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From: Brumar894/4/2011 10:36:06 PM
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What's the difference between a quagmire and a stalemate?

Stalemate in Libya increasingly viewed as a likely outcome

Text Size PrintE-mailReprintsBy Joby Warrick and Liz Sly, Friday, April 1, 9:07 PM

'U.S. officials are becoming increasingly resigned to the possibility of a protracted stalemate in Libya, with rebels retaining control of the eastern half of the divided country but lacking the muscle to drive Moammar Gaddafi from power.

Such a deadlock — perhaps backed by a formal cease-fire agreement — could help ensure the safety of Libyan civilians caught in the crossfire between the warring sides. But it could also dramatically expand the financial and military commitments by the United States and allied countries that have intervened in the six-week-old conflict, according to U.S. officials familiar with planning for the Libyan operation.

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