Warning of a ‘new Vietnam’ in Libya as British military advisers go in

Tim Shipman and Ian Drury
Mail Online
April 20, 2011

David Cameron was accused last night of risking a Vietnam-style quagmire in Libya by sending military advisers to help the country’s rebels.

The first official deployment of troops on the ground marks a significant escalation in the war and immediately invited charges of ‘mission creep’.

A ten-strong team of intelligence, signals and logistics experts will help set up an opposition headquarters to take on Colonel Gaddafi’s forces.

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This article was posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 11:10 am

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