Gates and past CIA and DOD people all describe the difficulty and risk of establishing a no fly zone on such a big country.
But no one has discussed using drones on a scale not used before, nor using missile strikes to knock out SAM sites.
After taking out the known SAM sites, especially the ones that cover rebel strong holds, would it be possible to send up drones with A2A missiles to loiter until a Libyan fighter comes up?
And as Qaddafi is using gunships to attack the rebels, use smaller drones to go after them? Depending on how things are with Egypt and Tunisia, we could base UAVs out of those areas.
How possible is it to use air defense ships off of the coasts to provide cover for the rebels? |