). Their going to fire at them regardless if their EU.

They say the riskiest mission ever undertaken by them? I can see why, they want to land troops in a lit firepit.

Hope it blows up on them!!!!

How will it be a bloodbath? Gadaffi's troops can't even crush the rebels now that NATO has airsuperiority, how the heck are they going to beat a European force.

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

If the UN approves it would be legitimate. Did you even read the article tom?

no i did not I did however see on the news that Russia and china and Germany and the Arab league are against troops going in