05-07-11, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Skybird
400 is enough to launch a small and limited commando operation: quickly in, get some job done, and out. Wheter that kind of missions are part of the MEUs' curriculum, I cannot assess for sure, to me it sounds more like something done by special forces. It is not enough to engage in a ground war when a lasting participation is being planned.
I could imagine that Obama wanted an option to take a harbour or a dock for a while to get ships out, and then withdraing again.
However, I stick to what I thought from the start of the Lybian civil war - airstrikes, intel, training and CAS yes, ground troops and modern weapon deliveries no. Training is a priority on my list.
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Or it's about the right number for a signifcant advisory effort to train and assist organisation of the mostly civilian rebel forces. Which will it be I wonder? 
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