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US military units put on alert as security situation deteriorates in Libyan capital
FoxNews.com ^ | 5-10-2013 | Jennifer Griffin, Justin Fishel

Posted on 05/10/2013 9:45:50 AM PDT by topher

The U.S. military has alerted two elite military units in Europe to be on standby if needed to respond to a deteriorating security situation in Tripoli, Fox News has learned.

In recent days both the U.S. embassy and British embassy in Libya have removed non-essential staff from their embassies.

A specialized Marine unit based in Moron, Spain, is in the process of being repositioned closer to Libya; and in Stuttgart, Germany, a special operations force assigned to AFRICOM has been placed on heightened alert.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: africom; britishembassy; embassy; islam; jihad; libya; libyadeterioration; libyafallingapart; libyawarning; muslim; tripoli; usembassy; wagthedog
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Some will say House hearings caused this.

I hope this time they will have KC-135/KC-10 Tankers available and hopefully have Aircraft Carrier Task Force steaming into the area.

Unclear with O-bozo - in - chief.

1 posted on 05/10/2013 9:45:50 AM PDT by topher
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How nice..they named the town in Spain after our pResident.


2 posted on 05/10/2013 9:48:00 AM PDT by left that other site ((Ban the ubiquitous and deadly solvent, Di-hydrogen monoxide!!!))
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The article reports that non-essential people have been evacuated.

I don't know if that is just the US Embassy or the UK Embassy as well... I will have to re-read.

3 posted on 05/10/2013 9:48:11 AM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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I’m suspicious. So under Kerry they will act appropriately but not clinton?


4 posted on 05/10/2013 9:48:18 AM PDT by RummyChick
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Gee, I wonder what Valerie Jarrett will tell the infant-minded, illegal Kenyan-born alien to do. Hope she doesn’t disturb Obambi in case he’s golfing or in front of a mirror.


5 posted on 05/10/2013 9:48:58 AM PDT by laweeks
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Why bother putting them on alert? We’ve been told repeatedly that it would take too long to get to Libya, anyway.


6 posted on 05/10/2013 9:50:20 AM PDT by LimitedPowers (Citizenship is not a Hate Crime!)
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To: topher; ASA Vet; Ernest_at_the_Beach

This action appears to be 8 months too late after the Benghazi murders on 9/11/2012.


7 posted on 05/10/2013 9:50:57 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (I'm afraid to go visit any American college because of all the foreign students with bombs.)
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To: topher

They know they screwed up Benghazi, and now have to put on a dog and pony show


8 posted on 05/10/2013 9:51:38 AM PDT by CMB_polarization
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The British and the French are taking this situation seriously.

In the case of the September 11th attack, there were no demonstrations beforehand (in Libya at least -- they occurred in Egypt).

The article states that there were protests on SUNDAY... So this has been developing over several days...

9 posted on 05/10/2013 9:52:23 AM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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If the embassy is attacked and we respond as we should, Obama is in deep poop explaining the variances in the two situations.


10 posted on 05/10/2013 9:52:53 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: topher

Jennifer Griffin is an accurate reporter.


11 posted on 05/10/2013 9:54:18 AM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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Can’t get to Libya from Italy, what changed?


12 posted on 05/10/2013 9:54:21 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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I wrote:

I hope this time they will have KC-135/KC-10 Tankers available and hopefully have Aircraft Carrier Task Force steaming into the area.

We need to have two Carrier Task Groups in that part of the world -- one in the Arabian Sea (just in case), and one in the Mediterrean.

The one in the Mediterrean could always take shore leave in Spain/France/Italy (provided host countries allow it).

13 posted on 05/10/2013 9:55:04 AM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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Zero broke it and he owns it,according to Colon Powell’s spiel.Benghazi compound guarded by an Al-queda off shoot,et-all


14 posted on 05/10/2013 9:56:22 AM PDT by sportscaster ("LET'S ROLL")
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Send in Richard Dawkins and Stephen Hawking to calm the situation with an anti-theist lecture. LOL


15 posted on 05/10/2013 9:57:03 AM PDT by CMB_polarization
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Hey! They must have finally read Hicks' cable!!!
16 posted on 05/10/2013 9:57:46 AM PDT by cookcounty (Obama Denied ->Americans Died ->Hillary Lied ->the Media Complied.)
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LOL


17 posted on 05/10/2013 9:57:48 AM PDT by united1000 (A government big enough to give you everything u want, is strong enough to take everything u have)
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They can if they have tankers (aircraft -- KC-135 or KC-10).

They can if they have a Carrier Task Group nearby or at least US Navy ships capable of Helicopter Ops.

I believe in the testimony on Wednesday, it was stated that there were no aircraft tankers available despite the fact that US fighters could be there in 2 to 3 hours from NATO bases.

The Dimwits (Democrats) muddled the hearing intentionally so that points like this did not immediately come out.

18 posted on 05/10/2013 9:58:09 AM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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To: united1000

bttt


19 posted on 05/10/2013 9:59:24 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: onyx
Good!

Fox might get the award winning reporter from CBS as she is quite upset with CBS over muffling her over the hearings...

20 posted on 05/10/2013 9:59:56 AM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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