Military Action Against Libya

[Ranger]

Just what we need, to get involved in ANOTHER middle eastern war:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03...-action-libya/

Justified or not, we're getting spread pretty thin in a very dangerous area of the world.

[StagLefty]

That's why I said in the other thread let Britain and France take this one. Why are we considering spreading ourselves so thin ? I know there's a lot of reasons to protect our interests but we can't take on more at this time. We have enough with Iraq and Afghan plus our problems right here.

[TFOGGER]

Funny how nobody was concerned with Qadaffi when he was just a quiet little dictator, but now that there's an uprising in Libya, they're all worried about his actions against what we would call "insurgents". He is a total waste of oxygen, but why is the rest of the world suddenly so concerned with his domestic policies? If only the cruise missiles we chucked in there when Clinton was trying to divert attention from his illicit blowjob had found their targets...

[clublights]

This no fly zone shouldn't eat up to many resources anyways.

F-22's to handle the Air to Air ( they are not being used in Afghanistan anyways and this is EXACTLY what they were built for)

A carrier off the coast to handle electronic warfare ( EA-6's or EA-18G's if those have hit the fleet yet) with F-18's to handle any Air to Ground strikes needed.

Isn't there a Carrier in the Med already ? we used to ALWAYS have one and sometimes 2 carriers in the Med at all times.

[Mick-Boy]

why is the rest of the world suddenly so concerned with his domestic policies?

Libya is a major supplier of oil and natural gas to Europe. They provide(d) something on the order of 20% of the oil imported by Ireland, Austria and Italy.

Isn't there a Carrier in the Med already ? we used to ALWAYS have one and sometimes 2 carriers in the Med at all times.

The USS Enterprise is in the Red Sea and still 3-4 days out from the coast of Libya last I read. Right now the USS Kearsarge is off the coast with a compliment of USMC harriers (YUT!). The fact of the matter is that the Med hasn't been the focus for a few years now. Most of our Naval assets have been sitting in the Gulf of Aden/Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf.

[Mtn.man]

With all our military spread around the globe we are leaving the chicken coop wide open.

[clublights]

The USS Enterprise is in the Red Sea and still 3-4 days out from the coast of Libya last I read. Right now the USS Kearsarge is off the coast with a compliment of USMC harriers (YUT!). The fact of the matter is that the Med hasn't been the focus for a few years now. Most of our Naval assets have been sitting in the Gulf of Aden/Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf.

Big E could probably handle it all herself.. but combat prove the F-22's ( and show that 150 million buck price tag was worth it ) and back them up with F-16's outta Aviano .

[Elhuero]

democratic presidents love the tomahawk missile.

they can launch a few and make it look like they're doing something when really they're not.

only reason U.S. missiles flew is big O didn't want to be outdone by sarkozy.

[275RLTW]

Do you think those missles actually flew without someone on the ground there to identify and paint (mark with laser designator) the targets?

[Ranger]

Oh I'm sure there are SF on the ground lasing the target. I'm all for killing the SOB but we have other messes to clean up first. Mom always said I had to eat my lima beans before I had dessert!