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LUXEMBOURG – France and Britain urged their NATO allies, including the United States, to step up the campaign Tuesday against Moammar Gadhafi‘s forces, exposing a major faultline in the military alliance after three weeks of airstrikes have failed to oust the Libyan leader.
Paris lamented the limited U.S. military role in Libya and chided Germany for its lack of involvement. In a dire analysis, France’s defense minister acknowledged that without full American participation in the combat operation, the West probably can’t stop Gadhafi’s attacks on besieged rebel cities.
A top NATO general retorted that the alliance was “doing a great job.”
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe shredded NATO’s united front, saying its actions were “not enough” to ease the pressure on Libya’s rebel-held city of Misrata, which has been subjected to weeks of bombardment by forces loyal to Gadhafi.
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