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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;daveydempsey, post: 1295802, member: 29458&quot;]<b>&quot;We stupidly went in because our NATO allies France and Germany demanded it, and&nbsp; stupidly we paid for almost all of the mission. Again, what the heck, we can&nbsp; waste taxpayers money.&quot;</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>What a strange comment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Firstly the US did not go in.</p><p><br /></p><p>France is not a member of Nato.</p><p><br /></p><p>The main leaders of this Nato led assistance to the Libyan rebels was from Great Britain and its ally France, the US took a back seat (As per Obama) but provided some assistance.</p><p><br /></p><p>Great Britain provided&nbsp; men, weapons and war planes to the area and completed hundreds of sortes and bombing missions from Nato basis in southern Italy.</p><p>As did France.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Tornado and Typhoon squadrons are now just returning to their bases close to me in the UK</p><p><br /></p><p>I do hope Hollywood is not going to make a movie on how the US defeated Libya and Gaddafi single handed </p><p>:devil: </p><p><br /></p><p>Don`t be fooled by believing the US had nothing to do with Gaddafi and Libya inbetween hostilities.</p><p>My cousin was until the uprising a British&nbsp; accountant working in Malta paying the wages to US oil workers in Libya, the money was moved around different countries and banks so it had no direct link between Libya and the US.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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