...Western forces (click title to entry - thank you) began air raids on Libya on 19 March to enforce a United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone and to protect civilians from attacks by government troops....
There are some ground troops from within NATO; I think it was Great Britain. The USA is not sending troops. The purpose of the drones is to continue to attempt control over Libya's irreverent military to UN sanctions and orders for protection of the civilians.
The Predator Drones are usually effective and far more invasive than simple aircraft. Their technology can fidn a 'fly' on a wall without much sound.
I heard Pakistan is getting some small 'spy' drones. I guess. I don't believe the ISI will put them to good use. The only real solice is that they drones Pakistan is getting can be dismantled by the Predators without much effort.
David Cameron has insisted there is no prospect of British forces becoming part of an "occupying army" in Libya.
Amid concerns that the deployment of UK military personnel as advisers to the rebels is a sign of mission creep, the Prime Minister said: "We're not allowed, rightly, to have an invading army, or an occupying army."
He added: "That's not what we want, that's not what the Libyans want, that's not what the world wants."
MPs have expressed alarm at the announcement that British forces were being sent to Libya to act in an advisory capacity to opponents of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi....
When I think of the Pakistani ISI and their acquisition of spy drones, it more or less reminds of my sons when they were young. They played with toys for awhile but they always had to try to figure out what makes them tick.
The only real reason I can come up with in providing Pakistan with spy drones is for the USA to actually spy with them to find out what they are up to. That is the best I can up with. Radio frequencies and that stuff. If the Pakistani ISI thinks for one minute they aren't going to be monitored by the USA through shared radio frequencies;...well, they have some awakenings coming. Mullens doesn't trust them as far as he can spit, so I can't imagine they are going to get away with much.
Oops. Did I say too much?
Well, its all for the purpose of peace. Can't go wrong there. I hope Pakistan behaves before there is a greater war they didn't think they were going to get. There goes Waziristan. How are things after the flood?
