McCain: No-fly zone not enough for Libya

[cali]

By Kevin Bogardus - 03/20/11 09:42 AM ET

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that a no-fly zone will not be enough to stop Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's brutal crackdown on rebels but he precluded the use of ground troops there.

"Now, a no-fly zone is not enough. There needs to be other efforts made," McCain said on CNN's “State of the Union.” The 2008 Republican presidential nominee added that he was not referring to ground troops, but instead to jamming Gadhafi's communications systems, sending more aircraft carriers into the area as well as sending weapons to Libyan rebels.

"I want to preclude ground troops," McCain said. "That is not what we are talking about."

Also on the program was Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.). He said considering the president's words that Gadhafi must step down, the end game in Libya must include the ending of his regime there.

<snip>

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/150871-mccain-no-fly-zone-not-enough-for-libya

[ewagner]

1. Wow!

McCain and Lieberman on TV! How rare! What a coup for CNN!!! /sarcasm

[Wilms]

2. A new verse for his "Bomb, bomb, bomb..." poem. n/t

[TBF]

3. Everyone agrees it seems - PO, McCain, Lieberman. How nice. nt

[meow mix]

4. he's correct

im hoping the rebels have help on the ground already.. i cant imagine they dont at this point.

[BeFree]

5. Mc Bama is our president?

WTF?

[rurallib]

6. give johnny a gun, a ticket to Tripoli and wish him 'good luck.'

[On the Road]

7. Well, the UN Action is Not Just a No-Fly Zone

I expect air-to-ground attacks against tanks and armored vehicles as well.

But sometimes it seems like McCain never saw a war he didn't like. He wanted a massive ground invasion of Serbia over Kosovo, too.