Libyan Rebels Asking For International Help

Successes by the Libyan opposition have been dutifully reported, but even will all of that--it appears that the Libyan rebels are looking for help from the international community:

Libyan rebels are contemplating airstrikes from the international community, under the United Nations, in a mission to topple Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, according to reports coming from Libya.

As things stand, it is unlikely that the UN can supply anything other than condemnation. For the UN to do more would require Russia to go along with the idea. However, though the Russians have called Qaddafi a "living political corpse", they are unwilling to do physically interfere with the country.

But bottom line, the Libyan opposition is waiting:

Even so, the rebel movement is growing impatient from a military stalemate and is actively seeking help from the international community.

Indications are though that the Libyan rebels may have to wait a long time if they expect US assistance:

Fully a week after Libya's delegation to the United Nations first proposed that Western countries impose a no-fly zone in their country, the Obama administration finally has begun discussing it with other NATO governments. But most of the talk seems to be about why it can't happen.

This time, if time the opposition fails and Qaddafi regains control--it won't only be Obama who will be seen as a weak and unreliable ally.

Hat tip: DG

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