Can’t get to Libya from Italy, what changed?
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.