Libya must get along without Nato

The Libyan Transitional Council has asked Nato to continue its activities in the country until the end of the year or at least extend them by a month. The conservative Frankfurter daily Allgemeine Zeitung staunchly opposes a continuation of Nato operations: "The struggle for Tripoli has been settled, the old regime has been deposed and the dictator Gaddafi is dead. A continuation of the military operations is no longer covered by the United Nations. It's true that there is apprehension in Libya that the disarming and appeasing of the various rebel groups and tribes will turn out to be more difficult than hoped. There is even talk of a civil war. But it is not the task of Nato to establish the former or prevent the latter. It is now up to the new regime in Tripoli to guarantee internal stability."

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