What ARE you babbling on about?.
The British special forces in Libya have been the ones (along with some French commandos) directing the air strikes that have crippled Gaddafi. Far from needing saved, they are doing a brilliant job.
Let me draw it on a napkin for you.
November 2010: Brits and Frogs plan to invade Libya under the guise of humanitarian intervention. A decoy Southern Mistral war game announced for March 21, 2011 to allow for plain sight preparation.
January 2011: Some 300 special forces inserted into eastern Libya to prepare rebellion. Training, drop zones etc.
British government was led to believe it is successful.
February 15, 2011: Rebellion ignited. The date is chosen deliberately to rally AQ supporters.
February 21 2011: William Hague babbles :"Gaddafi fled to Venezuela.
Bummer. First one in a row.
Internet is abuzz and the background on planned aggression on Libya is known.
More than half of Arab League countries abstain from voting. Germany and Turkey sit tight. Ruskies and Chicoms cut enough rope to France and UKUSA.
Oil goes up, dollar goes down.
Easy plunder of Libya became fubar. Welcome to Hotel Libya.
Fog of war is funny thing. In Korean war U.S. claimed shooting down 800 MiG-15s and having 10:1 kill ratio. In reality, it was only 200 MiG 15s. Kill ratio F86:MiG was not even close as advertised, it was 1.3:1.
In Kosovo war, NATO claimed destroying hundreds of Serbian tanks. In reality it was 14. Less than 5% of Serbian combat systems were destroyed in 31,000 sorties. But civilan infrastructure was deliberatelly targeted and destroyed as "colateral damage".
Let's wait and see what will be found in Libyan sand once the fog of war clears.
Hitting Libyan hospitals, telecommunication towers and other stationary object, that's another story. They could not be hidden and they are being hit instead of military targets. That success can not be denied.
List of possible next targets:
One of BRIC embassies in Tripoli (JDAM-GPS) Libyan TV station (cruise missile) Farmer's market (cluster bombs)