NATO announced its successfully completed mission in Libya after seven months just after another major announcement was made by the National Transitional Council. The country's new and temporary governing body has revealed that some of Moammar Gadhafi's chemical weapons have been found and they admit that they may need some help in dealing with them.

Experts say that the problems facing the NTC extend past the discovery of these weapons. When the NATO forces pull out of the nation, Libya will be left with virtually no security forces in place, and ongoing problems with pro-Gadhafi groups that are still resistant to the regime change. What army was in place when the conflict started has been scattered with many of them either defected to the opposition, deserting completely or fighting amongst themselves. In addition to this lack of security forces, there is no one to train those who would serve.

Another issue facing any type of security force are the armed people that are still roaming the streets of Libya. There are many civilians who are described as heavily armed at any point during the day.

The NTC have said that the first order of business will be to name the new government so that the country can start to get back to business but security forces are going to be critical as well. Not only will the Libyan people need to deal with its own people, there are other matters such as protecting the borders and getting police trained and in place as quickly as possible.

NATO may actually play a role with the Libyan people, however they will working with the NTC to determine what kind of role that will be. If the NTC does make a request for assistance, it is likely that there will be resistance from the international community, namely from Russia, China, Brazil and India, all countries that felt NATO overstepped its rightful bounds with its military actions in Libya during the original mission.

The United States may also play a role in Libya, similar to the role that it is wrapping up in Afghanistan where military personnel trained police officers and the army to handle the country's security without outside assistance. There has been no word about whether that is going to be the plan and if it is, when such a mission would even begin. Currently, the US is getting ready to pull troops out of Afghanistan with the goal of all being home by the end of the year.