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Friday, April 8, 2011

U.S. General Says American Troops May Be Sent Into Libya

From Jihad Watch:


U.S. General says American troops may be sent into Libya







To aid al-Qaeda and the other jihadists there. "General: U.S. may consider troops in Libya," from CBS News, April 7 (thanks to Weasel Zippers):



WASHINGTON - 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.

Army Gen. Carter Ham also told lawmakers Thursday that added American participation would not be ideal, and ground troops could erode the international coalition and make it more difficult to get Arab support for operations in Libya.



Ham said the operation was largely stalemated now and was more likely to remain that way since America has transferred control to NATO.



He said NATO has done an effective job in an increasingly complex combat situation. But he noted that, in a new tactic, Muammar Qaddafi's forces are making airstrikes more difficult by staging military forces and vehicles near civilian areas such as schools and mosques.



The use of an international ground force is a possible plan to bolster rebels fighting forces loyal to the Libyan leader, Ham said at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.



Asked if the U.S. would provide troops, Ham said, "I suspect there might be some consideration of that. My personal view at this point would be that that's probably not the ideal circumstance, again for the regional reaction that having American boots on the ground would entail."



President Barack Obama has said repeatedly there will be no U.S. troops on the ground in Libya, although there are reports of small CIA teams in the country. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told lawmakers last week that there would be no American ground troops in Libya "as long as I am in this job."...





We'll see. It may become a face-saving necessity for Obama to see through what he has started, and the ground troops will go in.



Posted by Robert on April 7, 2011 8:10 PM

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