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These 2500 will give us a total of approx. 4,000 offshore plus the several hundred SpecForce guys who have been there in Eastern Libya for weeks now. Add the addition of C-130 gunships and A 10 Warthogs this week which are for Ground war NOT no-fly zone work and its all going Ground war soon.
No,I would think they are being directed the same way as in Afghanistan,by Spec-Ops forces on the ground.
More likely than not they are being directed by drones. It's far safer compared to having groups on the ground and you have a hell of lot less explaining to do when things go wrong. Keep in mind that Unmanned Aerial Vehicle capabilities have improved dramatically in the past ten years. You do not need a human being to put a laser designator on a target.
Also as of now there are no ground operations announced and they would fall outside of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, if the ground operation did not involve the protection of civilians from Gadhaffi's military forces.
If ground forces are needed a much more plausible method is for the lead rebel organization to finance private contractors or mercenaries for training and organization that makes it an operation totally disconnected from any other sovereign nation.
More likely than not they are being directed by drones. It's far safer compared to having groups on the ground and you have a hell of lot less explaining to do when things go wrong. Keep in mind that Unmanned Aerial Vehicle capabilities have improved dramatically in the past ten years. You do not need a human being to put a laser designator on a target.
Could be,do you think there are NO US forces of any kind in Libya?
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Also as of now there are no ground operations announced and they would fall outside of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, if the ground operation did not involve the protection of civilians from Gadhaffi's military forces.
We are already outside the resolution terms,we are actively assisting one side in attacking the other.Oddly enough,the side we are helping and our bombs are falling on cities,one would think civilians would be killed in such attacks....
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If ground forces are needed a much more plausible method is for the lead rebel organization to finance private contractors or mercenaries for training and organization that makes it an operation totally disconnected from any other sovereign nation.
Ahhh,that is one way for us to get involved in the ground war,except I do believe the UN resolution has an embargo in place to stop mercenaries from being used....
More likely than not they are being directed by drones. It's far safer compared to having groups on the ground and you have a hell of lot less explaining to do when things go wrong. Keep in mind that Unmanned Aerial Vehicle capabilities have improved dramatically in the past ten years. You do not need a human being to put a laser designator on a target.
Also as of now there are no ground operations announced and they would fall outside of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, if the ground operation did not involve the protection of civilians from Gadhaffi's military forces.
If ground forces are needed a much more plausible method is for the lead rebel organization to finance private contractors or mercenaries for training and organization that makes it an operation totally disconnected from any other sovereign nation.
They are being directed by Special Forces laser designating targets. Someone from the military community confirmed this the other day on the news. It's the only way to make sure you are getting the right targets.
I understand you're a righty and feel compelled to buy into any baseless allegations knocking Obama but anyway you cut it alleging there are 2500 from Camp LeJeune on the ground when they are in fact reported as preparing to deploy is just a load of crap.
I figure the air strikes are being directed by AWACS aircraft which BTW ARE NOT on the ground. You?
Baseless allegations? Such as entering into a war without congressional approval when we don't even know who's on the side that we are fighting for? There are special forces on the ground right now. They will be joined by more troops soon. Just wait and see. Obama has really stepped in a pile this time....
The US is likely to be in breach of the UN security council's arms embargo on Libya if it sends weapons to the rebels, experts in international law have warned.
After Hillary Clinton said it would be legal to send arms to support the uprising, lawyers analysing the terms of the UN's 26 February arms embargo said it would require a change in the terms for it not to breach international law.
"The embargo appears to cover everybody in the conflict which means you can't supply arms to rebels," said Philippe Sands QC, professor of international law at University College London.
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