"We will not be taking an active part in strike activities," Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Congress on March 31. Ummmm -- but waitaminnit. It seems that we've been actively striking Libyan ADA several times (and from the air, too!) since the SecDef's announcement.But military officials insist the attacks have not been "strikes." "We do not characterize those as 'strikes,' because [air defense suppression] is considered a defensive, [not] offensive, mission," a Pentagon spokesman told the American Forces Press Service.Ummmm -- but waitanotherminnit. Wasn't this whole temporary application of limited kinetic military activity *billed* as a defensive operation? Y'know, like,...
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