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Lslamist faction in Libya repairs Russian-made MIGs, conducts first airstrike
Washington Times ^ | 2-18-2015 | Douglas Ernst

Posted on 02/18/2015 11:26:31 AM PST by tcrlaf

Russian-made MIGs from deposed Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi were used by an Islamist faction vying for control of the nation’s affairs.

A spokesman for the Libya Dawn coalition said Tuesday that “two or three” jets were used to attack an airstrip occupied by a rival militia in the town of Zintan, The New York Times reported.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Egypt; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: civilwar; egypt; iran; libya; russia; waronterror
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Well, isn't that just frikken great?

Should we call this another "GREAT OBAMA FOREIGN POLICY VICTORY!(tm)"?

1 posted on 02/18/2015 11:26:31 AM PST by tcrlaf
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This has been floating around on twitter for hours now, and CNN hasn’t even mentioned it.
I wonder WHY?


2 posted on 02/18/2015 11:27:59 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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Chalk another one up for the JV team. They have the money for it.


3 posted on 02/18/2015 11:28:27 AM PST by headstamp 2
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makes me think of a Mad Max movie ,LOL


4 posted on 02/18/2015 11:33:24 AM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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Target practice!


5 posted on 02/18/2015 11:35:41 AM PST by dhs12345
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As long as it’s Muzzies killing other Muzzies I have no problem.


6 posted on 02/18/2015 11:37:13 AM PST by dfwgator
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Oh come on, now. Good numbers of high paying airframe mechanic and refueling jobs were created.


7 posted on 02/18/2015 11:45:27 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (At no time was the Obama administration aware of what the Obama administration was doing)
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I wonder if it was over Macho Grande?


8 posted on 02/18/2015 11:49:14 AM PST by dfwgator
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Less than 600 miles to Rome.

How long until there is a bomb laden MiG crashing into St. Peter’s Basilica?


9 posted on 02/18/2015 11:54:54 AM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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Less than 600 miles to Rome.
How long until there is a bomb laden MiG crashing into St. Peter’s Basilica?

You beat me to it.

The Vatican, less than an hour away. A one way trip.
Like Boston to New York.-Tom

10 posted on 02/18/2015 12:01:00 PM PST by Capt. Tom
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Wonder what happened to all of momars scuds?


11 posted on 02/18/2015 12:05:47 PM PST by wxgesr (I wanna be the first person to surf on another planet....)
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GOOD CALL!


12 posted on 02/18/2015 12:07:00 PM PST by lostboy61 (Lock and Load and stand your ground!.)
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To: tcrlaf

Good grief — with all our overhead satellite intel, could we not locate each and every Libyan fighter plane and destroy it on the ground?


13 posted on 02/18/2015 12:11:36 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: tcrlaf

Sand Monkey Air Force
“We only teach ‘em how to take off!”


14 posted on 02/18/2015 12:14:40 PM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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Putin probably sold them the parts.


15 posted on 02/18/2015 12:43:11 PM PST by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: Capt. Tom

part of the Reason Hitlary is hiding.

Remember it was her driving Nero to overthrow Kaddafi.

This was Hillary’s “reset” button that got pushed.


16 posted on 02/18/2015 12:44:49 PM PST by VRWCarea51
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Me too. Let them kill each other. The more of their own kind they kill the better for the rest of us.


17 posted on 02/18/2015 12:46:42 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberalism defined: When mom and dad go away for the weekend and the kids are in charge.)
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Here it is, all fixed up and ready to go!


18 posted on 02/18/2015 1:02:43 PM PST by freedomson (Tagline comment removed by moderator)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Russian-made MIGs from deposed Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi were used by an Islamist faction vying for control... A spokesman for the Libya Dawn coalition said Tuesday that "two or three" jets were used to attack an airstrip occupied by a rival militia in the town of Zintan... Operation Dignity, the militia targeted by the Islamist airstrike, has the backing of Libya's internationally recognized government...
IOW, the Islamofascists got help from the outside the 'country'.
19 posted on 02/18/2015 1:05:35 PM PST by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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As long as they stay in their assigned areas while doing it, yes.


20 posted on 02/18/2015 1:07:41 PM PST by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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