As Dictator Stands Firm, Britain Lowers its Expectations of Victory

The best possible scenario is a stalemate between Gaddafi and the coalition forces. This is a stupid war. It would been easier to freeze assets and impose severe sanctions. Now, we have pissed Gaddafi and it is very likely he will call on his cells to inflict terrorism around the world. Let Gaddafi destroy his anti-supporters. Hillary Clinton and the State Department has informed that the rebels are linked to al-Qaeda. In fact, there are several al-Qaeda factions trying to oust Gaddafi for many years. At this point, it is the lesser of two evils. I would pick Gaddafi, who is controllable, than al-Qaeda any day of the week.

(The Independent) The Western allies yesterday struggled to find a coherent strategy in Libya as Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces renewed attacks on rebel strongholds despite a no-fly zone and a fourth day of allied strikes against government military targets. In Washington, top officials insisted the US intended to hand over command of the operation to its allies within days, but wrangling within Nato continued yesterday along with confusion over what the mission was increasingly clear that despite the scale of the damage inflicted on Colonel Gaddafi's forces, the rebels were highly unlikely to achieve a military victory.