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18th June 2011, 08:13
FYI:
British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that UK's military interference in Libya would continue as long as the British establishment deems necessary, adding that time was "running out" for the Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
"Certainly in terms of NATO's current time limit that has been extended to 90 days, we are comfortable with that,” Cameron said.
“Beyond that, we might have to request the government to make some challenging decisions about priorities,” he added.
"If we do it longer than six months we will have to reprioritize forces. That is being addressed now. It could be from around home waters. I will not prejudge what that decision will be," he further said.
Britain has been playing a leading role in the Libya war, providing aircraft, ships, and military personnel for the air strikes launched by the Western coalition to oust the Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi and change the regime accordingly.
Cameron's speech comes after Sea Lord Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope's warning that the UK forces might not be able to continue their military role in the Libya war for the next three months, without “scaling back efforts elsewhere.”
After having a meeting with Stanhope, Cameron said that the admiral “agreed that we can sustain this mission as long as we need to.”
"Time is on our side. We've got NATO, we've got the United Nations, [and] we've got the Arab League. We have right on our side. The pressure is building militarily, diplomatically, politically, and time is running out for Gaddafi," the British Prime Minister said.
This is while the UK coalition government has imposed harsh austerity measures. The country's military faces a challenge to involve in Libya and Afghanistan as it is struggling with a cut in defense spending by 2015.
Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir David Richards also said that Britain would sustain its military operations in Libya “as long as we choose.”
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/185119.html
British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that UK's military interference in Libya would continue as long as the British establishment deems necessary, adding that time was "running out" for the Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
"Certainly in terms of NATO's current time limit that has been extended to 90 days, we are comfortable with that,” Cameron said.
“Beyond that, we might have to request the government to make some challenging decisions about priorities,” he added.
"If we do it longer than six months we will have to reprioritize forces. That is being addressed now. It could be from around home waters. I will not prejudge what that decision will be," he further said.
Britain has been playing a leading role in the Libya war, providing aircraft, ships, and military personnel for the air strikes launched by the Western coalition to oust the Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi and change the regime accordingly.
Cameron's speech comes after Sea Lord Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope's warning that the UK forces might not be able to continue their military role in the Libya war for the next three months, without “scaling back efforts elsewhere.”
After having a meeting with Stanhope, Cameron said that the admiral “agreed that we can sustain this mission as long as we need to.”
"Time is on our side. We've got NATO, we've got the United Nations, [and] we've got the Arab League. We have right on our side. The pressure is building militarily, diplomatically, politically, and time is running out for Gaddafi," the British Prime Minister said.
This is while the UK coalition government has imposed harsh austerity measures. The country's military faces a challenge to involve in Libya and Afghanistan as it is struggling with a cut in defense spending by 2015.
Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir David Richards also said that Britain would sustain its military operations in Libya “as long as we choose.”
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/185119.html