It's all over the MSM now: we are officially bombing the s*#t out of Gadaffi and his forces. France started it with their air attacks on vehicles and positions, now we are seeing cruise missles and other assorted toys of war being unleashed on the pro-Gadaffi fighters. We support those who are the enemies of our enemies yet we are failing to see that even as we support them we never fully see what they really are, only that they are of the same mindset as us; get rid of Gadaffi.
In the end, our folly will be that we helped install a true Islamic government with the attendant sharia law. That will bite us on the backside in the near future, and our backside is so full of other bitemarks now we don't have room for too many more.
From CBSNews March 19
French Defense Ministry spokesman Thierry Burkhard said the strike happened at 1645 GMT Saturday.
Burkhard said the target was confirmed as a military vehicle, but it was not clear what kind. He said no hostile fire on the French jet has been reported.
It was the first reported offensive military action against Qaddafi's troops, since the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution on Thursday, authorizing operations to protect civilians in Libya.
France sent a dozen Mirage and Rafale jets Saturday to survey the one-time opposition stronghold of Benghazi and the 150 kilometer-by-100 kilometer no-fly zone, Burkhard said.
"All aircraft that enter into this zone could be shot down," he said.
The strike came less than two hours after top officials from the United States, Europe and the Arab world agreed in Paris to launch a risky military operation to protect civilians from attacks by Qaddafi's forces.
It also came after Libyan government forces attacked Benghazi earlier Saturday, apparently ignoring a proclaimed cease-fire.
Libyan state TV said Libyans, including women and children, were having a sit-in at the Tripoli international airport, apparently to deter bombers. It showed footage of hundreds of mostly young men on the runway carrying green flags and signs in support of Qaddafi.
There is more...
UPDATE
Here is an update from CNN from earlier today, with more context on our involvment, as well as the Canadians.
Read them both
In the end, our folly will be that we helped install a true Islamic government with the attendant sharia law. That will bite us on the backside in the near future, and our backside is so full of other bitemarks now we don't have room for too many more.
From CBSNews March 19
French jet fires on Libyan military vehicle
A French fighter jet fired Saturday on a Libyan military vehicle, the first reported offensive action in an international military operation against Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's forces, a French defense official said.French Defense Ministry spokesman Thierry Burkhard said the strike happened at 1645 GMT Saturday.
Burkhard said the target was confirmed as a military vehicle, but it was not clear what kind. He said no hostile fire on the French jet has been reported.
It was the first reported offensive military action against Qaddafi's troops, since the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution on Thursday, authorizing operations to protect civilians in Libya.
France sent a dozen Mirage and Rafale jets Saturday to survey the one-time opposition stronghold of Benghazi and the 150 kilometer-by-100 kilometer no-fly zone, Burkhard said.
"All aircraft that enter into this zone could be shot down," he said.
The strike came less than two hours after top officials from the United States, Europe and the Arab world agreed in Paris to launch a risky military operation to protect civilians from attacks by Qaddafi's forces.
It also came after Libyan government forces attacked Benghazi earlier Saturday, apparently ignoring a proclaimed cease-fire.
Libyan state TV said Libyans, including women and children, were having a sit-in at the Tripoli international airport, apparently to deter bombers. It showed footage of hundreds of mostly young men on the runway carrying green flags and signs in support of Qaddafi.
There is more...
UPDATE
Here is an update from CNN from earlier today, with more context on our involvment, as well as the Canadians.
Read them both
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