NYT: U.S. Readies Military Options On Libya

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By THOM SHANKER
Published: February 28, 2011

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has begun repositioning Navy warships to support possible action against Libya, as it accelerates planning on a range of options if asked by President Obama to intervene in the conflict there, officials said.

The Navy currently has an aircraft carrier strike group and an amphibious landing vessel, with Marines and helicopters, in the Red Sea.

Military planners are working on a wide range of options, said to include everything from imposing a “no-fly zone” over Libya to halt warplanes from attacking civilians to evacuation of wounded and innocents at risk to a more benign show of force off Libya’s shores, officials said.

While any American military action would be described as humanitarian assistance, it no doubt would indirectly apply even more pressure to a regime already fighting rebels from its own military who are supporting a popular revolt against the authoritarian rule.

Full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/africa/01military.html

They have a good "Country-by-Country Look" here: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/world/middleeast/middle-east-hub.html?ref=africa

Maybe there was some truth in this article, and maybe I was wrong in post #50, after all: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4749447">US, UK & French special forces land in Libya & setting up training bases

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1. David Cameron is banging the war drums now, too..

Article in LBN: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4752098

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2. I'm kicking this up from page 3 because I think this news is way too important to ignore

And for anyone who's not been able to log in and might otherwise miss it.

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