obama is wanting to bomb Libya?

[Mini 14]

Obama: NATO, U.S. Weighing Potential Military Options on Libya - FoxNews.com

Sure sounds like it.

 

[whitehall]

Nobody knows what B. Hussein is up to. Last november he was calling the US Chamber of Commerce a subversive organization. The guy is either off his rocker or he is a fool. My guess is that he will do what Clinton did when he got in political hot water which is bomb some country. Clinton bombed Europe and Obama will probably bomb Africa.

 

[elvis]

Obama: NATO, U.S. Weighing Potential Military Options on Libya - FoxNews.com

Sure sounds like it.

well, he has to do something to slow down the gas prices, no?

 

[waltky]

Obama gonna have to give Khaddafi a smackdown...

Libya Tests President Obama's Doctrine on Military Intervention
Wednesday, March 09, 2011 Washington (AP) - A month shy of his election in 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama outlined a doctrine for American military force that included crises in which the United States has a "moral obligation" to intervene. As commander in chief, he soon will have to decide whether Libya fits the bill.

Obama is facing the sternest test yet of his philosophy of humanitarian intervention, which he has described as an imperative to prevent atrocities against civilians. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's brutal suppression of protests and crackdown on opponents to his 42-year rule may fall short of Obama's criteria for military action, but the president's most senior advisers are to meet Wednesday to outline what steps are realistic and possible to pressure Gadhafi to halt the violence and give up power.

The discussion at the White House was to examine the ramifications of a no-fly zone over Libya and other potential military options, although the final decision will rest with Obama, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal administration deliberations. In a no-fly zone operation over all or part of Libya, the U.S. or partner nations would patrol with warplanes to deter Gadhafi from using his air force to bomb civilians. Targeted aerial assaults, with planes or missiles, are another possibility.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, national security adviser Tom Donilon and CIA Director Leon Panetta were among those expected to attend Wednesday's meeting, the officials said. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is abroad, but a top Pentagon official will attend in his place.

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Oil Installations Ablaze in Libya as Battles Rage
Mar 9, 2011 – A giant yellow fireball shot into the sky, trailed by thick plumes of black smoke Wednesday after fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi set two oil installations ablaze and inflicted yet more damage on Libya's crippled energy industry.

In the west, Gadhafi claimed victory in recapturing Zawiya, the city closest to the capital that had fallen into opposition hands. The claim could not immediately be verified; phone lines there have not been working during a deadly, six-day siege. The government twice promised to escort foreign journalists to Zawiya on Wednesday, only to cancel the visit at the last minute. But state TV showed a crowd of hundreds, purportedly in Zawiya's main square, shouting "The people want Colonel Gadhafi!"

The fall of Zawiya to anti-Gadhafi residents early on in the uprising that began Feb. 15 illustrated the initial, blazing progress of the opposition. But Gadhafi has seized the momentum, battering the rebels with airstrikes and artillery fire and repulsing their westward march toward the capital, Tripoli. Gadhafi's successes have left Western powers struggling to come up with a plan to support the rebels without becoming ensnared in the complex and fast-moving conflict. On Wednesday, a high-ranking member of the Libyan military flew to Cairo with a message for Egyptian army officials from Gadhafi, but no further details were known.

President Barack Obama's most senior advisers met Wednesday to outline possible steps to pressure Gadhafi to halt the violence and give up power. They planned to examine the ramifications of a no-fly zone over Libya and other potential military options, U.S. officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal administration deliberations. A rebel spokesman said Wednesday they will buy weapons if the international community fails to declare a no-fly zone.

"If a no-fly zone is not imposed, we do have the means to get armaments. We don't expect any country to refuse to deal with us in terms of an arms sale," said Abdel-Hafidh Ghoga, a spokesman for the rebels' provisional transitional national council. He did not elaborate or say where the rebels would get the money for arms.

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[waltky]

AL gives okay to Libyan no-fly zone...

Arab League approves no-fly zone in Libya. But is it too late?
March 13, 2011 - The US and UK expressed support for the Arab League's approval of a no-fly zone as Libyan rebels beat a hasty eastward retreat from forces loyal to Col. Muammar Qaddafi.

The United States and United Kingdom expressed their approval of the Arab League's call Saturday for a United Nations no-fly zone over Libya. But despite the League's request, it remains unclear how effective a no-fly zone over Libya might be as Libyan rebels continue to lose key cities and towns to Col. Muammar Qadaffi's forces.

Agence France-Presse reports that Libyan rebels fled the oil town of Brega Sunday, as Colonel Qadaffi's forces continued to advance toward the rebel-held city of Benghazi in the east. AFP notes that the rebels' morale had been bolstered by the Arab League's call for a no-fly zone, which came before the retreat from Brega. The White House called the League's request an "important step" in dealing with the Libyan crisis, reports Reuters.

"The international community is unified in sending a clear message that the violence in Libya must stop, and that the Qaddafi regime must be held accountable," the administration said in a statement. Britain also welcomed the League's statement. Reuters writes that British Foreign Secretary William Hague told BBC television that "We've said all along that one of the conditions for a no-fly zone must be broad support in the region."

"Clearly this is one indicator that there is broad support in that region," he said. "It's not the only condition. It's also necessary to have even broader international support and it's also necessary for it to be clearly legal." Reuters notes that it is still unclear how Russia and China will respond to the Arab League's request. Both countries hold seats on the UN Security Council and are traditionally loath to involve themselves in what they consider other nations' domestic issues.

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[Shooter]

I don't know how many of you all know this but part of setting up a no-fly zone is bombing SAM sites, radar installations, air defenses and sometimes grounded aircraft.

The only negative on a no-fly zone is Ghaddafi has a slew of assault helicopters. They can stay low to the ground in a city and still be able to open fire on the people.

 

[MJMavro13]

True and in this situation a no fly zone is only going to bring very limited results. It might not be worth the cost and the effort.