BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO’s top official says the alliance won’t put troops on the ground in Libya to keep order once the conflict ends.
Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen spoke Wednesday after meeting with defense ministers from the 28 members of the North Atlantic military alliance.
Fogh Rasmussen said everyone at the meeting agreed progress was being made in Libya. He says, “For Gadhafi, it is no longer a question of if he goes but when he goes.”
Fogh Rasmussen is urging more NATO countries to contribute to the military effort to protect civilians in Libya.
His comments on the first day of the two-day meeting come as NATO has hit the Libyan capital, Tripoli, with the heaviest bombardment of the campaign.
