Peter Graff: NATO Seeks more support in Libya?

Of the 28 NATO allies, only eight, led by Britain and France have been conducting air strikes on Gaddafi's forces, and a senior US official warned this week that while there was no risk to the mission yet, fatigue was beginning to set in among the aircrews already committed (in my opinion, they definitely should be!) Though all "greedy" NATO allies, who desperately want to steal Libya's oil, agree that Gaddafi needs to go, he had the unmitigated gall to stay with his people, where he proposes to fight side by side with them! Germany, which opposes the Libyan intervention, said it understood the the pressures on Britain and France, but, considering her unjustified blame as a former "war monger", did not want to give the former World War II victors another opportunity to light the fires under the new German nation: "Germany sticks to its position - no military engagement, German Deputy Defense Minister Christian Schmidt told reporters!" Gaddafi's forces pulled back to high ground in the Western Mountains outside Yafran, 130 km (80 miles) southwest of Tripoli, but beyond the Obama financed "rebel army"! NATO bombing of Tripoli paused Wednesday morning, after some of the heaviest bombardments of the Libyan capital since air strikes began in March, but rebels said Muammar Gaddafi's army continued to shell their positions. A Reuters reporter in Tripoli said no further explosions were heard after about 2 AM - 8PM ET. Loud blasts had been shaking Tripoli throughout Tuesday and into Wednesday morning, with warplanes hitting the city several times an hour. Fortunately, there were few signs among NATO defense ministers to intensify their Libya mission!