Monday, February 28, 2011

Military option looked at ...yet, 'highly unlikely'

"(Reuters) - The United States began moving warships and aircraft closer to Libya on Monday and froze $30 billion in Libyan assets, ramping up pressure on leader Muammar Gaddafi after calling on him to step down..."There is not any pending military action involving U.S. naval vessels," she said after the Pentagon announced it was moving warships and air force units closer to Libya.... The Obama administration has said military action is one option it is looking at, although many analysts say the United States is highly unlikely to launch a ground invasion or air strikes because of the volatile situation on the ground..."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

How about a no-fly zone, and sanctions, and then a "oil-for-food" program, and then maybe an invasion by the USA justified by the fact that Libya has...not attacked the USA?

What could go wrong?