Posted on 04/19/2011 11:03:36 AM PDT by edpc
TRIPOLI, Libya – NATO military commanders conceded Tuesday they are unable to stop Moammar Gadhafi's shelling of the rebel-held city of Misrata, where hospitals are overwhelmed with casualties, while Britain said it will dispatch senior military officers to advise the opposition.
Misrata, Libya's third-largest city, has been under siege for nearly two months, with rebels holding on to seaside positions in the port area. In recent days, Libyan troops have pounded the city with shells and rockets.
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No way did they expect Obama to rush in and then rush out just as fast and leave them holding the bag.
It is one thing to not want to fight for European interests, it is far different to actually stab allies in the back!
Obama could have done the same but instead he rushed in with no plan, no vital interest and no consultation to congress.
You would think with no vital interest and no plan there would at the very least be consultation, but no, Obama recklessly rushed into war.
Already bogged down with air superiority? How can you not target artillery from the air? They give off a distinct sound. NATO couldn’t fight its way out of an imaginary box. In Afghanistan nato isaf is referred to as I suck at fighting. How can we already be calling it a stalemate? Its a good thing we didn’t fight the soviets they would have rolled over us and stalemated at the french border. For christ’s sake. We and our allies couldn’t win a war to save our skins if it came to it.
Already bogged down with air superiority? How can you not target artillery from the air? They give off a distinct sound. NATO couldn’t fight its way out of an imaginary box. In Afghanistan nato isaf is referred to as I suck at fighting. How can we already be calling it a stalemate? Its a good thing we didn’t fight the soviets they would have rolled over us and stalemated at the french border. For christ’s sake. We and our allies couldn’t win a war to save our skins if it came to it.
Thats what I see through the fog of lies seemingly bought by all sides.
That isn’t what happened. Obama wanted no part of this.
“Obama wanted no part of this.”
It distracts him from golfing.
It is called rules of engagement. Have you tried looking over the other posts in the thread? The Gadaffi forces know that they can place their artillery and armor in amongst civilian infrastructure that NATO can’t strike at. The whole point is to prevent civilian casualties in those areas of Misrata.
Yes every single Gaddafi armor and artillery position in Misrata could be targeted, but at what cost? Put yourself in the shoes of those tasked with the job. If for example a Grad or self propelled howitzer is located active in Misrata on the streets and then driven into a civilian building to hide then it is difficult to target that building. That is where the rules of engagement come into play. Misrata on both sides is still full of civilians. If you target the building that artillery piece is hiding inside then you could also be killing a family sheltering within that building. That is the whole reason why you have such strict rules of engagement.
Some examples from Misrata of where Gaddaffi hid some of his armour within buildings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fu0gSKSbyE
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