[blueunicorn6]

During the fight at Benghazi, the F-16s in Italy couldn’t take off because they didn’t know what Libya’s Air Force was doing.

[gr8eman]

I was told they never got approval to take off!

[llevrok]

During the fight at Benghazi, the F-16s in Italy couldn’t take off because they didn’t know what Libya’s Air Force was doing

It was not for lack of courageous pilots. It was for lack of, leadership, will and political courage

Therein, I think, is what the difference is between leadership then and today