Libya: Benghazi unrest, to Civil War, to a new government and Gaddafi's death.

[SvenssonRS]

It's like Tunisia and Egypt set off a whole storeroom of dynamite.

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Maybe Ireland will grant him asylum? There's going to be a hell of a lot of very sad people in Ireland and among Irish-Americans if Gadaffi goes down after all. Has Gerry Adams spoke in favor of him yet?

I don't think there are many countries depraved enough out there to grant that sociopath asylum.

[SvenssonRS]

Maybe Ireland will grant him asylum? There's going to be a hell of a lot of very sad people in Ireland and among Irish-Americans if Gadaffi goes down after all. Has Gerry Adams spoke in favor of him yet?

I don't think there are many countries depraved enough out there to grant that sociopath asylum.

But Gadaffi was the IRA's best friend in the 70s and 80s.

Well, fair enough. I'm not well-versed enough on Irish politics to have an informed opinion on this.

[SvenssonRS]

He's clearly done now, the point being how long will it take, and what will it take. For the flee, not sure he would have a lot of choices of destination with what just happened.

I think he's burned too many bridges for the Saudis to accept him.  At this point, he's likely limited to Zimbabwe, and even then it likely wouldn't be something publicly acknowledged.

North Korea, Iran, and Uzbekistan are also possibilities. Saudi Arabia is definitely off the table as Ghaddafi's intelligence service attempted to assassinate King (then Crown Prince) Abdullah as recently as 2003.

Does Ghaddafi necessarily want to leave?  Might he be nuts enough to stay and fight well past the point at which it's clear staying means death?

I certainly hope so. I mean, he got in fighting, so it's only fitting he goes out the same way. Then again, it may just be me being all for full circle.

[SvenssonRS]

Looks like Gaddafi's sanity is well on its way to go down with Gaddafi.

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We have a map, nice!

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg615/scaled.php?tn=0&server=615&filename=un88.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

Well, if that's anything to go by, Gaddafi is a deader duck than I thought.

[SvenssonRS]

Well Obama is imposing sanctions: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/02/25/Obama-imposes-sanctions-against-Libya/UPI-61861298667236/

Useless gesture of the month. It's not like Gaddafi's going to give a damn.

[SvenssonRS]

It sounds as if Gaddafi is preparing for the final battle: http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/26/gadhafis-civilian-supporters-being-armed/

Do we know if Sabha's status has changed? I recall that being the city where Gaddafi's mercenaries were landing.

[SvenssonRS]

There should be intervention so the new government can be forced to legalize alcohol. Then we can pull out.

But we never will. That just seems to be the way the U.S. government works.

[SvenssonRS]

Well, according to Wikipedia, two U.S. warships are on their way to Libya through the Suez Canal. This being Wikipedia, however, I'd prefer a more reliable source.