Quote Originally Posted by hendrikwitbooi View Post
I wonder how Gaddafi would feel about having AFRICOM in Libya?
I actually thought that Benghazi would make an interesting and relevant site for the AFRICOM HQ--good port, sizable population--relatively close to the current trouble spots in the Horn and Sudan--not too far from what I beleive may well will be the next locus of African troubles in the Niger/Mali/Burkina Faso/South Algeria region. Down side is the distance from southern Africa--we might need a forward command post in Botswana too.

If Qaddafi is really interested in rejoining the "civilized" world, he might be more amenable than we think.