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NEWS > EVERYONE ELSE > ITALY SURPRISES NO ONE BY BEING THE FIRST TO BREAK RANKS IN LIBYA MISSION
ITALY SURPRISES NO ONE BY BEING THE FIRST TO BREAK RANKS IN LIBYA MISSION
June 23 2011
Rome, Italy – It was supposed to be a quick in and out mission. The Libyan government had little or no domestic support, had only a handful of tanks, and inevitably their military was going to break away and push Muammar Gaddafi out of
office. Sure, it was going to be a little more trouble than the rebellions in Egypt and Tunisia, but with a little nudge from the west and things were going to go the way they wanted them to go. That still hasn’t happened.
Months into the conflict in the nation, hundreds of millions of dollars spent, and thousands of lives lost the situation in Libya is possible worse than it was when things began. True, involvement from NATO likely prevented the mass slaughter of civilians in many cities, but whatever politicians stated was the ultimate goal, everyone knew exactly what the plan had been all along. Without the ouster of Gaddafi and his regime there could never be a real peace in the country, and any withdrawal of allied forces would mean, and will mean, a whole lot of death and turmoil. Delayed perhaps, but ultimately delivered. With government forces gaining even more ground in recent days it has become clear that the NATO mission in the country has not gone well, prompting some countries to analyze their involvement, including one of the first and most vocal of participants, Italy, who unsurprisingly just wants out now that things have gotten tough.
“We have seen the effects of the crisis and therefore also of NATO action not only in eastern and southwestern regions but also in Tripoli. I believe an immediate humanitarian suspension of hostilities is required in order to create effective 
humanitarian corridors,” said Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini. “I think this is the most urgent and dramatic point. I think it is legitimate to request ever more detailed information on the results. We condemn the dramatic errors that hit civilians, which is clearly not an objective of the NATO mission.”
Italy, which is the principle destination for Libyans fleeing the conflict in the country, was a principal player in the NATO action, providing support for the U.N. resolution and air bases from which most of the strikes were launched.
“It’s pretty obvious that things have not gone well in Libya and that has had an impact on the rest of the countries in the region. When Tunisia and Egypt fell it felt as though things were really beginning to change and that this movement could sweep across much of the region, but Gaddafi showed that by digging in and fighting you could retain power and now everyone else has done the same thing,” said Scrape TV International analyst Gustav Hander. “That has effectively stopped the revolts. Governments are digging in, knowing that the west will do little or nothing to help the rebels, and that has ended the uprisings. Once again, because of Gaddafi.”
Since the stalemate in Libya only one country has affected nay significant change with an injury to President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen who had earlier pledged to resign from office. 
“Now we have a different problem. Obviously with the lack of success there was going
to be problems in the NATO alliance but now is not the time to start causing problems. Now is the time to consolidate power, to gain strength and move forward positively, but of course that’s tough to do when you have Italy on your side,” continued Hander. “It’s really too bad they didn’t ally themselves with Libya. That would have made things a whole lot easier on everyone. If that had happened the war might even be over by now. That didn’t happen of course and so we are stuck with them. We could always ignore them though, it’s not like they really matter in the grand scheme. Sometimes you just have to squash the fly in the ointment.”
Italian P.M. Silvio Berlusconi reportedly had nothing to do with the decision to break ranks. He was with a group of female advisors when the statement was made.
Emil Uliya, International Correspondent
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