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| 2011-03-23 |
| Ima thinking that there is a hamster on the loose in the Pentagon planning the Libyan Mission. Someone ought go there and give him a meal and put him back in his cage before he does more damage. We've seen Camp Lejuene marines in Iraq and Afghanistan and now they are joining the fight against Libya. 2200 marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or 26th MEU will take part. Their mission is to help end the violence directed at the Libyan people. "In Libya right now they are doing exactly what we need them to do. They are doing what they are told and right now that's protecting Libyan people against Qadhafi forces," said Captain Timothy Patrick, a marine with the 26th MEU. A press release from the 26th MEU reads, in part: "Protecting the innocent and conducting combined operations are what we are designed to do, our forces are doing both as part of the U.S commitment to protect Libyan citizens." Patrick says that marines from the 26th MEU are coming on the end of their deployment. They will be replaced with marines from the 22nd MEU. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 This is kind of old news. I think the order came down on the 28th of Feb under the precursor of lose munitions of mustard gas sitting in the desert covered by plywood and a rock. But with this administration, who knows what they plan to do. It's really a CF. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-03-23 16:47 |
| #3 I guess we'll see if this is Arab bravado or bullshit. Echoing rebel opposition to any intervention by foreign ground forces, he said: "We need the no-fly zone for them to strike the heavy armor. But if they bring land forces we will leave Qadaffy alone and they will be our new target." |
| Posted by: Oscar Spineck3066 2011-03-23 12:59 |
| #2 Hopefully these Marines can get through this. It's not their normal mission description. As was stated in Michael Yon's "One Giant Leap", they like to show up "in force with no warning". This 'little' operation seems pretty knee-jerk and the hamster analogy is a good one, tipper. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2011-03-23 09:50 |
| #1 Deploying without their boots, presumably. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2011-03-23 08:12 |