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NATO is at the bottom line a US dominated military alliance. Nevertheless, the NATO label does provide a convenient cover for US military operations from Afghanistan to the former Yugoslavia in support of its imperial hegemony. It is no surprise to
US Person that once again US air forces are
leading the strikes against Col. Qaddafi's troops in the field despite administration claims that US participation in the ostensibly humanitarian effort would be in a support role. US air forces struck Ajdabiyah and Misrata, with punishing air to ground attacks in support of rebel forces. The attacks around Misrata came after rebels complained the UN authorized intervention was failing to aid civilians in the surrounded city. Civilian casualties there are reported to be high. Misrata continues to hold out against Qaddafi, and rebels retook their positions lost to government troops on the outskirts of Ajdabiyah. As of Monday the US has flown 81 missions over Libya, by far the majority of NATO sorties. War mongers in the Senate including Lindsey Graham and John McCain are agitating for more, not less, US military action against Qaddafi. Sorry, no Medicare for you dear reader because they are spending your
tax dollars on more bullets.
