I like this question Goodaffy asked of Hussein.

'To Obama, the Libyan leader was slightly more conciliatory: "If you had found them taking over American cities with armed force, tell me what you would do."

Well, what would he do?

Warplane Shot Down Over Rebel Stronghold

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BENGHAZI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi took advantage of international indecision to attack the heart of the 5-week-old uprising on Saturday, sending troops, tanks and warplanes to swarm the first city seized by the rebels. Crashing shells shook buildings, and the sounds of battle drew closer to Benghazi's center.

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"Where is France, where is NATO?" cried a 50-year-old woman in Benghazi, where a doctor said 27 people were killed Saturday. "It's too late."

As leaders from the Arab world, the United States and other Western powers held a summit in Paris, a dozen jets from the U.S. and Denmark landed in Italy as part of the military buildup. France's ambassador to the United Nations, Gerard Araud, told BBC Newsnight that he expected action to begin within hours of the meeting. In an open letter, Gadafhi warned: "You will regret it if you dare to intervene in our country."

On Saturday, a warplane was shot down over the outskirts of Benghazi, sending up a massive black cloud of smoke. An Associated Press reporter saw the plane go down in flames and heard the sound of artillery and crackling gunfire.

Before the plane went down, journalists heard what appeared to be airstrikes from it. Rebels cheered and celebrated at the crash, though the government denied a plane had gone down – or that any towns were shelled on Saturday.

The fighting galvanized the people of Benghazi, with young men collecting bottles to make gasoline bombs. Some residents dragged bed frames and metal scraps into the streets to make roadblocks.

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Abdel-Hafez, a 49-year-old Benghazi resident, said rebels and government soldiers were fighting on a university campus on the south side of the city, with government tanks moving in, followed by ground troops. In the city center, tank fire drew closer and rebel shouts rang out.

At a news conference in the capital, Tripoli, the government spokesman read letters from Gadhafi to President Barack Obama and others involved in the international effort.

"Libya is not yours. Libya is for the Libyans. The Security Council resolution is invalid," he said in the letter to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.

To Obama, the Libyan leader was slightly more conciliatory: "If you had found them taking over American cities with armed force, tell me what you would do."

Government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said the rebels are the ones breaking the cease fire by attacking military forces.

"Our armed forces continue to retreat and hide, but the rebels keep shelling us and provoking us," Musa told The Associated Press.


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All I can say is fuque Libya! They want our help but once they get what they want they Islamics will turn on us and start to spite us. The people of Libya need to sort things out for themselves! The UN keeps dragging us into this BS! We need to hit the UN with a BILL FOR OUR SERVICES! Then we need to hit Lybia with a bill for our services.

All this is is a move to get at Libyan oil! Nothing else. If there were no oil there would be no UN Intervention. How can I say this? EASY!

SOMALIA MUTHER FUQUER!
(was I Gangsta enough or do I need to try harder???)


Need I say more?

According to past news reports, we have worse chit going on on our southern border and H has done nothing to "end the bloodshed".

Were in Libya as a supporting role, the Coward in Chief wont even authorize our warplanes to hit Libya. COWARD. We have the best Air Craft in the world, the F-22 and B2 Spirit, USE THEM. End this thing quick and send them to our boarders.

france and italy are handling it now... france is patrolling the skies now


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110319/ap_on_re_af/af_libya

Yea but out F-22's can take on the Libyan Mirages 3 to 1. We have them in the Area, we also have B2's within striking distance. The B2's can take out air defenses really quick, look at Iraq as the perfect example.

It's so inspiring to see such a demonstration here of the deep and abiding love for the Libyan muslim people in their quest for freedom from a tyrant/dictator.

it's spelled Libya

obama is not going to attack his people...

He would be protecting his people from genocide from a ruthess dictator. DO you really think Quadaffi will really lok the other way and bring no Harm to the rebels if they lay down their weapons? I don't think so.

Ummmmmmmm

i didn't know what to say to that either....whatever is all i could think of

Yep, lets trade one oppressive regime with another that will be worst!

Short answer to your upcoming question,

Look at Iran!

Thank you!

Muslim Democracy is an Oxymoron you know! Jumbo Shrimp anyone?

**** The Muslims, How about a fee Libyan people irrespective of their religion? OH NO! You got to go right for the Democratic Theocracy! That is another Oxymoron!

You clearly understand very little about religion or the cultures surrounding religion. Once Islam has their leash removed there the real fun will come soon after.

Now as far as France and Italy using their resources, Where is China? How about Russia? We should NOT be sticking our noses in this mess yet here we are. This is just like fuquing Bosnia! China sits as the head of the UN security council. Where is their military? So just France and Italy are going to deal with Libya?

DOOMED TO FAIL!

great.. just what we need..

We are in it now! Oh boy! Wasting Cruise missiles on Libya! Just stretching us thinner!

Obama starts a war and all is quiet on mingle...imagine that...no
one screaming warmonger...Pakistan is geting droned daily and Guantanamo military trials resume...prison still open...Chenny
would be proud...maybe he's been whispering in Obama ear...

God you point out the silence so well. I find it outrageous how Bush goes to war and all the liberals are pissing blood. Now Obama is dragging us into another one and well, silence...

HYPOCRITES! And Hillary Clinton is the one calling for war too! And she is a DEMOCRAT!

I H8 Hypocryts! !!!!!

This whole thing is kinda "saving their face".

Weren't they all meeting Gadaffi just a year ago at the UN conference and talking and walking around? Didn't they know he was an a@@h_le all along? Sure they did. Why the sudden go on the notice now? Why didn't they do the same for Bahrain and Yemen?

You have to love it. The topic should have read "What should we do in Libya and how can we blame Obama for it." LOL!!!!

Maybe the Tea Party can get some more teachers fired to pay for any intervention so as not to raise taxes to pay for yet another expensive war to democratise a region in which we've propped up puppet strongmen since oil became a commodity.


-Kerry O.

That is exactly what it is.