An Italian Harrier warplane refuels from a British VC-10 tanker aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea off Libya on July 10, 2011. David Brunnstrom/Reuters
NATO Sees Flaws In Air Campaign Against Qaddafi -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — Despite widespread praise in Western capitals for NATO’s leadership of the air campaign in Libya, a confidential NATO assessment paints a sobering portrait of the alliance’s ability to carry out such campaigns without significant support from the United States.
The report concluded that the allies struggled to share crucial target information, lacked specialized planners and analysts, and overly relied on the United States for reconnaissance and refueling aircraft.
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