Appreciate the explanation.
Still looks dodgy to me.
Do you reckon the US Armed Forces participating know they’re not really at war?
So I expect the top brass know that they're taking out the SAM sites and control rooms primarily to disrupt the ability of Gaddaffi to coordinate strikes against his own people, and once done it'll be up to the Libyans themselves to decide what to do with their dictator. One of the US brass on the BBC this morning, said they were actively avoiding tracking Gaddaffi's movements because they don't want to be seen to have taken him out. If of course he just happens to be in a control room that goes kaboom then they're adamant that it won't be anything other than an unfortunate accident...
(This just in - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12802939 - all the coalition partners are singing from the same hymn sheet on that point)
The USAF personnel on the ground may think they're at war, or they may think they're on a peace-keeping exercise. How they perceive the mission probably depends on the detail and content of their orders.