Hope for Libya

Reuters reports:

Hundreds of euphoric Libyan rebels pushed to the western outskirts of Tripoli without meeting any resistance after they overran a major military base that defends the capital.

The trappings of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime were crumbling fast, with opposition forces rising up from within his stronghold at the same time.

Associated Press reporters with the rebels said they reached the Tripoli suburb of Janzour around nightfall Sunday (early today, NZ time). They were greeted by civilians lining the streets and waving rebel flags. Hours earlier, the same rebel force of hundreds drove out elite forces led by Gaddafi’s son Khamis in a brief gunbattle.

Hopefully the Gaddafis will flee, and the civil war will end soon. That of course does not guarantee a bright future for Libya, but it does give the Libyan people a chance to build a democratic society.