If the initial reports are accurate and Gaddafi's military structure has been severely disabled, it will be interesting to see how long he can last. He still has an appointment in The Hague waiting, so it would be a good thing to make sure that happens. Al Jazeera:
French jets fired the first shots on Saturday in Operation Odyssey Dawn, the biggest international military intervention in the Arab world since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, destroying tanks and armoured vehicles in eastern Libya.
Hours later, US and British warships and submarines launched more than 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles at more than 20 coastal targets to clear the way for air patrols to ground Libya's air force.
An unnamed US national security official said the air defences of Libya have been "severely crippled" by the barrage of missile strikes.
"Gaddafi's air defence systems have been severely disabled. It's too soon to predict what he and his ground forces may do in response to today's strikes," the military source said, on condition of anonymity.
