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March 29, 2011

Obama Neglects Libyan Rebels' Reliance On Firepower By Allied Forces 
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While President Obama claimed the military's mission is narrowly focused
on saving lives, he did not mention that the U.S.-led air strikes have
been strategically targeted to aid the Libyan rebels in their fight
against forces loyal to Gaddafi. On Monday, senior U.S. military
officials admitted that the Libyan rebels could be quickly overrun if
the air strikes ceased. This is U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Bill Gortney,
director of the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Navy Vice Admiral Bill Gortney: "Clearly the opposition is not well
organized and it is not a very robust organization. I mean that's
obvious so any gain that they make is tenuous based on that. I mean it's
... clearly they're achieving a benefit from the actions that we're
taking. We're not coordinating with it but I think General Hamm's
assessment is pretty good."



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