Our efforts to prevent Muammar Ghadaffi’s air force from striking its own citizens from the air have taken a novel twist:
NATO warplanes attacked eight Libyan ships on Thursday night in three coastal locations, including the port of Tripoli, expanding the air campaign against what allied officials said was an increasing seaborne threat from Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces.
On Monday, allied warships thwarted an effort by Qaddafi loyalists to use small inflatable boats packed with high explosives to threaten ships carrying relief supplies to the contested port city of Misurata, 130 miles east of Tripoli, the capital.
That episode was the third time in recent weeks in which NATO forces had confronted pro-government maritime forces off the Libyan coast, after intercepting boats laying mines in Misurata’s harbor on April 29 and defeating an attack by small boats on the port last week.
The allied attacks late Thursday against Libyan vessels in the ports of Tripoli, Al Khums and Surt were the first time in the two-month-old air campaign that the alliance had carried out planned airstrikes against Libyan ships, military officials said. NATO warplanes have previously returned fire at Libya ships that shot at them.
Ships have bridges, and bridges have wings. It makes a kind of sense.
It sure would be neat if the US Navy had ships optimized to fight in a littoral environment like that!
” Ships have bridges, and bridges have wings. It makes a kind of sense ”
Yeah to a “hopey-changey community organizer with a cow for a wife who collectively look down their noses at all military. They must have choked on the praise they gave out over the past few weeks when they know POTUS voted against military funding…at least on the times when he didn’t vote “present”.
GO back to CHI-TOWN where you and the little woman will be together with Mr. Mayor, “Dead Fish ” Rahm.
Please AMERICA, I’m begging you…..Vote him out – The Village of Chicago is missing its idiot.
One of the topics during my weekly t/c w/Fed Reps & Leaders is that the R’s MUST NOT back another Dole or McCain as the nominee for Prez.
We need to have the most radically conservative person that could be elected run against the Socialist Team of BHO & Co.
“We need to have the most radically conservative person that could be elected run against the Socialist Team of BHO & Co.”
And if one did, he would lose. Think about it. As much as I would like to see this happen, I don’t think we will.
My emphasis should have been on “can be elected”. I would like Palin (or Christie)as the candidate, but even though she wants to run(IMO), she will not as there is no way she can win. Palin will be very active and supportive of the R candidate as she is a Patriot and fully recognizes what is at stake.
What I do NOT want is for the R’s to put their org behind a good old boy turn it is (e.g. Dole, McCain)that is a CINO and is afraid to be confrontational. Another political machine hack we do not need.
Really too early to tell about the slate, IMO, but we need to make our thoughts and opinions known to our reps and Congressional Leaders.
You know that BHO and the Socialist Team are going to go Alinsky -conservatives cannot afford to be “white gloves” if they want to win the Presidency.
I wish they could start a “no fly” zone addressing the piracy issue.
Those ships have helo decks? Just destroying another airfield.
The War-Powers Act deadline is up today. NO US President has EVER failed to get a vote of some kind from Congress re: continuing military action before the 60-day timeline expired. Is Obama going to ignore the nation’s laws? Stand-by..
PS: This little Indian ain’t holdin’ his breath..
PS: Needless to say, since Bush isn’t President the State Controlled Uber Media (or SCUM for short) is TOTALLY disinterested–crickets chirping. FAR WORSE, however, is that the majority of Republicans in Congress seem to be gutlessly sitting on their hand on this issue. Where is the outrage? Where are the Congressional demands from the Elephants for Obama to obey the law?
Signed:
TOTALLY Disgusted..
Since he passed it off to NATO, the requirement is probably considered moot. Nevermind that we’re 80% of NATO.
Maybe we should rename it “LIBEX” and just consider it an exercise with live ordnance?
Man, what a depressing thread. Virgil is right irt Republicans. It is apparent that things will have to get really really bad before we can get of the bus we are riding right off a cliff. And by that I mean we aint getting off. Whoever survives the crash will get to pick up the pieces. The nation my children grow old in, if they get that luxury, will be very very different.
Fundamental liberties are being vacated by court decision, the relationship between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches bears little resemblance to what the founders intented. The relationship between the citizen and the state is nowhere near that required for a free citizenry in a constitutional republic. All by democratic choice. Obama will get re-elected.
Sorry for the rant. Nice day in SD, off to grab a beer and watch the lovely ladies at the beach from my stool at a beachfront bar. Have a great Navy day.
No Fly Zone. Hmmmm…..mission creep….or did Libya actually build Space Battleship Yamato for their Navy?
No compelling U.S. interest in Libya.
Extremely bad precedent to adopt a policy of meddling in any third world dictatorship when the thug in chief decides to murder his subjects. (Note: see Egypt, Syria, Iran, and a dozen other countries, especially in Africa, and also Venezuela).
Now, we have reached the War Powers Act limit of 60 days and Congress has not approved this foolish action.
What we are doing is not only illegal at this point, but also stupid, counterproductive, and ruinous to our future readiness as we consume stores and rack up accumulated hours towards service life limits on aircraft.
Every action by Obama seems to be aimed at undermining American freedom and the ability to protect vital American interests.
However, he has done quite well providing beneficial results to those seeking a new caliphate.
On a slightly different topic, if we’re going to be bombing anywhere, we should be prepping our bombing plan for the Iranian IRBMs being placed in VENEZUELA. But I’m betting our Imam-in-Chief won’t have the desire OR the onions to uphold the Monroe Doctrine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jRZT624kQjs Nice video of the attacks. Libyan firefighting seems to consist of standing on the forward decks and watching.