UK Defense Minister Does Not Believe That Libya's Rebels Will Win A Protracted Ground War

Limited capacity: Dr Fox admitted the rebels are unlikely to win a protracted ground war - suggesting that a real breakthrough was out of their hands and those of Britain

Gaddafi Will Go Only When His friends Abandon Him, Admits Liam Fox And Calls For A Strategic Rethink By Allies -- The Daily Mail

* Key will be if tyrant's inner circle realise he is a 'busted flush'
* Head of the rebel army is murdered
* Defence Secretary admits rebels are unlikely to win protracted ground war

Britain admitted Colonel Gaddafi will be toppled only when his inner circle turns against him.

Amid calls for a ‘wholesale’ rethink of strategy in the Libyan conflict, Defence Secretary Liam Fox said the key would be whether the ‘close circle’ around the dictator realise he is a ‘busted flush’.

Dr Fox also insisted Britain would take part in the bombing campaign against the regime to protect civilians for ‘as long as required’.

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My Comment: Can Libya's rebels persevere and eventually win over Gaddafi .... at the moment no. But with Gaddafi's forces suffering horrible atrtrition rates, and with the rebels organizing, training, and developing a functioning military .... with time Gaddafi will be defeated. But .... it will take time and that is one asset that Nato is in short supply.

Update: Will turmoil drag Libya’s rebels under? -- Jackson Diehl, Washington Post