Message From Libya

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#202
Obama quote conflicts with headline...

Libya: Gadhafi forces show growing confidence - Yahoo! News


President Barack Obama said a no-fly zone over Libya to protect the civilian population from the Gadhafi regime's fighter jets remains a possibility as "we are slowly tightening the noose" around Gadhafi, but he stopped short of moving toward military action.
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Tightening the noose as they gain confidence? Interesting.
 
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I feel like everyone should just have a sig of how bad Obama sucks and is ruining everything. Then, people wouldn't continue to have to post about it over and over again. We could just refer to the sigs.
 
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IPorange said:
I feel like everyone should just have a sig of how bad Obama sucks and is ruining everything. Then, people wouldn't continue to have to post about it over and over again. We could just refer to the sigs.
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but, some people don't have viewing sigs enabled in their forum preferences.
 
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IPorange said:
I feel like everyone should just have a sig of how bad Obama sucks and is ruining everything. Then, people wouldn't continue to have to post about it over and over again. We could just refer to the sigs.
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That wouldn't be fair, what could a pro-obama sig-line be????

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#210
The man in the OP video was just shot and killed by snipers while covering the fighting in Benghazi.
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#212
From what I've read, the rebels have actually seized and effectively grounded a fair number of planes themselves. Libya only has maybe a couple 100 fighters total, and many have been in one way or another compromised already. Now that there are superior foreign jets also in the mix, the air portion of Kadafi's campaign is done.
 
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IPorange said:
From what I've read, the rebels have actually seized and effectively grounded a fair number of planes themselves. Libya only has maybe a couple 100 fighters total, and many have been in one way or another compromised already. Now that there are superior foreign jets also in the mix, the air portion of Kadafi's campaign is done.
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Good, that levels the playing field slightly.
 
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BigOrange15 said:
Good, that levels the playing field slightly.
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I still don't believe that; the rebels are still unorganized, ill equipped, no training to speak of, etc. The fact of the matter is someone is going to have to put boots on the ground.
 
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Burhead said:
I still don't believe that; the rebels are still unorganized, ill equipped, no training to speak of, etc. The fact of the matter is someone is going to have to put boots on the ground.
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They have no way to shoot the jets down. No jets is better than jets. Period. But you're right, someone is still going to have to step in and send in troops to help them win this fight.
 
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BigOrange15 said:
They have no way to shoot the jets down. No jets is better than jets. Period. But you're right, someone is still going to have to step in and send in troops to help them win this fight.
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I think they can win without foreign boots, but the French and others will have to systematically take out some of Gaddafi's ground forces. They've already targeted some tanks.
 
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VOLatile said:
I think they can win without foreign boots, but the French and others will have to systematically take out some of Gaddafi's ground forces. They've already targeted some tanks.
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I wonder if we'll see a concentrated effort to eliminate tanks and mechanized infantry. If so, that will definitely even the odds.
 
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IPorange said:
I wonder if we'll see a concentrated effort to eliminate tanks and mechanized infantry. If so, that will definitely even the odds.
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I think at this stage, that's the plan. It will more than likely have a demoralizing effect on the Libyan troops and further help the rebels cause.
 
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IPorange said:
I wonder if we'll see a concentrated effort to eliminate tanks and mechanized infantry. If so, that will definitely even the odds.
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I think that'll happen. I'm not too up-to-snuff on what's gone down today, only the glimpse of what I saw on Reddit and CNN on my lunch break. But that's what will need to happen. I think the Libyan rebels, for the most part, don't want international intervention.
 
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#220
too bad the US doesn't have any A-10's it can put on the scene, best tank killer ever made.
 
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MG1968 said:
too bad the US doesn't have any A-10's it can put on the scene, best tank killer ever made.
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A-10's are one of the baddest most deadly planes ever made. A literal flying jet tank and tank killer. Truly awesome.

Some of my fondest memories of visiting Myrtle Beach is the scream of A-10's flying over the beaches. I miss those since they closed the AFB. It's not the same.
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I dont think the A-10 has the combat radius to be useful flying anti armor missions in Libya.
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The A-10 can fly missing a wing and it can put a round in every sq ft of a football field in one pass. It's a bad mo fo.
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edit: the British are coming
 
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JayVols said:
A-10's are one of the baddest most deadly planes ever made. A literal flying jet tank and tank killer. Truly awesome.

Some of my fondest memories of visiting Myrtle Beach is the scream of A-10's flying over the beaches. I miss those since they closed the AFB. It's not the same.
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I've seen them take off from the airfield in KKMC with a full ATG package and come back with empty racks. A bunch of Iraqi soldiers and armor had really, really bad days when the A-10s were flying sorties in 1991.
 
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