Posted on 03/01/2011 12:43:32 PM PST by americanophile
Fox News says the United States has deployed some Marines and two amphibious ships to help with the evacuations in Libya.
The news comes one day after the U.S. moved naval and air forces closer to Libya and said all options were open, including patrols of the North African nation's skies to protect its citizens from their ruler, Muammar Qaddafi.
The Obama administration is demanding that Gadhafi relinquish power immediately.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned that Libya is at risk of collapsing into a "protracted civil war" amid increasingly violent clashes between the two sides.
On Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice cast doubt on Qaddafi's sanity and ability to lead and said the international community will continue pressuring Qaddafi with embargos and sanctions until he steps down.
(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxphilly.com ...
Or “infidels occupy more muslim lands”
Stay out, just help the opposition and rule the skies
Why send Marines .. Obama will only apologize later for sending them. meanwhile he will leave them hanging in the wind without support.
I smell another Mogadishu in the wind.
‘New’guy on Special Report made that point...it’s entirely valid.
Libya has always been a good whipping horse with little risk for doing so besides covert acts of terrorism and sabotage, which are problems for the little people and opportunities for the governing ruling elites of America and the UK.
Help who?
Evacuate the Americans and any stray westerners they bump into then withdraw and let them all kill each other.
We are insane to get mired there.
By what authority does the US administration seek to intervene?
—US Constitution?
—UN Charter/rules?
This may be last night’s story that the Kearsarge (currently about 2000 miles away in the Red Sea, south of the Enterprise), and a command ship were in route.
There is nothing scarier than having a CIC who never worked under a CIC as a member of the military.
Obama is a CAC or Clueless Ass Clown
God speed our troops!
Misleading headline, not breaking news. I read the article and it barely mentions Marines.
New tag...
We don't troops to win. We send troops so we can find excuses to put them in jail.
Does banockobama realize that this is a declaration of war?
Define "some Marines." 100? 1,000, 10,000? 10,000+?
A little late in coming...
“From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli...”
The article seemed to indicate that they’re there to help with evacuations. One would pressume evacuations of American personel because our fearless leader rented a dinky boat that wouldn’t accommodate the numbers required.
I'm sure we'll hear the outrage from the left in 5 seconds... I can hear their chanting of ‘No blood for oil...’ right now.. Any moment, I'm sure, they'll start. Total outrage...
*crickets*
I only wish they were arriving on the USS Ronald Reagan! and about 2 wks ago...
Oy, this probably won’t end well.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.