Britain Admits That The Libyan Campaign Cannot Be Sustained

Negative impact: Stanhope said the loss of the Harriers and the Ark Royal had led to too much talk of 'what might have been'. Daily Mail

Navy Chief: Britain Cannot Keep Up Its Role In Libya Air War Due To Cuts -- The Telegraph

The British military intervention in Libya is unsustainable, the head of the Navy has said.

Adml Sir Mark Stanhope said the campaign would have been more effective without the Government's defence cuts.

The aircraft carrier and the Harrier jump-jets scrapped under last year's strategic defence review would have made the mission more effective, faster and cheaper, he said.

Sir Mark warned that the Navy would not be able to sustain its operations in Libya for another three months without making cuts elsewhere.

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My Comment: The Admiral's comments are music to Gaddafi's ears. It is this lack of being able to sustain the war against him that he is counting on .... a point that Britain has clearly made today.