Why not a navel blockade of Tripoli?

[Motown_Johnny]

To try and starve out Mommar and his supporters?

It would not include any boots on the ground and we already have ships in the area. With any luck, ships could be turned back without being fired upon. Who is going to run a blockade for that guy anyways?


If the rebels can eventually cut off land routes into the city and we have cut off resupply by sea and by air it could hasten the downfall.

Not that I condone siege warfare, but anything that makes this end more quickly and reduces the amount of ordinance used is worth considering IMO.

[ButterflyBlood]

1. Because in the meantime, it does nothing about Gadaffi's ground and air forces near Benghazi

Hey may eventually fall, but not after a massacre.

[piedmont]

2. Because the first to be "starved out" would be the old, the very young, and the opposition. nt

[David__77]

3. You want to starve 1,000,000+ people?

Why not just nuke it and be done with it?

I love all this military strategery lol

[quinnox]

4. Not sure the UN resolution would cover that

Apparently, it only gives authority to protect civilians from being the target of Quadaffi.

A naval blockade probably goes too far to fit into that resolution.

[doc03]

5. Why not we mind our own f---g business? n/t

[Orrex]

6. Haven't we done enough navel gazing?

[Ptah]

7. Navy frigates on standby as Libya action steps up

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/navy_frigates_on_standby_as_libya_action_steps_up_1_2520757


ROYAL Navy warships are on standby to assist in operations to enforce a no-fly zone
over Libya, says the Ministry of Defence.

Portsmouth frigate HMS Westminster and Devonport-based HMS Cumberland are both off
the coast of the country in the Mediterranean.

As international forces prepare for a naval blockade of Libyan ports, Captain Karl Evans,
Chief of Naval Staff, said the ships ‘remain poised to contribute to whatever form the
embargo operation, probably led by Nato, will take off the coast of Libya’.

[Hardrada]

10. He said "frigate!" OMG!

[themadstork]

8. That would take serious guts. nt

[cvoogt]

9. Because there are land routes as well??

[madamesilverspurs]

11. Would we be blockading

innies or outies?


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[H2O Man]

12. It's not an island.

[Ptah]

13. Italy Wants Naval Blockade Of Gaddafi's Libya

http://www.agi.it/english-version/world/elenco-notizie/201103091612-pol-ren1068-italy_wants_naval_blockade_of_gaddafi_s_libya

(AGI) Rome - Italy will propose to the next extraordinary European Council that
the European Union and NATO coordinate naval forces to enforce a naval blockade of Libya.
The announcement was made by Foreign Minister Franco Frattini during a joint meeting of
the Foreign Affairs Commission in parliament. "We need to take action," said Frattini,
"to enforce respect for sanctions, but we must avoid, as is the case with piracy,
two operations, one NATO and one EU"

[ProgressiveProfessor]

19. They are concerned about a flood of refugees

[soryang]

14. There is a blockade of Libya except for our weapons going in

...to support the rebels in violation of the resolution.

[PurityOfEssence]

15. It would be too belly-cose

All week; try the veal.

[happyslug]

16. Tripoli is an export port for Libyan oil

Except for one pipeline to Tobruk, Libyan oil is now in the ands of Qaddafi and that includes a line to Tripoli.



On the map one pipeline goes to Tripoli, the majority goes to Sirte Gulf, south of Benghazi and today in the hands of Gaddafi's forces. The only one that is know to be closes heads for Tobruk (Which is under rebel control) and Egypt.

http://thegentleawakening.ning.com/forum/topics/operation-libya-and-the-battle

[MineralMan]

17. Navel?

[Motown_Johnny]

18. doh my bad, I posted right before going to bed.

I look silly but I got the answers I was looking for

[pipi_k]

20. Almost exploded in a big belly laugh, but then decided to just button my lip...n/t