[GonzoGOP]

What the heck do they think a couple of tin cans are going to do. They only carry a handful of BGM-109s and their 5” popguns aren't going to do much against sand. DDGs just don't have the magazine capacity for a sustained bombardment. if we had one precise target to strike perhaps. But we don't.

[GonzoGOP]

OK reply to myself. I just pulled up the sat map of Benghazi. It is an man made port and the continental shelf is fairly close to shore. They could cover a retreat to the coast with their 5” guns. But that would mean putting billion dollar ships close enough to shore than any Libyan with an outdated Soviet era field piece might be able to sink them. Unlike the old BB the DDGs have bupkis in the way of armor. One hit and they are out of action.

I don't see Obama risking the ships. They will cruise back and forth out of range for political theater. Hitting the shores of Tripoli requires a president with guts. Along with enough firepower to make the bad guys keep their heads down. We have neither