Pentagon: U.S. To Continue Combat In Libya WASHINGTON (AP) -- A senior Pentagon official says the U.S. probably will continue missions in Libya once the U.S. relinquishes command of the air campaign to NATO or others as early as this weekend. U.S. planes will also continue flying strike missions. READ ENTIRE ARTICLE
Obama: No U.S. Forces on the Ground in Libya ~~~ Aaahh Except For These Guys.
2,200 ground troops headed to region... How would the president describe the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit? There is no such thing as a purely air-based combat mission.There are about 2,200 Marines off the shore of Libya right now.
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NEXT STOP SYRIA AND YEMEN? Syria should follow Egypt’s lead and the Syrian army should “empower a revolution”, Robert Gates, US secretary of defence, argued as thousands marched in a southern city. The Obama administration has been careful to avoid the language of regime change when dealing with the Middle East and it was not clear if the White House shared Mr Gates’s sentiments. The White House signalled it was preparing for a change in power in Yemen, where it has been allied with the government of Ali Abdullah Saleh, president. On Thursday, Washington signalled it was ready to deal with a new government in Yemen in the event of Mr Saleh’s departure. Nato allies reached a deal in which the alliance will take over command of the Libyan no-fly zone, although responsibility for strikes on forces loyal to Col Muammer Gaddafi will not immediately come under the Nato umbrella.
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Obama: No U.S. Forces on the Ground in Libya ~~~ Aaahh Except For These Guys.
2,200 ground troops headed to region... How would the president describe the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit? There is no such thing as a purely air-based combat mission.There are about 2,200 Marines off the shore of Libya right now.
READ ENTIRE ARTICLE
NEXT STOP SYRIA AND YEMEN? Syria should follow Egypt’s lead and the Syrian army should “empower a revolution”, Robert Gates, US secretary of defence, argued as thousands marched in a southern city. The Obama administration has been careful to avoid the language of regime change when dealing with the Middle East and it was not clear if the White House shared Mr Gates’s sentiments. The White House signalled it was preparing for a change in power in Yemen, where it has been allied with the government of Ali Abdullah Saleh, president. On Thursday, Washington signalled it was ready to deal with a new government in Yemen in the event of Mr Saleh’s departure. Nato allies reached a deal in which the alliance will take over command of the Libyan no-fly zone, although responsibility for strikes on forces loyal to Col Muammer Gaddafi will not immediately come under the Nato umbrella.
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