Air operations against Libya could begin Friday

The leader de facto of Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi.Image via Wikipedia
Guardian:

British, French and US military aircraft are preparing to defend the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi after Washington said it was ready to support a no-fly zone and air strikes against Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

Jets could take off from French military bases if a no-fly zone is approved in a fresh United Nations security council resolution authorising "all necessary measures short of an occupation force" to protect civilians.

France, which has led the calls for a no-fly zone along with Britain, has offered the use of military bases on its Mediterranean coast about 750 miles from the Libyan coast. Several Arab countries would join the operation.

The finalising of military preparations came as Gaddafi's forces closed in on Benghazi and warned that they would target all maritime traffic in the Mediterranean if they are targeted by foreign forces. In a statement broadcast on Libyan television, the defence ministry said: "Any foreign military act against Libya will expose all air and maritime traffic in the Mediterranean sea to danger and civilian and military [facilities] will become targets of Libya's counterattack."

"The Mediterranean basin will face danger not just in the short-term, but also in the long-term."

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It sounds like Gaddafi is going back to the pirate roots of his country. He may get more than air operations if he tries this. What he is really saying is that it will take regime change of civil aviation an maritime operations to be safe.

I expect he will be on the receiving end of some Tomahawk cruise missiles shortly. With his forces exposed at this point we should also attack his armor and infantry formations with standoff weapons.
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