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| As Libya crumbles, Marines ready boots on the ground in Sicily |
| 2014-05-18 |
| [WashExaminer] As Libya continues to crumble in the wake of the NATO-led regime change that deposed dictator Moammar Gadhafi, the U.S. this month has felt compelled to mobilize in anticipation of another intervention -- two and a half years later. President Obama has sent our Marines nearly to the shores of Tripoli. Reuters reports that the Pentagon "has temporarily moved nearly 200 Marines to Sicily from their base in Spain as a precaution due to concerns about unrest in North Africa, bolstering the U.S. ability to respond to any crisis. "The Pentagon declined to single out any countries but two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said American concerns were centered squarely on Libya ...." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 gel? PIMF, stupid autocorrect.should say "help available". Although gel, in the form of napalm, may be applicable as well. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-05-18 19:39 |
| #5 Unlike Benghazi a while back, guarantee they will have plenty of air support and on-call gel available. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-05-18 19:38 |
| #4 Pretty close to a company, minus most of H&S. Sounds like embassy security and evac. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-05-18 12:39 |
| #3 Not even a full Company |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2014-05-18 12:24 |
| #2 200 Marines? They're prepping for evac. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2014-05-18 09:26 |
| #1 Wunderbar. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-05-18 04:56 |