Global Politics  Why the UK is undecided on helicopters for
Libya  After two months of air assaults by the NATO-led
coalition, there's little sign that Libya's leader Muammar
Gaddafi is willing to back down.  Player utilities  Listen to
the Story.  Now there are signs that some in the coalition are
ready to ramp up the military action. The French government said
it will deploy attack helicopters to Libya. And Britain is
considering following suit.  The British defense chief, General
David Richards, said last week that NATO had to step up the
fight in Libya, hitting the infrastructure supporting the
Gaddafi regime. Otherwise, Richards warned, the Libyan leader
could cling to power for a very long time.  Michael Graydon, a
retired British air force chief, quickly agreed. He said that
going about it in a "graduated fashion" isn't the best way to
do it.  "I think if you can sit in Tripoli and hardly know
there's a war on, then I think something's missing," Graydon
said.  That's hardly likely, following Tuesday'