ric27
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Establishing a NFZ will always require air strikes to neutralize air defense weapons.
Lots of people who supported the NFZ believed it would be a simple matter of flying planes over Libya. They are quite surprised at what is necessary to establish an effective NFZ. We had to attack Iraqi AAA and SAM sites on a regular basis before OIF. This should not be a surprise to anyone.
This is not mission creep IMO. 0bama has finally stated our intended goals in Libya are to protect the Libyan people and remove Gaddafi. I believe that was his policy since early last week. How that is to be achieved has yet to be announced and probably shouldn’t be. Why let Gaddafi know what we are doing to remove him?
I support the President 100% on Libya. I have lots of problems with the way this is being conducted and the timing however.
1 So, intervening in Libya because we have put out the message that we support freedom around the world - Bull****
Hanging Omar from a lamp pole would be a positive, but that's about it because we won't get one single positive thing from a new government in Libya. There could be an expression of gratitude. Which will last long enough to drink a cup of koolaid.