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2014-08-26 Africa North

Arab Nations Strike in Libya, Surprising U.S.

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Posted by Fred 2014-08-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Arab Spring

#1 The United States, the officials said, was caught by surprise

Unsurprisingly.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-08-26 02:56|| 2014-08-26 02:56|| Front Page Top

#2 It's almost as if the Egyptians don't trust us. Can't imagine why.

Posted by SteveS 2014-08-26 03:35|| 2014-08-26 03:35|| Front Page Top

#3 "~~Leading~~ Ignorant from behind"

Posted by Frank G 2014-08-26 08:25|| 2014-08-26 08:25|| Front Page Top

#4 What I don't get is how they missed UAE airplanes flying across the fricking Arab Penninsula (presumably with Saudi permission), across the Red Sea, and staging in Egypt. Didn't you notice unusual planes based in Egyptian airbases? Didn't you notice the disappearance of planes and ground crew from UAE bases?

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Posted by Frozen Al 2014-08-26 10:44|| 2014-08-26 10:44|| Front Page Top

#5 without informing Washington, leaving the Obama administration on the sidelines

Why should anyone be surprised? That's what the Obama administration wanted, right?

Posted by Pappy 2014-08-26 12:09|| 2014-08-26 12:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Obama admin slams “outside interference” in Libyan chaos by Egypt, UAE attacks on Islamists. He's pissed no one got his OK.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2014-08-26 15:33|| 2014-08-26 15:33|| Front Page Top

#7 These shots are called Way, way, way above obamas head...

Posted by newc 2014-08-26 15:48|| 2014-08-26 15:48|| Front Page Top

#8 My 'Egypt invades western Libya' scenario gets closer.

Posted by phil_b 2014-08-26 17:09|| 2014-08-26 17:09|| Front Page Top

#9 phil_b, wouldn't that be eastern Libya?

Posted by AlanC 2014-08-26 19:11|| 2014-08-26 19:11|| Front Page Top

#10 Egypt and the Emirates, both close allies and military partners, acted without informing Washington, leaving the B.O. regime on the sidelines
For homework, compare and contrast the above with verbiage from today's speech where the C-in-C (spit) flatly said that even those we disagree with still call us for help.......
Extra credit if the Most Clueless are identified in the response.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-08-26 20:16|| 2014-08-26 20:16|| Front Page Top

#11 phil_b, wouldn't that be eastern Libya?

Yes it would.

Posted by phil_b 2014-08-26 22:53|| 2014-08-26 22:53|| Front Page Top

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