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| General: US may consider sending troops into Libya |
| 2011-04-07 |
| Just keep repeating "Humanitarian Intervention" and all will be well, at least according to Samantha Powers. The U.S. may consider sending troops into Libya with a possible international ground force that could aid the rebels, the former U.S. commander of the military mission said Thursday, describing the ongoing operation as a stalemate that is more likely to go on now that America has handed control to NATO. But Army Gen. Carter Ham also told lawmakers that American participation in a ground force would not be ideal, since it could erode the international coalition attacking Moammar Gadhafi's forces and make it more difficult to get Arab support for operations in Libya. Perhaps the French could fly in some troops from the Ivory Coast. They have recent experience... He said NATO has done an effective job in an increasingly complex combat situation. But he noted that, in a new tactic, Gadhafi's forces are making airstrikes more difficult by staging their fighters and vehicles near civilian areas such as schools and mosques. The use of an international ground force is a possible plan to bolster the Libyan rebels, Ham said at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Asked whether the U.S. would provide troops, Ham said, "I suspect there might be some consideration of that. My personal view at this point would be that that's probably not the ideal circumstance, again for the regional reaction that having American boots on the ground would entail." Spain has an army. Italy has an army. Turkey has an army. Etceteras. Let them provide the boots on the ground. We gave in Iraq. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 "I suspect there might be some consideration of that. My personal view at this point would be that that's probably not the ideal circumstance, again for the regional reaction that having American boots on the ground would entail." TRANSLATION: If Gahdhafi ships in more Sub-Saharan African mercenaries, or brings in Chinese/Iranian advisors, count us OUT! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-04-07 20:12 |
| #1 Want to bet any troops of any nation deployed there patrol the oil loading, transport and production facilities in the rebel held areas as a primary goal? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2011-04-07 19:44 |