Posted on 08/26/2014 9:26:07 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Senior U.S. officials said Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have launched airstrikes against Islamic militants in the Libyan capital twice in the past week.
U.S. officials told reporters that the move caught the United States by surprise, potentially dealing a blow to relations between Washington, Cairo and the Emirates.
U.S. officials said Egypt provided the base for the launch of the airstrikes, and the U.A.E. provided the aircraft and pilots.
Egypt has not publicly acknowledged any role in the air strikes. The UAE had no immediate comment.
The first strike took place in Tripoli a week ago and targeted Islamist-alligned militant-held facilities, such as a weapons depot, and killed six people, according to The New York Times.
The second airstrike hit militant-controlled rocket launchers, military vehicles and a warehouse in Tripoli, killing a dozen people.
U.S. officials, according to the Times, say the strikes have, so far, proved counterproductive. The militants gained control of the Tripoli airport just hours after the second attack.
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Eygpt most certainly notified their new patron; RUSSIA.
“We know nuzzing!”
Sort of like all those warnings given by the US State Department during the Arab Spring that caught so many Americans by surprise...
Glad to see that the famed former senator is doing just as well as the last famed former senator in keeping in touch with our (used to be) allies...
Bomb Like An Egyptian.
the message...... Obama was
or perhaps......Obama isn’t
One can only wonder if the vindictive tyrant will retaliate for the disrespect. dissing a black thug is the ultimate insult
the article says the aircraft flew from Egyptian bases
Another item to add on the list of things they learned about from the news.
rock the Kasbah
.....what is it about our US Government that causes it to think it knows best on EVERYTHING from regulating a kids lemonade stand to dropping bombs in Libya..............???
the plain truth is that historically the US Federal Government RARELY gets ANYTHING right!?
Strains relations? We ought to invite the pilots to the square dance and pen a medal on their chests.
Why would anyone trust a Muslim Brotherhood agent like Obama al-Husseini with such information?
So our allies are not talking to our wonderful, transparent, create a new world, POTUS before taking cross border actions? Perhaps, they called but got a busy signal or it went to voice mail. Or maybe they did not want to interrupt his golf game because it might upset him.
Once again the Dems have turned the executive office of our country into an international laughingstock.
“We tried to leave a message on the White House answering machine but the tape was full” - Egypt.
Others had seen through the rice-paper-thin Obama. If this is not the lamest of lame ducks, I don't know what is. Can't wait for the famous "Obama cool" on live tv.
We called at 3 am to let you know, but no one answered the phone.
The WH intelligence security office is worthless - and a danger to the nation.
No one trust the First Duffer.
It actually improves the legitimacy of the war on ISIS if other Muslim nations do it.
How dare the world acts without Emperor Obama leading from behind.
Obama the Sissy (Obama gave sissy a bad name) personifies “leading from behind”, that others and world events bypass him entirely.
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