US fires 110 missiles at targets in Libya

[Playinghardball]

Source MSMBC

BENGHAZI, Libya — President Barack Obama authorized limited military action against Libya Saturday, saying Moammar Gadhafi's continued assault on his own people left the U.S. and its international partners with no other choice. The Pentagon said it fired 110 cruise missiles at 20 targets along the Libyan coast.

Obama said military action was not his first choice.

"This is not an outcome the U.S. or any of our partners sought," Obama said from Brazil, where he is starting a five-day visit to Latin America. "We cannot stand idly by when a tyrant tells his people there will be no mercy."

A senior military official said the U.S. missiles were launched from Navy vessels in the Mediterranean. The official said the assault would unfold in stages and target air defense installations

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[Electric Monk]

1. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x690773

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. And the Republicans say to people who need universal healthcare in order to

survive, "there will be no mercy". Same theme different set of circumstances.