Military option in Libya?

[Byte Stryke]

Our troops don't need their air support crashing into the ground.
But yes, when he starts pulling a Saddam on his people we'll be going in.

Not to piss in your Cheerios, But what makes you certain of this?
We didn't go in when Saddam "pulled a Saddam".
He pulled his crap on the Kurdish people of Halabja in March 1988.
The primary we really went in after him in 1990 is that he unmistakeably invaded a neighboring country, which happened to be an ally (of Sorts) and a major oil exporter.

[Hoosier]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12657396

Newbie shoots down a Libyan jet his first time at the helm of a ZPU-4 with two barrels missing and only 1 of the 2 left actually working.

The Libyan government captured a Dutch Marine helicopter and crew that was trying to get foreign nationals out of country.

The rebels captured a British SAS unit that was there trying to get a diplomat in touch with the rebel leaders. Apparently they jailed them, because they don't want Ghaddafi to be able to use their presence as a propaganda piece. My guess is the SAS guys were awfully nice and allowed themselves to be captured instead of killing a bunch of people.

H.

[Irving]

My guess is the SAS guys were awfully nice and allowed themselves to be captured instead of killing a bunch of people.

H.

That was my initial thought when I first heard the report last night. I really don't know though.

[Ridge]

Obama is a warmonger!

No blood for oil!
No blood for oil!

[Byte Stryke]

Obama is a warmonger!

No blood for oil!
No blood for oil!

[Hoser]

I didn't know they decommissioned them. Sad to see that much cash end up in a scrap heap. I hope they saved a few for museums.

They only chopped up one. The rest went back home to Tonopah.

[Elhuero]

now obama is threatening military action.

we are fucked.

[StagLefty]

Let Britain and France take this one

[Mtn.man]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...kvr_story.html

[Zundfolge]

My initial response to this whole Obama/Libya debacle was to be critical of Obama for dithering while people that wanted to overthrow an enemy of America died.

But the reality is, those people that wish to take Gaddafi out are nothing more than Al Queda and Muslim Brotherhood thugs.

So at this point I'm actually rooting for Gaddafi. Sure he's an evil dictator but he's a coward and Al Queda is brave so he's less likely to do anything to us than the rebels once they're in power.

Obama's inaction is simply a case of "Even a broken clock is right twice a day".

So I say we do nothing. Going to suck for the Libyan people (but it will suck for them either way).