The United States may consider sending troops into Libya with a possible international ground force that could aid the rebels, according to the general who led the military mission until NATO took over.
And on top of that NATO is accidentally killing the rebels they are suppose to be helping.
Page two, same story.
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Meanwhile, rebel fighters claimed NATO airstrikes blasted their forces Thursday in another apparent mistake that sharply escalated anger about coordination with the military alliance in efforts to cripple Libyan forces. At least two rebels were killed and more than a dozen injured, a doctor said.
The attack - near the front lines outside the eastern oil port of Brega - would be the second accidental NATO strike against rebel forces in less than a week and brought cries of outrage from fighters struggling against Muammar Qaddafi's larger and more experienced military.
"Down, down with NATO," shouted one fighter as dozens of rebel vehicles raced eastward from the front toward the rebel-held city of Ajbadiya.
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NATO is not capable of running a coordinated military operation; there are too many countries with varying interests in the kitchen. This entire debacle will revert back to a US run operation.
NATO has very little experience running an air attack operation. NATO bombed the crap out of the Libyan rebels and now refuses to apologize because "no one told them that the rebels had tanks." Wonder why NATO did not have ground controllers with the rebels? This Libya thing is quickly going down hill.
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BRUSSELS – NATO acknowledged Friday that its airstrikes had hit rebels using tanks to fight government forces in eastern Libya, but said it would not apologize for the deaths because no one told them the rebels had tanks.
British Rear Adm. Russell Harding, the deputy commander of the NATO operation, said in the past, only forces loyal to Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi had used heavy armored vehicles.
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We will have boots on the ground. The way it develops is predictable and since we never learn from past experience then we will get mired in yet another meaningless conflict.
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We will have boots on the ground. The way it develops is predictable and since we never learn from past experience then we will get mired in yet another meaningless conflict.
Bingo!!! In order to justify sending ground troops the US will put together a shell "coalition" of ragtag countries who will be "sending troops". All kinds of restrictions will be placed on the use of those troops by the countries they represent: US troops will do all the fighting, as usual.
I don't see US troops on the ground in Libya, other than grabbing a downed US aircrew. As for the rebs getting hit, chit happens, thats why war is considered a dangerous endeavor.
Why not? After tonight they will be working for free.
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Are we considering ground troops in Libya?
