Obama rules out U.S. ground troops in Libya
March 18, 2011. Obama on Friday explicitly ruled out deploying ground troops into Libya
Camp Lejeune Marines To Libya To Strike At Qadhafi Forces
An ABC affiliate in North Carolina says more than 2,000 U.S. Marines are on the ground in Libya.
WCTI-TV in New Bern reports those Marines, assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) at Camp Lejuene, are "preserving the sanctity of the city [of Ajdubiyah] and the safety of the civilians within it."
Capt. Timothy Patrick with the 26th MEU told the station: "In Libya right now they are doing exactly what we need them to do. They are doing what they are told, and right now that's protecting Libyan people against Qadhafi forces."
Evidently the Marines' efforts are being successful. The commanding officer of the 26th MEU, Col. Mark Desens, says that following a second round of strikes by AV-8B Harrier jets, the Libyan dictator's forces "are now less capable of threatening the town than before."
No Troops In Libya? 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Embarks To Libya With 2,200 Marines
according to top sources every one knows the Army is ground troops
so by ordering the marines to be shoeless in this mission the President is keeping his word.. and more.
no one will be able to accuse him of putting boots on the ground either..