[Mr. Silverback]

As Krauthammer just said, it’s bizarre that we would seek the approval of the butchers of Tienanmen before doing this.

[NormsRevenge]

5 abstentions.. wow.

[Cementjungle]

Can we afford another war when there are still Katrina victims starving in New Orleans????

[Levante]

Let the UN enforce it....without the USA....

I’m sure the corrupt, child-molesting, greedy UN bastards can handle it...

[NormsRevenge]

Libyan school children hold portraits of leader Moamer Kadhafi and chant slogans as they protest outside the UN mission headquarters in Tripoli. Kadhafi said he would launch an assault on rebel stronghold Benghazi on Thursday night and show the "traitors" no mercy," as world powers edged towards tough measures that could see air strikes against his forces begin in hours if adopted. (AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

[screaminsunshine]

This does not add up. I think they are forming up the Arab Union Zone of the NWO and we are next. They must act while Obama is CIC.

[Thunder90]

We might as well take out regime targets and encircle Tripoli with Marines (and take the oilfields under Quadaffi control).

[DBeers]

Anything to help 0marxo's islamic jihadist brothers spread democracy in the streets!!!!

Yeah =lets fund the caliphate and destruction of the west!

/end sarcasm.

[byteback]

Obama caved to the Brits and French. I’d be surprised if the US took the lead on this but could fly the AWACS and launch some Tomahawks.

[Rebelbase]

Gadhafi has the momentum in putting down this uprising. The UN vote will only embolden him to act with more swiftness and end it quickly.

What is the UN going to do when he’s won?

The Arabs want a war with him so the Oil infrastructure is destroyed and, oops, prices spike!

[SunkenCiv]

Sorry, forgot ya again.

[anniegetyourgun]

Now O can head to Rio with his indifference.

[jakerobins]

So now that little barry has permisson will he do anything?? Still seems like too little too late we will see.....

[Jewbacca]

This is a mistake.

Ghaddafi is an evil idiot who cares only about his personal wants and needs.

He will be replaced with an evil smart person who will be serious about jihad.

[Happy Rain]

Libya bought six Foxtrot class submarines from the Soviets back in the 80s.Only two are presumed to be left and those are thought to be no longer operational.There were rumors that one was being refitted back in 2003 however.
The Foxtrot class is a seriously obsolete diesel/battery boat with three screws that are noisy as Hell.
So why am I so afraid that somewhere out there one is stalking the Enterprise?
When I was in the Navy back in the 70s it was almost routine for any decent sub captain to “get” the carrier during war games.
Invading Libyan airspace during their civil war...just saying

[plain talk]

The resolution establishes “a ban on all flights in the airspace of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" while excluding an occupation force

It excludes occupation force. We've seen UN resolutions and no-fly zones drag on for years and despots (hussein) survive. If Libya just uses ground forces to rout out resistance then what good is a no-fly zone? Particularly when the last town of fighters is about to get slaughtered tonight. I am not sure what impact this will have except to get some of our jets shot down.

[tallyhoe]

I say let the bombing begin!!!

[Gator113]

Two weeks ago this could have been justified, but now it’s all about Obama’s politics.... he needs a “Wag the Dog” event.

[baddog 219]

Here we go again.... I say let them kill eachother and stay out of it. Once we help, they'll just stab us in our backs. That's their nature.

[mojito]

Sounds like French forces will be launched within a couple of hours. I wonder if we will participate directly, or only supply logistical and intelligence support.