Posted on 03/27/2011 7:46:58 AM PDT by quesney
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S.-led military action in Libya has bolstered rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's forces, but the international operation could continue for months, the Obama administration says.
NATO's top decision-making body was to meet Sunday to expand its enforcement of the no-fly zone to include air strikes against Libyan ground targets.
The military progress follows deep criticism against Obama from lawmakers upset that the administration hadn't sought greater congressional input on Libya.
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But asked on ABC's "This Week" if that would mean a U.S. military commitment until year's end, Gates said, "I don't think anybody knows the answer to that."
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The lack of clarity on that question reflects a worry for lawmakers clamoring to hear fuller explanations from the administration on why the U.S. was embroiling itself in another Muslim conflict and what the ultimate goals of the intervention are.
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Asked if the Libyan conflict posed a threat to the United States, Gates said it was "not a vital national interest" but he insisted that the situation nevertheless demanded U.S. involvement..
Clinton noted how the strife affects Europe's key interests, from oil to immigration, and that their concerns were important...
"When it comes to Libya, we started hearing from the U.K., France, Italy, other of our NATO allies," she added. "This was in their vital national interest."
Those themes will likely be taken up by Obama, who cited "significant success" in the war and defended the U.S. intervention as lawful and critical to save thousands of lives. In his weekend radio and Internet address, he noted that the U.S. cannot get involved in every world crisis, but said if Gadhafi was threatening a "bloodbath that could destabilize an entire region ... it's in our national interest to act. And it's our responsibility."
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We could be in Obama’s LIE-BYA for years to come!
And implement suicide bomber operations all over America as “justified” (in Ghaddafi’s mind) assymetrical retaliation for being attacked by Obama.
Meanwhile read about Bahrain latest:
http://noiri.blogspot.com/2011/03/breaking-news-bahrain-king-expels-all.html
Try, years, not months.
“The troops will be home by Christmas.” -Bill Clinton.
Italy? What have they done so far?
OR much more likely, if attacks come from another source, BLAME GADDAFI!
Indeed it was DAYS NOT WEEKS.
As per Jake Tapper Blog on ABC News
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/03/how-long-will-us-forces-be-involved-in-libya-white-house-says-nobody-knows.html
In remarks on Tuesday, President Obama reiterated his message that Libya would be a short military engagement.
“I said at the outset that this was going to be a matter of days and not weeks,” the President said at an appearance with the President of El Salvador. “And there’s nothing based on how we’ve been able to execute over the last several days that changes that assessment.”
Obama's crap isn't going to end. So by election time, all people will have to remember is yesterday.
Actually last week a friend was telling me about both pro and anti Libya action protesters in front of the White House. Here is the latest AOL News about the drive on Sirte, with additonal info about the oil situation. It seems that storage tanks in Ras Lanuf and Brega are full and can’t hold more until emptied.
oooo that’s gonna get em
Thanks FARS.
I wonder how many more tomahawks, JDAMS, other heavy stuff will be wasted before this all simmers down in a few months. Obviously I am not for this action to even have started. And I don’t care how it ends for the most part. I’ll let it go at that.
If they try acting on this, we should rise early and smite them first”.
Thanks for the ping!
Italy gets more than 20% of their oil from Italy. ON the other hand Berlusconi is getting heat for cozying up to Qadaffi, and his under age exotic dancer. He probably doesn’t know whether to shxt or go blind.
When the CFR says jump, some people say how high.
“Months”? Huh. What an optimist.
When Reagan attacked Quadaffy and killed his daughter, Pam Am 103 soon followed. This time Quadaffy’s son was killed. Expect retaliation. Pray for the innocent American lives that will be lost as a result of this madness.
Thanks for the link, and more importantly the information down below. Excellent...
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