FYI: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1
The United States and NATO partners have contingencies in place to act within hours, according to an administration official familiar with planning. President Barack Obama will insist on a major Arab role in any no-fly zone, the official said. The contingencies include air strikes and cruise missile attacks designed to cripple Libyan air defenses and punish military units leading Gadhafi's push on opposition strongholds in the east, the official said. On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Robert Munn <cfmuns...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not just that, the US is going to fire Tomahawk missiles from > destroyers in the Med at dozens of regime targets throughout the > country. They could fire Tomahawks at Gaddaffi's ground forces, if > they are massed in any numbers. That should ruin their day. :-) > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Vivec <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Very touchy situation developing here. Are they really going to shoot down >> Libyan aircraft? >> >> And how does that help the opposition/rebels/whatever on the ground to fend >> off Gadaffi's troops? >> >> The ground attack from Gaddaffi can go ahead, and the 1 million people in >> the city are still very much at risk. >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:335335 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
