Misrata is Libya's Sarajevo

The embattled city of Misrata highlights the awkwardness of Nato's position in Libya, writes the weekly paper De Groene Amsterdammer: "Misrata brings back painful memories of a surrounded Sarajevo that for four years was a symbol of international failure and cynical war policy. ... The Bosnian authorities were reluctant to open up an escape route for the starving population because this would have meant losing a moral trump card for forcing the international community to help them. ... The suffering in Misrata could help the rebels force Nato to intervene. ... What was presented as rapid humanitarian aid threatens to degenerate into a dirty war with an uncertain outcome. For we still know only nine of the 31 rebel leaders by name, and there is still no clear Nato strategy."

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