Tank Fixer wrote:
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"John Keeney" wrote in message
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Is this the beginning of the useful changes in the middle east that
some suggested would follow the "more active" approach taken
in dealing with terrorist states?

An alternative interpretation is that it shows that a regime
of sanctions, negotiation, and inspection can work. After
all it worked for Iraq, so why shouldn't it work for Lybia?




What was Libya's incentive to negotiate and submit to inspections ?


Khaddafi needs money. So, a new lie is not expensive. He is uded to.