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Posted on 05/10/2013 9:45:50 AM PDT by topher
The U.S. military has alerted two elite military units in Europe to be on standby if needed to respond to a deteriorating security situation in Tripoli, Fox News has learned.
In recent days both the U.S. embassy and British embassy in Libya have removed non-essential staff from their embassies.
A specialized Marine unit based in Moron, Spain, is in the process of being repositioned closer to Libya; and in Stuttgart, Germany, a special operations force assigned to AFRICOM has been placed on heightened alert.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
TRIPOLI, Libya, May 10 (UPI) — Britain announced Friday it is withdrawing some of its staff from its embassy in Libya in response to violence in Tripoli in recent weeks.
The Foreign Office said it was “temporarily withdrawing a small number of staff,” the BBC reported.
The embassy will remain “open as usual,” the ministry said. Those being sent home work in support positions at government ministries “which have been affected by recent developments.”
The ministry advised against all but essential travel to the capital and other parts of Libya.
A car bomb exploded outside the French embassy in Tripoli in April and heavily armed militias have besieged government buildings in the past month.
Sounds like Deja Vu all over again.
A LHA and a LPD 100 miles off the coast could take care of business in short order if they were fully outfitted.
Better to get thet new Ambassador over there now maybe she can identify and capture the renegades she swore to find come hell or high water! Feel sorry for the Cat that stayed in Lybia thinking he would be the new Ambassador!
Oh well Josey Wales said it best! “Dyeing ain’t much of a livin”
“Yup, pure wag the dog, Willie J. Clinton style.”
Some things never change, do they!?
Check my new tagline.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Maybe several dozen freepers with that tagline might have some impact.
True. They could have put the F-16s on alert at Sigonella. Or, they could have them on alert at Aviano. Or they could have had a tanker or two on alert at Sigonella for any contingency. The tanker could have met them and refueled them on the way to Libya.
This wasn't rocket science. All it required was just a bit of planning and the deployment of a few aircraft.
In an AC-130
Thet's the VPs city of honor. The city named for thcurrent whitehut occupant is Douchebaggyville
Ah...I stand corrected. Muchas gracias.
A big ole anchor for the Hildebeast provided by Kerry .... He wants 2016 clearly and knows she is his competition ....lol !
Let the stab festi begin !
I, too, question the timing.
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE??? /s
Libya goes from bad to worse.
Obozos little grift in Benghazi has now caused so much instability that the jihadists have to take over from the “Arab Spring” freedom fighters who front the Libyan government.
Ba Bye Obama.Ba Bye USA.Ba Bye Europe.... Hello World Wide Caliphate II.
Fait Accomplis Obama!
Cartoonish nonsense. We have no rapid reaction forces in Europe or North Africa. We have no planes that can enter Libya because of surface to air missiles. And we can not risk the danger. This is what Bill Gates said today. Honestly.
Well played, sir. Well played.
Yeah, but it's probably because Bill Gates doesn't know what GOOGLE is.
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