NATO takes command of part of Libya operation

[Night Crawler]

BRUSSELS – NATO agreed late Thursday to take over part of the military operations against Libya — enforcement of the no-fly zone — after days of hard bargaining among its members. But attacks on the ground will continue to be run by the coalition led by the U.S., which has been anxious to give up the lead role.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who announced the agreement in Brussels, said the alliance could eventually take more responsibility, "but that decision has not been reached yet." It appeared that some NATO members balked at any involvement in attacks on ground targets, something the alliance's sole Muslim member, Turkey, has resisted.

OK, I ran this through Google Translator, it crashed.

Anyone have any idea WTF this means?


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110325/ap_on_re_us/libya_diplomacy

[Skink]

1. Barny Frank on charlie Rose the other night was taliking about a drawdown of

US troops in Europe. Leaving it up to Britain et al to take a lead in these areas. The fact that Barney was talking about it must mean they're looking at this as a way to bring the U.S. Military budget inline with reality.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Translation: CYA in another FUBAR war.