But, beyond the question of the proper role of custodian governments lies the indecisiveness of the NTC’s leaders, who simply prefer to defer to others. When a colonel recently asked NTC Chairman Mustafa Abdel-Jalil why he has not moved to merge the militias into a national army, Abdel-Jalil replied, “I head the legislative branch.
然而，除了代理政府应当充当怎样的角色这个问题以外，另一个问题是NTC领导人的优柔寡断，他们总是倾向于听从他人。最近一名上校问NTC主席穆斯塔法·阿卜杜勒-加里尔为什么不将广大民兵合并成一支国家军队，阿卜杜勒-加里尔答道：“我可以负责立法部门。而你必须要同执行（委员会）进行商讨。”