Making friends in volatile areas of the world --- US style..
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-sto...5875-23009060/
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WITH a stricken US pilot lost, alone and terrified in the dark, Gaddafi-hating villagers rushed to his aid and to thank him for taking on the tyrant.
But as they approached, ****American special forces unleashed a terrifying volley of gunfire, scattering them in all directions fearing for their lives.
Shooting from an Osprey attack aircraft, afraid their comrades were about to fall into the hands of ****Gaddafi’s brutal forces, troops strafed the ground to clear the way for a dramatic rescue.
But several villagers were injured in the melee, including a man who was said to have lost a leg.
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Conducting a "clean" war from 2000ft. They love us now.. $100M a week is the cost. That's 2000 angio stent operations a week.. Or the entire startup cost of at least 4 midsize Silicon Valley companies. A WEEK!
And that virtually ended the Obama pledge of "no boots on the ground" in the first week of the operation.. I ASSUME many "boots" went in to rescue the pilots.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor..._Appears_On_TV
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Loud explosions have rocked Tripoli during the heaviest night of bombing since Nato air strikes began on the Libyan capital.
Sky's security editor Sam Kiley, who is in the capital, said the number of bombs dropped on Tripoli targets was nearer 30 than 60.
However, he said: "It was a very heavy bombardment indeed, probably the heaviest in a 24-hour period that's been seen so far."
In America, President Barack Obama said it is just a matter of time before Col Gaddafi was ousted.
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AND THEN WHAT -- Mr. Prez? Instant Karma love and peace in Libya? Free Oil for Everyone? Having a leftist Prez sure makes the "blood for oil" argument go away doesn't it? Never got any when it was OUR blood, now we're smarter about who bleeds.
Congress is in NO HURRY to consent to this venture. They just hope it goes away before their 30 day response is due.. Typical... I'm so proud..