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 With Libya, Sec. Gates Puts His Foot DownPosted on Mar 31, 2011
There’s a lot of talk coming out of Washington, but Defense Secretary Robert Gates assured Congress on Thursday that the Pentagon’s mission in Libya is “much more limited” than regime change and said American troops would not be sent to the country, even in a training capacity, “as long as I’m in this job.” —PZS
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By John Poole, April 1, 2011 at 10:08 am Link to this comment
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I think the no fly “thingie” has moved from protecting the threatened civilians in
Report thisBenghazi to protecting the oil fields in eastern Libya. The debate about whether
to arm the so called rebels is only to figure out what they might need to be an
effective security guard force to protect the oil fields. The plan all along was to
take possession of the oil fields. This empire does indeed have “humanitarian”
impulses but only for the global plutocracy which has become accustomed to
having the fossil fuel resources to keep their hot tubs very comfy.
By the way I was in Libya last summer. My son was the ARSO at the American
embassy in Tripoli. He and his wife are back safe in DC thankfully. It was one
strange experience.
By SarcastiCanuck, April 1, 2011 at 8:01 am Link to this comment
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Mr.Gates said “Libya is “much more limited” than regime change and said American troops would not be sent to the country, even in a training capacity, “as long as I’m in this job.”
Report thisNow correct me if I’m wrong,but didn’t he announce just recently that he is leaving his job soon????I guess we’ll see troops in Libya and Gates on Dancing with the Stars…
By getreal1, April 1, 2011 at 12:56 am Link to this comment
The rebels, whoever they are, have done just fine without training. All they need is the continued air support of the coalition forces. The Libyan army cannot resupply itself and will eventually run out of munitions and be forced to decide that it’s not worth giving up their lives for a thuggish dictator. It’s their civil war.
Report thisBy glider, April 1, 2011 at 12:55 am Link to this comment
Semantic games. The specification here is “troops”, as in we have pulled our “combat troops” out of Iraq. “Troops” are so yesterday, Gates is a Republican and is into the privatization of our wars. Follow his future career in the field.
Report thisBy Steve E, March 31, 2011 at 8:03 pm Link to this comment
I guess your on the way out the door Robert, leave your resignation with the
Report thissecretary. I don’t see Britain or Italy doing any training in the near future.