Middle East

[TracyCoxx]

Oh lovely. Foxnews just aired that the US will launch tomahawk cruise missiles right after dark. I hope no one in Quaddafi's military is watching.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

Oh lovely. Foxnews just aired that the US will launch tomahawk cruise missiles right after dark. I hope no one in Quaddafi's military is watching.

Oh great! I suppose we also gave them the exact target sites of the Tomahawks.

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by randolph

Oh great! I suppose we also gave them the exact target sites of the Tomahawks.

Reminds me of that time in Somalia during Clinton's presidency when American troops were entering Somalia. The damn news reporters were on the beach waiting to film the first wave of Americans storming the beach.

[ila]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

Oh lovely. Foxnews just aired that the US will launch tomahawk cruise missiles right after dark. I hope no one in Quaddafi's military is watching.

Originally Posted by randolph

Oh great! I suppose we also gave them the exact target sites of the Tomahawks.

Tomahawks are cruise missiles and not ballistic missiles. This means that their flight path is not predictable which makes them very hard to detect and defeat. The target sites and times on target could be sent to Qadhafi days in advance and it's not likely that Libya would be able to destroy the missiles before they hit their targets.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by ila

Tomahawks are cruise missiles and not ballistic missiles. This means that their flight path is not predictable which makes them very hard to detect and defeat. The target sites and times on target could be sent to Qadhafi days in advance and it's not likely that Libya would be able to destroy the missiles before they hit their targets.

Yeah, but the warning gives Quaddafi time to move the targets out of the way.
I suspect one bomb on his fancy tent would send him on his way, he is a devious coward.

[ila]

Originally Posted by randolph

Yeah, but the warning gives Quaddafi time to move the targets out of the way...

What makes you think that the targets are mobile.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by ila

What makes you think that the targets are mobile.

Well. I suppose some of them are planes, helicopters and tanks. Although Tomahawks may be too expensive to send in to hit tanks. I suppose Quaddafi could move his tent but that might take awhile if he carries all his money with him.

[smc]

Originally Posted by ila

What makes you think that the targets are mobile.

Doesn't that special tent fly?

[ila]

Originally Posted by smc

Doesn't that special tent fly?

The only thing that takes wing in that tent are his flights of fancy.

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by ila

What makes you think that the targets are mobile.

I thought we're enforcing a no-fly zone over Lybia. Their airplanes are mobile, no?

[ila]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

I thought we're enforcing a no-fly zone over Lybia. Their airplanes are mobile, no?

I never said that aircraft wouldn't be targeted. I did ask why randolph thought the targets would be mobile. And, BTW, the tagets were anti-aircraft sites which is what any person with a modicum of common sense would conclude given that allied aircraft will be flying over Libya (note the correct spelling).