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RAS LANOUF, Libya – Moammar Gadhafi's forces hammered rebels with tanks and rockets, turning their rapid advance into a panicked retreat in an hourslong battle Tuesday. The fighting underscored the dilemma facing the U.S. and its allies in Libya: Rebels may be unable to oust Gadhafi militarily unless already contentious international airstrikes go even further in taking out his forces.

Opposition fighters pleaded for strikes as they fled the hamlet of Bin Jawwad, where artillery shells crashed thunderously, raising plumes of smoke. No such strikes were launched during the fighting, and some rebels shouted, "Sarkozy, where are you?" — a reference to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, one of the strongest supporters of using air power against Gadhafi.

Reports overnight indicated that the rebels were in flight from Brega and Ras Lanouf.

World leaders meeting in London agreed that Gadhafi should step down but have yet to decide what additional pressure to put on him.

"Gadhafi has lost the legitimacy to lead, so we believe he must go. We're working with the international community to try to achieve that outcome," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters after the talks concluded.

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said it "has to be made very clear to Gadhafi: His time is over." But Germany and other countries have expressed reservations about the current military intervention in Libya, let alone expanding it.
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Which again raises the question: What if Gadhafi survives? Something our "Kinetic President" coesn't seem to have an answer for...
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RAS LANOUF, Libya – Moammar Gadhafi's forces hammered rebels with tanks and rockets, turning their rapid advance into a panicked retreat in an hourslong battle Tuesday. The fighting underscored the dilemma facing the U.S. and its allies in Libya: Rebels may be unable to oust Gadhafi militarily unless already contentious international airstrikes go even further in taking out his forces.

 

Opposition fighters pleaded for strikes as they fled the hamlet of Bin Jawwad, where artillery shells crashed thunderously, raising plumes of smoke. No such strikes were launched during the fighting, and some rebels shouted, "Sarkozy, where are you?" — a reference to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, one of the strongest supporters of using air power against Gadhafi.

 

Reports overnight indicated that the rebels were in flight from Brega and Ras Lanouf.

 

World leaders meeting in London agreed that Gadhafi should step down but have yet to decide what additional pressure to put on him.

 

"Gadhafi has lost the legitimacy to lead, so we believe he must go. We're working with the international community to try to achieve that outcome," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters after the talks concluded.

 

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said it "has to be made very clear to Gadhafi: His time is over." But Germany and other countries have expressed reservations about the current military intervention in Libya, let alone expanding it.

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Which again raises the question: What if Gadhafi survives? Something our "Kinetic President" coesn't seem to have an answer for...

 

What we have not seen is the other cards that Gaddafi has to play, Once of them is his SCUD and FROG missiles.Libya is reported to have the North Korean Scud-C Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) variant with a 550 km range and 500 kg payload. The Scud-B has a 300 km range and 985 kg payload. If you think about it he can use them as a terror weapon against Benghazi. The CIA reported in August 2000 that Libya had continued its efforts to obtain ballistic missile-related equipment, materials, technology, and expertise from foreign sources. He also has 9 tons of mustard gas he can load on his artillery,helicopters and his surface to surface missiles. I am very suprised that he has not used them. I guess he is using them as a "doomsday" option.

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Yahoo News:

 

RAS LANOUF, Libya Moammar Gadhafi's forces hammered rebels with tanks and rockets, turning their rapid advance into a panicked retreat in an hourslong battle Tuesday. The fighting underscored the dilemma facing the U.S. and its allies in Libya: Rebels may be unable to oust Gadhafi militarily unless already contentious international airstrikes go even further in taking out his forces.

 

Opposition fighters pleaded for strikes as they fled the hamlet of Bin Jawwad, where artillery shells crashed thunderously, raising plumes of smoke. No such strikes were launched during the fighting, and some rebels shouted, "Sarkozy, where are you?" a reference to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, one of the strongest supporters of using air power against Gadhafi.

 

Reports overnight indicated that the rebels were in flight from Brega and Ras Lanouf.

 

World leaders meeting in London agreed that Gadhafi should step down but have yet to decide what additional pressure to put on him.

 

"Gadhafi has lost the legitimacy to lead, so we believe he must go. We're working with the international community to try to achieve that outcome," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters after the talks concluded.

 

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said it "has to be made very clear to Gadhafi: His time is over." But Germany and other countries have expressed reservations about the current military intervention in Libya, let alone expanding it.

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Which again raises the question: What if Gadhafi survives? Something our "Kinetic President" coesn't seem to have an answer for...

 

 

 

What we have not seen is the other cards that Gaddafi has to play, Once of them is his SCUD and FROG missiles.Libya is reported to have the North Korean Scud-C Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) variant with a 550 km range and 500 kg payload. The Scud-B has a 300 km range and 985 kg payload. If you think about it he can use them as a terror weapon against Benghazi. The CIA reported in August 2000 that Libya had continued its efforts to obtain ballistic missile-related equipment, materials, technology, and expertise from foreign sources. He also has 9 tons of mustard gas he can load on his artillery,helicopters and his surface to surface missiles. I am very suprised that he has not used them. I guess he is using them as a "doomsday" option.

 

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The Libyans can fire their SCUD missile at any place within Libya and strike their target at any point.

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