Britain may 'look at' troops for Libya

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: UPI

WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) -- British Defense Secretary Liam Fox Wednesday said London "may have to look at" sending ground troops to Libya to protect innocent civilians.

As forces loyal to Libyan strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi continue to battle rebels, thousands of civilians have been caught up in the fighting.

Asked by a member of Parliament whether ground troops might be required to protect safe havens or civilians or for humanitarian purposes, Fox said it was "something we may have to look at," The Daily Telegraph reported.

"The basis on which we operate is if there is any new development which we believe is different from that which has gone before we would seek advice from the attorney general," Fox told members of the Commons Defense Committee.



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[jakeXT]

1. Do they wait until the match is over or do they somehow communicate with the ground ?

NATO also said an unmanned aircraft was used in Tripoli Tuesday to destroy a surface-to-air missile system. Operators of the Predator drone delayed the firing until civilians left a nearby football field.

[Arctic Dave]

2. Riiiiiight.

I can't believe some people on this board were so gullibla as to believe this wouldn't happen.

[Shining Jack]

3. +1 n/t

[Baclava]

4. Onward Christian Soldiers!

'Gawd Save British Petroleum' - signed, The Queen

[BenzoDia]

5. Better them than us.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. It'll be us soon enough

If the Brits get into trouble, we'll jump in. To save the innocent civilians.

If the Brits conquer Qaddafi, we'll move in to help pay for the infinite nation-building exercise.

Once Qaddafi is out, the so-called rebel fighters will splinter into warring factions, and we'll put even more boots on the ground.

Quagmire.

[jakeXT]

6. British troops could be deployed to Tunisia

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-troops-could-be-deployed-to-tunisia-2275823.html