Posted on 10/15/2012 2:03:40 PM PDT by drewh
The Associated Press reports:
Administration officials say the White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to hit militant targets from Libya to Mali, if U.S. investigators can find the al-Qaida-linked group responsible for the death of the U.S. ambassador in Libya.
But the officials say the administration also is weighing whether the short-term payoff of being able to claim retribution against al-Qaida is worth the risk that such strikes would be ineffective and rile governments in the region.
Details were provided by three current and one former administration official, as well as an analyst who was approached by the White House for help. All four spoke only on condition of anonymity.
The White House would not confirm the reports.
(Also on POLITIOC: Clinton defends State on Benghazi)
"The investigation is on-going and we have nothing new right now. As [Pentagon spokesman] George Little has briefed recently, the DoD continues to monitor the situation closely and we are ready to respond with additional military measures when directed by the president," Robert Firman, a spokesman for the Department of Defense, told POLITICO.
Philip Ewing contributed to this report.
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Never let a good crisis go to waste...
...Jimmy Carter once had an idea like that.
http://www.raptureready.com/soap/meehan6.html
I guess Obama found a couple of tents to bomb in the desert, or had his Muslim Brotherhood buddies put them up.
This is how you know the Obama campaign is FINISHED..they are in full desperation mode..so they are deciding over a month later to MAYBE go after the scum bags who killed 4 Americans in Libya..this would be like President Bush waiting a few months after 9/11 and saying “Hey remember that World Trade Center attack, maybe we should do something about it.” Obama is scared to death, he knows as well as his campaign that he’s done..stick a fork in this fool he’s finito
Just telegraph the bad guys we are coming to get them so they have plenty of time to pack up and leave.
This administration is something else!
Interesting announcement the day before the debate.
Kaddafi had control over the radical muslims and warned you that alqueda was running the show. And you assassinated him!!!
I’ve already voted to fire these jerks. I just wish that I could vote again, 2-3 more times.
Sad but so true and scary to the extreme.
Send in the B-3 Bomber.
Raise your hand if you knew this was coming. I thought he would do it in the hours before the Foreign Policy debate. He’ll find someone to shoot with a drone and claim Mission Accomplished.
How long did it take for the Gipper to get this done ?
Yes. Highly suspect, given there has been little to no movement on Libya, except for a 12 hour FBI visit.
...Jimmy Carter once had an idea like that.
Another ”but it seemed like such a good idea at the time ‘moment for the Obama Administration
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