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2011-03-25 Africa North

French jets down Libyan plane, target arms flow

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Posted by Fred 2011-03-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Libya's east remain outgunned and disorganized -- on Thursday, instead of handing out weapons at a checkpoint, they handed out sneakers to would-be fighters

...meanwhile back at the clubhouse we find our rag tag, but lovable, freedom fighters discussing the virtues of democracy. They spend their downtime drinking tea, singing songs, and smoking clove cigs. Occasionally they break to rub goat milk and oils on to their prayer bumps. The shaven-boys listen as the older fellows tell tales of thier heroic adventures in Iraq fighting the Great Satan. One young idealistic man-child named Mohammed wonders aloud...If only they would send us weapons victory would be ours...if only...

Posted by DepotGuy 2011-03-25 09:58|| 2011-03-25 09:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Alrighty then,

Do we know who is in charge on the ground on the "lovable rag tag" side? Which tribe? Is it just a bunch of bored Libyan college kids on spring break?

We have the French, the Limmies, NATO, Obama, the Canadians, Spaniards, and the UN all playing hot potato with the leadership of this endeavor or is that deciding whether to hit a soft six iron or a knocked down seven to the tenth green?

Sorta makes you wish we had a cowboy somewhere just grabbing the thing and running with it.

I can only imagine what Sarah P or George would be doing right now.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2011-03-25 12:27|| 2011-03-25 12:27|| Front Page Top

#3 The bold "NO FLY ZONE" chatter will quickly end if Qadaffy decides to 'play dirty' and televise a bunch of non-combatant civilians being loaded aboard a HIND or an AN-26 for a tour of the battlespace. We're just injested another shi* sandwich and don't know it.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-03-25 12:38|| 2011-03-25 12:38|| Front Page Top

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