US planning to attack on Libya
Washington: The United States are Planning to kill or capture militants responsible for the attack on its mission in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi resulting in death of four Americans including its Ambassador.
Such an attack is subject to approval by President Barack Obama and would be taken only in consultation with the Libyan Government, multiple media reports said on Wednesday, adding that the potential attacks might include drone attacks or the one like that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
The NYT cautioned that any American military action on Libyan soil would risk casualties and almost certainly set off a popular backlash at a moment when gratitude for American support in the revolt against Col Muammar Gaddafi. This has created a measure of appreciation for the US in the region.
According to the CNN, the senior US official repeatedly noted the standard job of the intelligence community and the military is to prepare options for the president if he asks for them, which he has not.
“The current effort involves assembling so-called ‘target packages’. A target package includes the intelligence matched to a specific site earmarked for a potential strike. It also includes intelligence justifying a potential strike against any enemy personnel being targeted and a specific calculation on how civilian casualties would be avoided,” CNN said.
