Libyan Forces fight NATO to a standstill.

I know what you're going to say.

This isn't an actual NATO loss...its a rebel failure.  NATO fought according to UN rules.

I know all that, but think about this sad fact.  As a military union, for whatever reason, NATO is 0-2.  A loss or draw in Afghanistan and a loss or draw in Libya.

The dumbest thing the former Soviet Union ever did was to NOT test Western military capabilities.  Conventionally we were at best on par...and no one had the guts to go nuclear.  Germany would have been conquered and the Nordic countries imperiled.

But back to this Libya thing.  If the madman can hold on long enough to start peace talks then he's won.  If he can be patient enough to martial his forces...do something silly to keep gas prices high without bringing down retaliatory strikes...is smart enough to keep his hands off international terrorism...then inside of a year he'll have regained all lost territory and no one will care.

Amazing.