Posted on 03/20/2011 9:30:00 AM PDT by blam
ADMIRAL MULLEN: Qaddafi Could Force A Stalemate By Attacking Western Cities
Gregory White and Gus Lubin
Mar. 20, 2011, 12:15 PM
Admiral Mike Mullen
The Latest 12:20 ET: A no-fly zone is now in place in Libya. Air defenses in the country were targeted in the coalition assault. Qaddafi's military is still operating on the ground. He has attacked the city of Misrata, and rebels there tell Al-Jazeera that many are hurt or killed.
The coalition is fraying a bit over the issue of civilian deaths in the air strikes. We have no firm numbers on civilians killed, but the Arab League, which once supported the attacks, is now backing away from their support.
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Admiral Mike Mullen acknowledged to CBS that western military operations could lead to a stalemate with Qaddafi, according to Reuters.
This follows reports that Qaddafi has sent tanks and troops into the western city of Misrata, killing everything in their path. A rebel tells Al Jazeera: "There are so many casualties we cannot count them."
Qaddafi has been able to launch ground attacks, despite the installation of a no-fly zone.
Earlier Admiral Mullen said they had "taken out" Libyan air defences and there was no sign of Libyan aircraft, according to the Guardian. "Operations yesterday went very well," Mullen said. "He [Gaddafi] hasn't had aircraft or helicopters flying the last couple days. So effectively that no-fly zone has been put in place."
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Once the boots are on the ground its our baby forever.
I'll just cover the ears to avoid the propaganda
Mullen always engenders such confidence. Not.
I agree. For some reason, we can’t decide to pull out of any place once we take control. It kind of sounds like the old England. Remember the old saying that “The Sun never sets on England”?
Not a good thing.
Anybody hear the opinions of Sarah Palin and the other possible GOP candidates on this issue? Have any of them spoken about what's going on in Libya?
If they are on the right side of the issue (they may happen to gain non republican support on election day)
As absurd as it sounds, there is less propaganda on Al Jazeera than on CNN.
I'm sure that if Qadaffy gets a leg up on us, Mullen will then grace our side with some insights he has kept to himself for just such an occasion.
oops - advance = advice
Obama goes to war for Europe’s oil. I guess that’s what they call “nuance”.
I think it was “The sun never sets on the British Empire”.
Truth IS stranger than fiction sometimes.
Under the label of a "Humanitarian Crisis". Meanwhile pleas for help along our southern border goes unheeded.
I say, we're as good as having the boots on the ground already unless we want to face more international terrorism.
Were any military experts consulted, or do Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice and Samantha Power have complete control of our foreign policy while 0bama takes a vacation?
not to be particular, it was it never sets on the British Empire.
I like a quote from Thatcher: She traced the deminishment of the BE on the rise in the use of the telephone. Before the phone, those in the field made all the decisions and then alerted whitehall what had happened. After the phone became in vogue, the back benchers knew what was better than the guy on the scene. Class A REMFs for sure!
Thanks for the correction. I knew it was something like that. If we aren’t careful, our sons and daughters will be doing the same.
“In the absence of a functional Congress,
And given that the Constitution is now repealed,
I await my Orders from the Coalition and the UN.”
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