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F-22s Could Be Assigned To Libyan Operation
Aviation Week ^ | March 9, 2011 | David A. Fulghum

Posted on 03/09/2011 5:39:10 AM PST by EnjoyingLife

"The Air Force has significant excess capacity for the Libya mission," the veteran fighter pilot says. "It is the perfect scenario for the F-22 and F-16CJ Wild Weasels that are currently not engaged in Afghanistan. The Air Force's bread-and-butter mission is to take down sophisticated, integrated air defense systems, attack air bases to render them unusable, destroy any radars that emit, and clear the skies of any aircraft in flight. After an intense, 24-48-hr. campaign, enforcing the no-fly zone is a routine operation."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: f22a; libya; noflyzone; raptor
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To: bill1952

Odd you should mention that. There was an article on here a few weeks ago that said that the Chinese were indeed the target. I also have a little “inside” information due to a friend who is a member of the Finnish government. Back then, the President of Finland was sent to several locations on Clinton’s behalf to brief major capitals about our bombing plans. My friend was in the room when the Chinese were given the message from Clinton to “Butt Out!”


41 posted on 03/10/2011 1:04:41 PM PST by fremont_steve
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