[lbo-talk] U.S. pulling out of air war in Libya

[Doug Henwood]

[So much for all the heated commentary about a new war. But do they have any idea what they're doing?]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110401/ap_on_re_us/us_us_libya_50

US ending its air combat role in Libya
By ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer – Fri Apr 1, 3:47 am ET

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is about to pull its attack planes out of the international air campaign in Libya, hoping NATO partners can take up the slack.

The announcement Thursday drew incredulous reactions from some in Congress who wondered aloud why the Obama administration would bow out of a key element of the strategy for protecting Libyan civilians and crippling Moammar Gadhafi's army.

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