Get ready for some unexpected consequences that will leave eggs on the faces of coalition forces if Gadhafi doesn’t go gently into that good night.
The Blaze reports that top officials from the United States, Europe and the Arab world have launched immediate military action to protect civilians as Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi‘s forces attacked the heart of the country’s rebel uprising. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said after an emergency summit in Paris on Saturday that French warplanes are already targeting Gadhafi’s forces. The 22 participants in Saturday’s summit “agreed to put in place all the means necessary, in particular military” to make Gadhafi respect a U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday demanding a cease-fire, Sarkozy said. “Our planes are blocking the air attacks on the city” of Benghazi, he said, without elaborating. French planes have been readying for an attack in recent days.
Earlier Saturday, Libyan government troops forces stormed into the rebel capital of Benghazi, apparently ignoring a proclaimed cease-fire and potentially complicating any allied military action. British Prime Minister David Cameron said after the summit: “The time for action has come, it needs to be urgent.”
France, Britain and the United States had warned Gadhafi Friday that they would resort to military means if he ignored the U.N. resolution.
How many times did the U.S. bomb Viet Nam and did it make a difference? Unless these coalition forces are ready to commit boots on the ground, these bombing runs won’t be enough.
Did you notice how the U.S. is relegeated to the background?
It’s on now!
