U.S. forces STILL flying hundreds of bombing raids over Libya

cnredd · #1 (**permalink**) 07-02-2011, 04:03 PM

Hey! We're not at war...We just SUPPORT those that are...

At least that's what Liar-in-Chief tells us...

U.S. forces STILL flying hundreds of bombing raids over Libya as Obama says America is only playing a limited role

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U.S. forces are still flying hundreds of bombing raids over Libya even though the Obama administration claims that American armed forces are only playing a limited role in the conflict.

Since NATO’s Operation Unified Protector took over from the American-led Operation Odyssey Dawn on 31 March, the U.S. has flown hundreds of strike missions, according to United States Africa Command (AFRICOM).

The White House originally claimed that U.S. planes were mostly providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and played down the number of bombing raids.

However AFRICOM spokeswoman Nicole Dalrymple said: 'U.S. aircraft continue to fly support missions, as well as strike sorties under NATO tasking.