Attack without a peace strategy

The political leaders of the West started their military action without a clear concept for how to bring peace, writes Jacques Attali in his blog with the weekly L'Express: "Are they ready to address the question of peace? History teaches us that a war can only be won when peace has been prepared during the fighting. ... Do we have the first inkling about what will become of Libya after the war? A unified country? A federation? Will we see Cyrenaica [in eastern Libya] become independent and then retain its independence thanks only to the presence of foreign troops? And even if the dictator is ousted, will the liberating forces have the means to reconstruct the country? It's difficult to believe when you look at how little aid they are sending to Egypt and Tunisia."

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